Methodology

How the ratings on this site are calculated. Every figure comes from official New Zealand sources and is calculated in a master workbook, never generated by AI.

  1. Each indicator is divided by the Auckland-wide value (inverted where lower is better, such as recorded crime).
  2. The ratio is capped between 0.4 and 2 so one extreme value cannot dominate.
  3. Indicators are combined with the published weights below.
  4. The topic score becomes stars: 1.4+ = 5 stars, 1.15+ = 4, 0.87+ = 3, 0.6+ = 2, otherwise 1.

There is no overall score and no ranking. Ethnicity, income and deprivation are described only and never rated.

Safety

IndicatorWeight
Offences against the person40%
Burglary35%
Theft25%

NZ Police, Victimisation Time and Place, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. Recorded victimisations undercount offending. Population: Stats NZ ERP June 2025.

Transport

IndicatorWeight
Weekday public transport departures40%
Commute by public transport25%
Commute on foot or by bike15%
Rapid transit within 1 km20%

Auckland Transport GTFS timetable, weekday 11 Nov 2026, including City Rail Link; Stats NZ 2023 Census, main means of travel to work; T4: residents (2023 Census, SA1) within a straight-line 1 km of a train station, ferry terminal or Northern Busway station. Timetabled departures, not punctuality.

Parks & green space

IndicatorWeight
Parks and reserves30%
Public playgrounds30%
Sports grounds20%
Local park area (ha per 1,000)20%

Auckland Council Park Extents, Park Asset Location and Sport Extent (CC BY 4.0). Regional parks excluded from park area.

Shops

IndicatorWeight
Retail businesses100%

Stats NZ Business Demography 2025 (Retail Trade). Counts registered businesses, including online and home-based.

Hospitals

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