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Te Aro, 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 5.2

63rd percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-10-31n = 15,378 summed over 6 whole statistical areas

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

Address-weighted average of its 6 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)

$627/week

87th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 780 summed over 6 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 6 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)

$807/week

94th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

Low confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 222 summed over 6 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 6 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

0.3

73rd percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 780 summed over 6 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 6 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 schools

81st percentile in Wellington Region

Higher values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-10-01n = 16,117 summed over 6 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 6 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 Te Aro

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 Te Aro, with Equity Index and zone coverage
SchoolTypeAuthorityRollEquity Index (EQI)Te Aro addresses in zone
Hutt International Boys' SchoolBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.652366100% (11,234)
St Oran's CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.50238099% (11,091)
Wellington High School and Com Ed CentreSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,65240199% (11,091)
Wellington CollegeBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,93438399% (11,091)
Wellington East Girls' CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State99641688% (9,866)
Mt Cook School (Wellington)Full PrimaryState30341487% (9,788)
Wellington Girls' CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State1,42337521% (2,306)
Te Aro SchoolFull PrimaryState22339813% (1,450)
Clifton Terrace Model SchoolFull PrimaryState78372under 1% (46)

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

Statistical areas in Te Aro with their share of its addresses
Statistical areaSA2 codeShare of addressesAddressesPopulation (2023 Census)
Dixon Street East on the map25160232%3,6323,420
Vivian West on the map25170024%2,6493,240
Vivian East on the map25210021%2,3862,694
Courtenay on the map25180015%1,6981,743
Dixon Street West on the map2516018%8621,275
Wellington Central on the map251400under 1%73,018

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.