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Aotea/Great Barrier

Aotea/Great Barrier is a local board area in Central Auckland with an estimated 1,250 residents (June 2025).

Stars are not shown for this board: the resident population is too small for stable per-person rates.

The most common recorded offence type is common assault (23% of victimisations in the last 12 months).

It has 3 schools and 35 parks, 3 of them larger than 5 hectares.

Small resident population (about 1,250): per-person rates are unstable, so stars are not shown.

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Ratings compared with the Auckland average

TopicStarsKey figures (vs Auckland)
Safetynot ratedOffences against the person: 4.0 (45% below the Auckland average)
Burglary: 3.2 (68% below the Auckland average)
Theft: 3.2 (92% below the Auckland average)
Data period: 2025-10 to 2026-09 · NZ Police, Victimisation Time and Place · Last updated 2026-11-05
Transportnot ratedWeekday public transport departures: 0.0 (100% below the Auckland average)
Commute by public transport: 0.5% (94% below the Auckland average)
Commute on foot or by bike: 9.7% (128% above the Auckland average)
Rapid transit within 1 km: 0.0% (100% below the Auckland average)
Parks & green spacenot ratedParks and reserves: 296.0 (1543% above the Auckland average)
Public playgrounds: 40.0 (783% above the Auckland average)
Sports grounds: 8.0 (234% above the Auckland average)
Local park area (ha per 1,000): 73.20 (1152% above the Auckland average)
Shopsnot ratedRetail businesses: 120.0 (49% above the Auckland average)
Hospitals not rated0Public 0 · Private 0
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)1,250
Median age (2023 Census)51.0
Median household income (2023 Census)$48,300
Weekly rent, house (median, Jan–Mar 2026) (approximate)—
Weekly rent, apartment (median, Jan–Mar 2026) (approximate)—
Schools3 · 105 students
Parks35
· Pocket park (under 0.5 ha)14
· Neighbourhood park (0.5–5 ha)18
· Large park (5–50 ha)2
· Very large / regional (50 ha +)1

To the city centre by public transport

Most residents have no stop with a service to the city centre within 1 km.
Residents within 45 min0%
No usable service within 1 km100%

No train station or ferry terminal in this local board.

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.

Common assault23%
Serious assault15%
Other burglary15%

Hospitals

No certified hospital in this local board.

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).