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Property sold in Wairio, Otautau

Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Wairio, Otautau in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.

$268kmedian council valuation
1for sale now
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1 property sold in the last 12 months in Wairio

About Wairio

Schools zoned for Wairio

  • Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Central Southland Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Prices by bedrooms in Wairio

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
313$265k0—$2,409

Price per square metre

$3,081per m² of floor, council capital values
$25per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Wairio

  • 9 Derby Street$215,00021 Jan 2025 · 2 bed · 93 m² floor · 1,905 m² land
  • 79-83 Main Street$215,00028 Aug 2024 · 3 bed · 80 m² floor · 3,288 m² land
  • 137 Main Street$160,0004 Mar 2024 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
  • 97 Main Street$270,00014 Aug 2023 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
  • 30 Stanley Street$120,0001 Mar 2022 · 1 bed · 84 m² floor · 20,234 m² land
  • 137 Main Street$145,00024 Jan 2022 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
  • 137 Main Street$90,00028 Apr 2021 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
  • 79-83 Main Street$99,00027 Nov 2018 · 3 bed · 80 m² floor · 3,288 m² land
  • 97 Main Street$80,0002 Oct 2015 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
  • 141 Main Street$89,00030 May 2013 · 3 bed · 86 m² floor · 4,047 m² land
  • 143 Main Street$25,0009 May 2013 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
  • 137 Main Street$37,00021 Feb 2008 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 2,023 m² land

Who lives in Wairio

About 189 people lived in Wairio at the 2023 census (up 7% since 2018); their median age was about 33 (Otautau: 35); 63% of households owned their home (Otautau: 57%).

189people, 2023 (2018: 177)
33median age, about (Otautau: 35)
$76kmedian household income, about (Otautau: $87k)
63%of households own their home (2018: 56%)

Age

  • 30-64 years48%
  • 15-29 years25%
  • Under 15 years19%
  • 65 years and over6%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)58%
  • One-person household33%
  • Other multi-person household4%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European79%
  • Māori17%
  • Asian11%
  • Other Ethnicity3%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Pacific Peoples0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand84%
  • Asia8%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland3%
  • Other2%
  • Australia2%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $50,001-$70,00025%
  • $70,001-$100,00021%
  • $100,001-$150,00013%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $20,001-$30,0008%
  • $30,001-$50,0008%
  • $20,000 or less4%
  • $200,001 or more4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house100%
  • Joined dwelling0%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification18%
  • Level 2 certificate16%
  • Level 3 certificate16%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 4 certificate10%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma4%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Wairio. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Wairio

2 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Wairio in the last two years. Those with the most:

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Wairio

1building consents in the last 12 months ($3k of work)
  • 123 Main Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAdd sink & wastewater to an under 30m2 outbuilding. Outbuildings

Search building consents in Wairio and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

About property sold in Wairio, Otautau

Every property in Wairio, Otautau, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Sales come from the council valuation roll and the listings that preceded them. Each opens on the property’s own page, with its full sales history, our estimate of its value today and its title.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

Header photo: Tim Burgess, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).