Auckland monthly housing update, August 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:

August highlights

1410 dwellings were consented in June 2026.
In the year ending June 2026, 17,097 dwellings were consented in the region.
44 per cent of new dwellings consented in June 2026 were houses, 1 per cent were apartments and 54 per cent were townhouses, flats, units, retirement village units, or other types of attached dwellings.
48 dwellings were consented on Kāinga Ora or Tāmaki Regeneration Company owned land in June 2026.
1327 dwellings consented in June 2026 were inside the RUB. Over the past 12 months, 95 per cent of new dwellings consented were inside the RUB.
20 per cent of dwellings consented were inside the 1500m walking catchments of the rapid transit network in June 2026.
138 dwellings were consented on properties overlapping hazard zones in June 2026, accounting for 10 per cent of total dwellings consented. Over the past 12 months, 9 per cent of new dwellings were consented on properties overlapping a hazard zone.
1085 dwellings were ‘completed’ by having a Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) issued in June 2026.
In the year ending June 2026, 13,540 dwellings had a CCC issued.
1163 new residential parcels under 5000m² were created in July 2026.
In the past 12 months, 15,097 new residential parcels under 5000m² were created – an average of 1258 each month.
In July 2026, 1166 new residential parcels of all sizes were created.
Long-term arrivals in June 2026 were 4902.
1164 public housing applications have been housed in the September quarter 2025.