Local board area · Auckland
Upper Harbour local board area in numbers
Upper Harbour local board area had an estimated 84,700 people at 30 June 2026, up 4.1% (3,300 people) since the 2023 Census, 12th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 31% of its 25,092 households rent, 57% own and 12% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
84,700
+4.1% (+3,300) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+0.8%
+700 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+247.1%
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 | 70,300 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 74,300 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 75,800 | +2% |
| 2022 | 77,100 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 81,400 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 83,400 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 84,000 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 84,700 | +0.8% |
How Upper Harbour local board area households hold their homes
- 57% own their home
- 31% rent
- 12% held in a family trust
25,092 households, 2023 Census.