Aotea is in Porirua, around 20 km north of Wellington, on the heights above the eastern arm of Porirua Harbour, between Papakōwhai and the city centre's flats.

What is Aotea Lagoon?

Aotea Lagoon is the popular park below the suburb, with its landmark windmill, duck ponds, rose gardens, playground and miniature railway, a Porirua family institution.

What is Aotea College?

Aotea College is the state secondary school serving Porirua's eastern basin, sitting at the suburb's edge, with most local students attending.

North City mall, Te Rauparaha Arena and Porirua station are around five minutes downhill, with the Transmission Gully interchange putting Wellington within a 25-minute drive.

How do I get from Wellington to Aotea?

By car, around 25 minutes via SH1 and Transmission Gully. The Kapiti Line train to Porirua station, around 20 minutes, connects with buses up to the heights.

Which schools are in zone for Aotea?

Children living in Aotea are in zone for Aotea College, St Oran's College, Rangikura School, Hutt International Boys' School. Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.

How do I check my school zone in Aotea?

Use the School Zone Checker on this page. Enter your address to check your school zone and see which schools you have a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Aotea, Wellington | Postcode, Population & Property Values

Living in Aotea

Aotea climbs the heights above Porirua Harbour's eastern arm, around 20 km north of Wellington, and it is the Porirua basin's newest major suburb: built almost entirely since the 1990s, terrace by terrace, with the harbour views allocated as standard equipment. Around 6,000 people live on its modern streets, and most of their houses are younger than their mortgages' first refixing.

The views run the show. The suburb's contours angle the windows at the harbour, the inlet and the western hills, and the evening light across the water does the kind of work that sells sections off plans. Below, Aotea Lagoon's park spins its windmill over the duck ponds and the mini-train in one of the region's best-loved family stops.

The suburb shares its name with its anchor institution: Aotea College, the secondary school serving the eastern basin, sits at the suburb's edge, with the local primary years handled nearby. North City's mall, the aquatic centre and Porirua station all wait five minutes downhill, and Transmission Gully's interchange transformed the commute arithmetic for the whole basin.

Aotea is Porirua's confident new chapter: planned, elevated and still pouring foundations at the edges. The harbour, as ever, holds the view side of the bargain.

Is Aotea a good place to live?

Aotea is home to roughly 4,197 people across 2.9 km². On Suburb's overall livability scale, Aotea scores 62 out of 100, with a safety score of 70/100 and 43% green space.

Schools: Aotea has 41 schools in or near the suburb, spanning early-childhood through to secondary education. See the Schools tab below for the full list.

Housing: The estimated median value is around $1.16M, and weekly rent typically sits around $800.

Lifestyle: Aotea has cafés, shops and things to do nearby. The current temperature is 6.1°C. See the Weather tab for monthly averages.

Whether Aotea is right for you depends on what you’re looking for. Use the data and community tips below to decide if it suits your lifestyle, family and budget.

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Livability Breakdown

Safety70
Amenities52
Schools72
Housing Affordability32
Green space100
Community100
Transport40

Property & Economics

Est. Median Value: $1.16M
Median Weekly Rent: $800/wk
Median HH Income: $178K/yr
Pop. Growth (5yr): +33.7%
Data Year: 2023

Key Financial Indicators (NZD)

† Est. Median Value is suburb.co.nz's own estimate, modelled from available public data. We aim for accuracy, but where data is limited, estimates may be imprecise.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Aotea?: Aotea is in Porirua, around 20 km north of Wellington, on the heights above the eastern arm of Porirua Harbour, between Papakōwhai and the city centre's flats.
What is Aotea Lagoon?: Aotea Lagoon is the popular park below the suburb, with its landmark windmill, duck ponds, rose gardens, playground and miniature railway, a Porirua family institution.
What is Aotea College?: Aotea College is the state secondary school serving Porirua's eastern basin, sitting at the suburb's edge, with most local students attending.
What is near Aotea?: North City mall, Te Rauparaha Arena and Porirua station are around five minutes downhill, with the Transmission Gully interchange putting Wellington within a 25-minute drive.
How do I get from Wellington to Aotea?: By car, around 25 minutes via SH1 and Transmission Gully. The Kapiti Line train to Porirua station, around 20 minutes, connects with buses up to the heights.
Which schools are in zone for Aotea?: Children living in Aotea are in zone for Aotea College, St Oran's College, Rangikura School, Hutt International Boys' School. Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.
How do I check my school zone in Aotea?: Use the School Zone Checker on this page. Enter your address to check your school zone and see which schools you have a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Schools & Enrolment Zones in Aotea

Schools in zone for Aotea

Children living in Aotea have a guaranteed right to enrol at these schools, based on Ministry of Education home zones.

Aotea College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 1375 · decile 5
St Oran's College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 504 · decile 10
Rangikura School
Full Primary · roll 357 · decile 2
Hutt International Boys' School
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 653 · decile 10

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School Zone Checker

Enter your address to check your school zone in Aotea. School enrolment zones (home zones) decide which schools your child has a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Address matching is approximate and based on OpenStreetMap geocoding — confirm an exact result near a zone boundary directly with the school.

Other nearby schools

Schools close to Aotea that you may be able to enrol at under open enrolment or by application (outside your home zone).

