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Auckland monthly housing update, March 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.

March highlights

  • 1029 dwellings were consented in January 2026.
  • In the year ending January 2026, 15,779 dwellings were consented in the region.
  • 33 per cent of new dwellings consented in January 2026 were houses, 11 per cent were apartments and 56 per cent were townhouses, flats, units, retirement village units, or other types of attached dwellings.
  • 91 dwellings were consented on Kāinga Ora or Tāmaki Regeneration Company owned land in January 2026.
  • 987 dwellings consented in January 2026 were inside the RUB. Over the past 12 months, 94 per cent of new dwellings consented were inside the RUB.
  • 36 per cent of dwellings consented were inside the 1500m walking catchments of the rapid transit network in January 2026.
  • 92 dwellings were consented on properties overlapping hazard zones in January 2026, accounting for 9 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.
  • 853 dwellings were ‘completed’ by having a Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) issued in January 2026.
  • In the year ending January 2026, 14,003 dwellings had a CCC issued.
  • 1374 new residential parcels under 5000m2 were created in February 2026.
  • In the past 12 months, 14,723 new residential parcels under 5000m2 were created – an average of 1227 each month.
  • In February 2026, 1376 new residential parcels of all sizes were created.
  • Long-term arrivals in January 2026 were 5977.
  • 1116 public housing applications have been housed in the March quarter 2025.

See also

Auckland monthly housing update. Datasheet 


Previous updates

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