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Albert-Eden

Albert-Eden is a local board area in Central Auckland with an estimated 102,900 residents (June 2025).

Compared with the Auckland average, it rates above average for Transport.

It rates below average for Parks & green space.

The most common recorded offence type is shoplifting (35% of victimisations in the last 12 months).

It has 33 schools and 102 parks, 15 of them larger than 5 hectares.

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Ratings compared with the Auckland average

TopicStarsKey figures (vs Auckland)
Safety★★★★★Offences against the person: 7.2 (about the same as the Auckland average)
Burglary: 12.6 (26% above the Auckland average)
Theft: 49.1 (29% above the Auckland average)
Data period: 2025-10 to 2026-09 · NZ Police, Victimisation Time and Place · Last updated 2026-11-05
Transport★★★★★Weekday public transport departures: 376.9 (57% above the Auckland average)
Commute by public transport: 14.1% (81% above the Auckland average)
Commute on foot or by bike: 7.6% (78% above the Auckland average)
Rapid transit within 1 km: 44.7% (107% above the Auckland average)
Parks & green space★★★★★Parks and reserves: 10.3 (43% below the Auckland average)
Public playgrounds: 4.2 (8% below the Auckland average)
Sports grounds: 2.6 (10% above the Auckland average)
Local park area (ha per 1,000): 2.43 (58% below the Auckland average)
Shops★★★★★Retail businesses: 89.5 (11% above the Auckland average)
Hospitals not rated7Public 2 · Private 5
Number of certified public and private hospitals (Ministry of Health) in this area. Not rated: a hospital serves people well beyond its own local board, so 0 does not mean poor access.

Area profile

Population (ERP June 2025)102,900
Median age (2023 Census)35.8
Median household income (2023 Census)$130,200
Weekly rent, house (median, Jan–Mar 2026) (approximate)$738 (range $609–$911)
Weekly rent, apartment (median, Jan–Mar 2026) (approximate)$602 (range $555–$690)
Schools33 · 23,663 students
Parks102
· Pocket park (under 0.5 ha)50
· Neighbourhood park (0.5–5 ha)37
· Large park (5–50 ha)15
· Very large / regional (50 ha +)0

To the city centre by public transport

Typical trip (population-weighted median)about 31 min
Residents within 45 min100%
No usable service within 1 km0%

Train stations: Baldwin Ave, Greenlane, Kingsland, Maungawhau CRL rebuilt, Morningside, Mt Albert, Remuera

Timetable estimate, not live: arriving near Te Waihorotiu Station between 8:00 and 9:00 on a weekday (11 Nov 2026), walking up to 1 km to a stop. Includes the City Rail Link.

What to watch for

Most common recorded offence types in the last 12 months. Shown so you know what to guard against, not as a judgement of the area.

Shoplifting35%
Theft from cars11%
Other theft11%

Hospitals

Certified public and private hospitals (Ministry of Health). GP clinics, dentists and vets are not listed: there is no official open list.

Largest parks

Neighbourhoods

Sources and years

NZ Police Victimisation Time and Place (2025-10 to 2026-09); Auckland Transport GTFS (2026-11-11); Stats NZ 2023 Census & ERP June 2025; Stats NZ Business Demography 2025; Auckland Council Park Extents; Ministry of Education Schools Directory; Ministry of Health Certified providers; MBIE rental bond data (2026 Q1).