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Auckland monthly housing update, April 2026


Author:  
Auckland Council Land Use Research and Evaluation Team
Source:  
Auckland Council Land Use Research and Evaluation Team
Publication date:  
2026
Topics:  
Housing

A summary of data for housing in Auckland including:

  • the number of dwellings consented
  • the types of dwellings
  • code compliance certificates issued
  • dwellings in hazard zones
  • spatial distribution of dwelling consents
  • etc.

April highlights

  • 1279 dwellings were consented in February 2026.
  • In the year ending February 2026, 15,972 dwellings were consented in the region.
  • 40 per cent of new dwellings consented in February 2026 were houses, 8 per cent were apartments and 52 per cent were townhouses, flats, units, retirement village units, or other types of attached dwellings.
  • 86 dwellings were consented on Kāinga Ora or Tāmaki Regeneration Company owned land in February 2026.
  • 1232 dwellings consented in February 2026 were inside the RUB. Over the past 12 months, 94 per cent of new dwellings consented were inside the RUB.
  • 24 per cent of dwellings consented were inside the 1500m walking catchments of the rapid transit network in February 2026.
  • 93 dwellings were consented on properties overlapping hazard zones in February 2026, accounting for 7 per cent of total dwellings consented. Over the past 12 months, 10 per cent of new dwellings were consented on properties overlapping a hazard zone.
  • 1029 dwellings were ‘completed’ by having a Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) issued in February 2026.
  • In the year ending February 2026, 14,133 dwellings had a CCC issued.
  • 1125 new residential parcels under 5000m2 were created in March 2026.
  • In the past 12 months, 14,196 new residential parcels under 5000m2 were created – an average of 1183 each month.
  • In March 2026, 1134 new residential parcels of all sizes were created.
  • Long-term arrivals in February 2026 were 6863.
  • 1164 public housing applications have been housed in the September quarter 2025.

See also

Auckland monthly housing update. Datasheet 


Previous updates

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January

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