Local board area · Auckland
Waitākere Ranges local board area in numbers
Waitākere Ranges local board area had an estimated 57,500 people at 30 June 2026, up 2.7% (1,500 people) since the 2023 Census, 16th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 27% of its 18,051 households rent, 63% own and 10% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
57,500
+2.7% (+1,500) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+0.9%
+500 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+36.6%
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 | 54,700 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 55,500 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 55,500 | 0% |
| 2022 | 55,200 | −0.5% |
| 2023 | 56,000 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 56,700 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 57,000 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 57,500 | +0.9% |
How Waitākere Ranges local board area households hold their homes
- 63% own their home
- 27% rent
- 10% held in a family trust
18,051 households, 2023 Census.