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Mount Cook, 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 7.7

85th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-10-31n = 6,699 summed over 3 whole statistical areas

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

Address-weighted average of its 3 statistical areas (SA2).

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

How we calculate this: Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decileReport an error: Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decile

Rents

How we calculate this: Rents

Median weekly rent, 2-bedroom (latest year of new bonds)

$596/week

75th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 189 summed over 3 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 3 statistical areas (SA2).

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Stats NZ, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) — Tenancy Services

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Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom (latest year of new bonds)

$724/week

71st percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

Medium confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 108 summed over 3 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 3 statistical areas (SA2).

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Stats NZ, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) — Tenancy Services

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Annual 2-bedroom rent as a share of median household income

0.36

92nd percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 189 summed over 3 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 3 statistical areas (SA2).

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Stats NZ, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) — Tenancy Services

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Schools & zones

How we calculate this: Schools & zones

State schools whose enrolment zone covers most addresses here

4.5 schools

91st percentile in Wellington Region

Higher values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-10-01n = 4,037 summed over 3 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 3 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 Mount Cook

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 Mount Cook, with Equity Index and zone coverage
SchoolTypeAuthorityRollEquity Index (EQI)Mount Cook addresses in zone
St Oran's CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.502380100% (4,024)
Wellington High School and Com Ed CentreSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,652401100% (4,024)
Wellington East Girls' CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State996416100% (4,024)
Wellington CollegeBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,934383100% (4,024)
Hutt International Boys' SchoolBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.652366100% (4,024)
Mt Cook School (Wellington)Full PrimaryState30341494% (3,775)
Newtown SchoolContributingState32541736% (1,455)
Wellington Girls' CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,42337514% (561)
Te Aro SchoolFull PrimaryState22339811% (461)

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

Statistical areas in Mount Cook with their share of its addresses
Statistical areaSA2 codeShare of addressesAddressesPopulation (2023 Census)
Mount Cook North on the map25200146%1,8692,964
Mount Cook East on the map25240041%1,6582,646
Mount Cook South on the map25200212%4971,077

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.