Local board area · Auckland
Ōtara-Papatoetoe local board area in numbers
Ōtara-Papatoetoe local board area had an estimated 99,600 people at 30 June 2026, up 6.1% (5,700 people) since the 2023 Census, 6th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 58% of its 22,224 households rent, 37% own and 5% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
99,600
+6.1% (+5,700) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+2.2%
+2,100 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+46.9%
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 | 91,000 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91,600 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 90,200 | −1.5% |
| 2022 | 89,500 | −0.8% |
| 2023 | 93,900 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 97,400 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 97,500 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 99,600 | +2.2% |
How Ōtara-Papatoetoe local board area households hold their homes
- 37% own their home
- 58% rent
- 5% held in a family trust
22,224 households, 2023 Census.