Local board area · Auckland
Waiheke local board area in numbers
Waiheke local board area had an estimated 9,210 people at 30 June 2026, down 2.3% (220 people) since the 2023 Census, 21st of 21 in Auckland for growth. 26% of its 3,657 households rent, 57% own and 17% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
9,210
−2.3% (−220) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
−1.4%
−130 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+37.9%
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 | 9,470 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9,750 | +3% |
| 2021 | 9,620 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | 9,300 | −3.3% |
| 2023 | 9,430 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 9,410 | −0.2% |
| 2025 | 9,340 | −0.7% |
| 2026 | 9,210 | −1.4% |
How Waiheke local board area households hold their homes
- 57% own their home
- 26% rent
- 17% held in a family trust
3,657 households, 2023 Census.