Auckland monthly housing update, May 2026

Auckland Council Land Use Research and Evaluation Team

Auckland Council Land Use Research and Evaluation Team

2026

Housing

A summary of data for housing in Auckland including:

May highlights

1548 dwellings were consented in March 2026.
In the year ending March 2026, 15,985 dwellings were consented in the region.
35 per cent of new dwellings consented in March 2026 were houses, 9 per cent were apartments and 56 per cent were townhouses, flats, units, retirement village units, or other types of attached dwellings.
11 dwellings were consented on Kāinga Ora or Tāmaki Regeneration Company owned land in March 2026.
1466 dwellings consented in March 2026 were inside the RUB. Over the past 12 months, 94 per cent of new dwellings consented were inside the RUB.
23 per cent of dwellings consented were inside the 1500m walking catchments of the rapid transit network in March 2026.
129 dwellings were consented on properties overlapping hazard zones in March 2026, accounting for 8 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.
1327 dwellings were ‘completed’ by having a Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) issued in March 2026.
In the year ending March 2026, 14,205 dwellings had a CCC issued.
978 new residential parcels under 5000m² were created in April 2026.
In the past 12 months, 14,667 new residential parcels under 5000m² were created – an average of 1222 each month.
In April 2026, 986 new residential parcels of all sizes were created.
Long-term arrivals in March 2026 were 5162.
1164 public housing applications have been housed in the September quarter 2025.