Highest Poverty in Auckland

Top 78 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Auckland

1 Birkdale 10.9%

2 Beachlands 10.9%

3 Glendene 10.9%

4 Kumeu 10.9%

5 New Windsor 10.9%

6 Greenhithe 10.9%

7 Point Chevalier 10.9%

8 Glendowie 10.9%

9 Lynfield 10.9%

10 Bucklands Beach 10.9%

11 Half Moon Bay 10.9%

12 Glen Innes 10.9%

13 Ellerslie 10.9%

14 Wattle Downs 10.9%

15 Waiuku 10.9%

16 Pakuranga Heights 10.9%

17 Western Heights 10.9%

18 Pakuranga 10.9%

19 Balmoral 10.9%

20 Birkenhead 10.9%

21 Sunnyhills 10.9%

22 Green Bay 10.9%

23 Dairy Flat 10.9%

24 Tamaki 10.9%

25 Milford 10.9%

26 Meadowbank 10.9%

27 Ponsonby 10.9%

28 Kelston 10.9%

29 Botany Downs 10.9%

30 Oteha Valley 10.9%

31 Forrest Hill 10.9%

32 Owairaka 10.9%

33 Royal Oak 10.9%

34 Saint Johns 10.9%

35 Unsworth Heights 10.9%

36 Sunnyvale 10.9%

37 Wiri 10.9%

38 Warkworth 10.9%

39 Parnell 10.9%

40 New Lynn 10.9%

41 Lincoln 10.9%

42 Te Atatu South 10.9%

43 Otahuhu 10.9%

44 Henderson 10.9%

45 Epsom 10.9%

46 Pukekohe East 10.9%

47 Massey 10.9%

48 Massey East 10.9%

49 Mangere 10.9%

50 Takanini 10.9%

51 Otara 10.9%

52 Avondale 10.9%

53 Remuera 10.9%

54 Mangere East 10.9%

55 Papakura 10.9%

56 Manurewa 10.9%

57 Papatoetoe 10.9%

58 North Shore 10.9%

59 Manukau City 10.9%

60 Orewa 10.9%

61 Browns Bay 10.9%

62 Beach Haven 10.9%

63 Favona 10.9%

64 Hillcrest 10.9%

65 Grey Lynn 10.9%

66 Howick 10.9%

67 West Harbour 10.9%

68 Albany 10.9%

69 Takapuna 10.9%

70 Auckland 10.9%

71 Onehunga 10.9%

72 Sandringham 10.9%

73 Hillsborough 10.9%

74 Blockhouse Bay 10.9%

75 Homai 10.9%

76 Te Atatu Peninsula 10.9%

77 Titirangi 10.9%

78 Mount Eden 10.9%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Auckland face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Birkdale has a poverty rate of 10.9%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Birkdale, 10.9% of residents — roughly 1 in 9 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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