Local board area · Auckland
Waitematā local board area in numbers
Waitematā local board area had an estimated 93,500 people at 30 June 2026, up 6.7% (5,900 people) since the 2023 Census, 4th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 61% of its 36,858 households rent, 27% own and 12% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
93,500
+6.7% (+5,900) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+1%
+900 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+108.2%
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 | 90,800 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 92,500 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 89,400 | −3.4% |
| 2022 | 85,900 | −3.9% |
| 2023 | 87,600 | +2% |
| 2024 | 91,300 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 92,600 | +1.4% |
| 2026 | 93,500 | +1% |
How Waitematā local board area households hold their homes
- 27% own their home
- 61% rent
- 12% held in a family trust
36,858 households, 2023 Census.