Local board area · Auckland
Puketāpapa local board area in numbers
Puketāpapa local board area had an estimated 63,400 people at 30 June 2026, up 3.9% (2,400 people) since the 2023 Census, 14th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 46% of its 17,949 households rent, 44% own and 10% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
63,400
+3.9% (+2,400) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+0.6%
+400 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+37.5%
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 | 61,200 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 61,600 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 59,800 | −2.9% |
| 2022 | 58,500 | −2.2% |
| 2023 | 61,000 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 62,500 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 63,000 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 63,400 | +0.6% |
How Puketāpapa local board area households hold their homes
- 44% own their home
- 46% rent
- 10% held in a family trust
17,949 households, 2023 Census.