Open data on Waiheke Island for the businesses and people who live and work here. What the week ahead looks like for island businesses, with census and council background.
Forecast as of 4 Oct 2026 NZT
The week ahead Sun 4 – Sat 10 Oct 2026
A simple busyness outlook for each day, built from data such as school and public holidays, cruise ship calls, island events and the weather forecast.
QuietSteadyBusyVery busy
Further ahead
How the outlook is scored
Weekend +2 · public holiday +2 · school holidays +1
Cruise ship at Waiheke +3 · in Auckland +1, or +2 with 3,000+ passengers
Island event +1 · warm and dry (17°C+, under 1 mm) +1
Rain 5 mm or more −2 · wind 35 km/h or more −1
0 or less quiet · 1–2 steady · 3–4 busy · 5+ very busy
Weather: Open-Meteo forecast for Waiheke, CC BY 4.0. School and public holidays: govt.nz, employment.govt.nz and published 2027 calendars (waiheke-holidays.csv). Cruise calls: Port of Auckland schedule (CSV, 4 Oct 2026); passenger figures are approximate ship capacities. Events.
Where it's happening
Ferry arrival points and venues with events in the next seven days, with settlements and vineyards for orientation.
Ferry terminalOther wharfEvent this weekSettled areaVineyard
Base map: LINZ Topo50 (1:50k) coastline, roads, residential areas and vineyards, CC BY 4.0. Vineyard outlines reflect the Topo50 survey and may miss newer plantings. Event pins come from the events list and appear only during the week of the event.
Island background
Slow-moving context from the census and council, updated every few years.
Residents
9,310
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
Median age
48.9
NZ: 38.1 · 2023 Census
Visitors a year
900k+
Auckland Council estimate
Holiday rentals
1,000+
of about 6,000 dwellings · Local Board
Population growth has stalled
The island grew steadily to 2018, then added only 60 people by the 2023 Census. The 2025 estimate suggests growth has resumed.
Census countEstimate
Stats NZ: Census 2006–2023; subnational population estimates (June 2025). CC BY 4.0.
One in four residents is 65 or older
Half the population is 30 to 64. Under-30s make up about a quarter, which matters for hiring seasonal staff locally.
Stats NZ, 2023 Census, Waiheke Island SA3. CC BY 4.0.
Income and work against the national picture
Median income sits below the national figure, but more residents earn over $100,000. Unemployment is low.
WaihekeNew Zealand
Stats NZ, 2023 Census. Median income for people aged 15+. CC BY 4.0.
Where people live, west to east
Most residents live in the western settlements near the Matiatia ferry. The rural east covers most of the land but has the fewest people.
Stats NZ, 2023 Census, statistical area 2. Ordered west to east. CC BY 4.0.
Neighbourhood profiles
Area
Residents
Dwellings
People per km²
Median age
Median income
Stats NZ, 2023 Census. Dwelling counts are census dwellings in each area. CC BY 4.0.
New homes consented each month Next to connect
This will be the live part of the dashboard. Stats NZ publishes new dwellings consented every month for each Auckland local board, including Waiheke. No figures are shown yet because the monthly file still needs to be pulled in.
Download Table 6 from the monthly Stats NZ building consents release.
Extract the Waiheke Local Board row: last 13 months and 6 annual totals.
Refresh this chart each month when the new release comes out.
Source when connected: Stats NZ, Building consents issued, Table 6 (by Auckland local board). CC BY 4.0.