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Mākara, Wellington Region

Suburb in Wellington City.

Area profile

Census 2023 and NZDep2023. Only deprivation enters the score; the rest is context.

How we calculate this: Area profile

Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decile

decile 1

18th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-10-31n = 3,531 summed over 2 whole statistical areas

Area-level index (NZDep2023). It describes the area, not the people who live there.

Address-weighted average of its 2 statistical areas (SA2).

Source: University of Otago, Health Inequalities Research Programme (HIRP)

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Rents

How we calculate this: Rents

Schools & zones

How we calculate this: Schools & zones

State schools whose enrolment zone covers most addresses here

3 schools

70th percentile in Wellington Region

Higher values score better in the fit score

Low confidenceAs of 2026-10-01n = 1,670 summed over 2 whole statistical areas

Zone boundaries are drawn from Ministry of Education map files. The written zone description in the enrolment scheme legally prevails.

Address-weighted average of its 2 statistical areas (SA2).

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Ministry of Education — Education Counts, Stats NZ

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Schools whose enrolment zone covers Mākara

Zone boundaries are drawn from Ministry of Education map files. The written zone description in the enrolment scheme legally prevails.

Equity Index describes a school's roll, not its quality.

How we match zones to addresses · About the Equity Index

Schools whose enrolment zone covers addresses in Mākara, with Equity Index and zone coverage
SchoolTypeAuthorityRollEquity Index (EQI)Mākara addresses in zone
St Oran's CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.502380100% (217)
Wellington High School and Com Ed CentreSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,652401100% (217)
Hutt International Boys' SchoolBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.652366100% (217)
Mākara Model SchoolFull PrimaryState65395100% (216)
Wellington Girls' CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,42337598% (212)
Wellington CollegeBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,93438391% (198)
Wellington East Girls' CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State99641618% (40)
Raroa Normal IntermediateIntermediateState5313794% (8)

Schools Directory as of 2026-10-01; zones in force on 2026-10-01. Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Ministry of Education — Education Counts, Stats NZ.

Statistical areas behind these numbers

Each value for Mākara is the average of these Stats NZ statistical areas (SA2 2023), weighted by the share of Mākara's addresses in each. How suburb values are built

Statistical areas in Mākara with their share of its addresses
Statistical areaSA2 codeShare of addressesAddressesPopulation (2023 Census)
Mākara-Ohariu on the map24750199%215978
Karori Park on the map2494011%22,556

Data sources

Data release serving-wellington-2026-10-04T022806Z, built 2026-10-04. Suburb values are address-weighted from the statistical areas listed on the overview (how suburb values are built). See the methodology and data sources, orreport an error for this suburb.