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Island Bay house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Island Bay is $810k.

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3,003 properties in Island Bay

About Island Bay

Schools zoned for Island Bay

  • Island Bay Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay)primary · Years 1-8
  • Hutt International Boys' Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
  • St Oran's Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Wellington East Girls' Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Wellington High School and Com Ed Centresecondary · Years 9-15

Recent sales in Island Bay

Who lives in Island Bay

About 7,527 people lived in Island Bay at the 2023 census (down 1% since 2018); their median age was about 39 (Wellington: 37); 70% of households owned their home (Wellington: 59%).

7,527people, 2023 (2018: 7,626)
39median age, about (Wellington: 37)
$153kmedian household income, about (Wellington: $140k)
70%of households own their home (2018: 70%)

Age

  • 30-64 years51%
  • 15-29 years21%
  • Under 15 years17%
  • 65 years and over12%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)70%
  • One-person household19%
  • Other multi-person household8%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European84%
  • Asian11%
  • Māori10%
  • Pacific Peoples5%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African3%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand71%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland10%
  • Asia5%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)4%
  • North America3%
  • Australia2%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Pacific Islands1%

Household income

  • $200,001 or more35%
  • $100,001-$150,00018%
  • $150,001-$200,00016%
  • $70,001-$100,0009%
  • $30,001-$50,0007%
  • $50,001-$70,0007%
  • $20,001-$30,0004%
  • $20,000 or less2%

Dwellings

  • Separate house73%
  • Joined dwelling26%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification23%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees14%
  • Masters degree11%
  • Level 3 certificate10%
  • No qualification8%
  • Level 2 certificate7%
  • Level 1 certificate7%
  • Level 4 certificate6%

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

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

Streets in Island Bay

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About property in Island Bay, Wellington

Every property in Island Bay, Wellington, 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.

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.

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