Local board area · Auckland
Rodney local board area in numbers
Rodney local board area had an estimated 85,100 people at 30 June 2026, up 5.5% (4,400 people) since the 2023 Census, 9th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 25% of its 26,550 households rent, 59% own and 16% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
85,100
+5.5% (+4,400) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+1.3%
+1,100 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+118.2%
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 | 71,000 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 74,200 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 76,600 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 78,500 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 80,700 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 82,600 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 84,000 | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 85,100 | +1.3% |
How Rodney local board area households hold their homes
- 59% own their home
- 25% rent
- 16% held in a family trust
26,550 households, 2023 Census.