Local board area · Auckland
Ōrākei local board area in numbers
Ōrākei local board area had an estimated 86,800 people at 30 June 2026, down 0.1% (100 people) since the 2023 Census, 19th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 31% of its 30,354 households rent, 45% own and 24% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
86,800
−0.1% (−100) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
−0.5%
−400 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+22.4%
Thirty years of Stats NZ estimates
Median weekly rent, Auckland
$640
Lower quartile $520, upper $750. 170,511 active bonds. MBIE, July 2026. Regional figure; MBIE does not publish this local board area on its own
Median full-time earnings, Auckland
$1,630 a week
June 2026. Regional, not local board area level
Employment rate, Auckland
66.4%
Unemployment 6.6%, 2026 Q1. Regional survey estimate
Population, 1996 to 2026
Stats NZ estimated resident population at 30 June. Estimates after 2023 are provisional and built on the 2023 Census. Dark bars: first year, 2023 Census base, latest.
Population by year, 2019 to 2026
| 30 June | People | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88,000 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89,300 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 88,100 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | 86,100 | −2.3% |
| 2023 | 86,900 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 87,100 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 87,200 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 86,800 | −0.5% |
How Ōrākei local board area households hold their homes
- 45% own their home
- 31% rent
- 24% held in a family trust
30,354 households, 2023 Census.