Holy Family School (Porirua)
Contributing · roll 154 · decile 1 · 1.6 km away
Porirua East School
Contributing · roll 141 · decile 3 · 1.6 km away
Porirua School
Contributing · roll 133 · decile 2 · 1.6 km away
Titahi Bay Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 169 · decile 4 · 1.6 km away
Windley School
Full Primary · roll 186 · decile 1 · 1.7 km away
Ngati Toa School
Contributing · roll 126 · decile 3 · 1.8 km away
Papakowhai School
Full Primary · roll 460 · decile 10 · 1.8 km away
Russell School (Porirua East)
Contributing · roll 109 · decile 1 · 1.8 km away
Mana College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 520 · decile 2 · 1.9 km away
Mahinawa Specialist School and Resource Centre
Specialist School · roll 152 · decile 5 · 1.9 km away
Titahi Bay School
Contributing · roll 361 · decile 4 · 1.9 km away
Bishop Viard College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 390 · decile 4 · 2.0 km away
Cannons Creek School
Contributing · roll 127 · decile 1 · 2.0 km away
St Pius X School (Titahi Bay)
Contributing · roll 16 · decile 4 · 2.1 km away
Porirua Activity Centre
Activity Centre · 2.1 km away
Te Kura Māori o Porirua
Composite · roll 331 · decile 3 · 2.2 km away
Maraeroa School
Contributing · roll 150 · decile 1 · 2.3 km away
Natone Park School
Contributing · roll 103 · decile 1 · 2.3 km away
Brandon Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 166 · decile 1 · 2.4 km away
Paremata School
Full Primary · roll 306 · decile 9 · 2.4 km away
Tairangi School
Full Primary · roll 142 · decile 1 · 2.4 km away
Porirua College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 602 · decile 1 · 2.5 km away
Porirua Montessori Primary School
Full Primary · roll 9 · decile 1 · 2.5 km away
Corinna School
Full Primary · roll 135 · decile 1 · 2.6 km away
Glenview School (Porirua East)
Contributing · roll 83 · decile 4 · 2.6 km away
Postgate School
Full Primary · roll 318 · decile 3 · 2.7 km away
Titahi Bay North School
Full Primary · roll 118 · decile 2 · 2.8 km away
Wellington S D A School
Full Primary · roll 106 · decile 2 · 3.1 km away
Adventure School
Full Primary · roll 454 · decile 10 · 3.2 km away
Discovery School
Full Primary · roll 450 · decile 10 · 3.5 km away
Whitby Collegiate
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 357 · 3.6 km away
Linden School
Contributing · roll 108 · decile 5 · 4.0 km away
He Huarahi Tamariki
Teen Parent Unit · decile 3 · 4.1 km away
Greenacres School
Contributing · roll 151 · decile 9 · 4.4 km away
Tawa Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 455 · 4.5 km away
Tawa College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 1054 · 4.7 km away
St Theresa's School (Plimmerton)
Contributing · roll 197 · decile 10 · 4.8 km away

Explore Aotea

Things to do(2)

Jasmine Underhill Reserve

Adrenalin Forest

Parks & green spaces(2)

Jasmine Underhill Reserve

Adrenalin Forest

Healthcare

Pharmacies and clinics for this area haven’t been catalogued yet.

Month	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm/day)	Sunshine (hrs/day)
☀️ Jan	20.84	14.37	2.25	11.33
☀️ Feb	19.78	14.31	3.15	10.64
🍂 Mar	17.73	12.06	2.66	10.19
🍂 Apr	16.83	11.07	4.59	7.91
🍂 May	14.62	9.09	4.63	7.03
❄️ Jun	13.3	7.48	2.52	6.63
❄️ Jul	12.03	6.87	3.18	6.21
❄️ Aug	11.66	6.68	3.99	7.73
🌸 Sep	13.78	8.65	3.92	8.77
🌸 Oct	14.88	9.15	3.75	10.19
🌸 Nov	16.18	10.82	3.01	10.97
☀️ Dec	18.37	13.23	3.07	10.59

Living in Aotea

Is Aotea a good place to live?

Map

Livability Breakdown

Property & Economics

Key Financial Indicators (NZD)

Nearby Suburbs

Frequently Asked Questions

Schools & Enrolment Zones in Aotea

Schools in zone for Aotea

Aotea College

St Oran's College

Rangikura School

Hutt International Boys' School

Check your school zone

School Zone Checker

Other nearby schools

Holy Family School (Porirua)

Porirua East School

Porirua School

Titahi Bay Intermediate

Windley School

Ngati Toa School

Papakowhai School

Russell School (Porirua East)

Mana College

Mahinawa Specialist School and Resource Centre

Titahi Bay School

Bishop Viard College

Cannons Creek School

St Pius X School (Titahi Bay)

Porirua Activity Centre

Te Kura Māori o Porirua

Maraeroa School

Natone Park School

Brandon Intermediate

Paremata School

Tairangi School

Porirua College

Porirua Montessori Primary School

Corinna School

Glenview School (Porirua East)

Postgate School

Titahi Bay North School

Wellington S D A School

Adventure School

Discovery School

Whitby Collegiate

Linden School

He Huarahi Tamariki

Greenacres School

Tawa Intermediate

Tawa College

St Theresa's School (Plimmerton)

Explore Aotea

🎯Things to do(2)

Jasmine Underhill Reserve

Adrenalin Forest

🌳Parks & green spaces(2)

Jasmine Underhill Reserve

Adrenalin Forest

🏥Healthcare

Eat & Drink in Aotea

🍽️Places to eat & drink(6)

Aotea Espresso

Gear Homestead Venue and Bar

Aotea Seafood

Betsy Coffee Truck

Sushil’s Musclechef Cafe

Sushil's Musclechef Kitchen and Cafe

Tradies & Services in Aotea

🔧Tradies & services(11)

3DM Design

ALU1 Wellington Limited

Aotea Auto Detailing

Aotea Carpet Care

Central City Autos

Inspiration Painting Ltd

Platinum Homes Wellington

Plumbing Bros

Things to do(2)

Parks & green spaces(2)

Healthcare

Places to eat & drink(6)

Tradies & services(11)

Shops(1)

Beauty & fitness(4)

Professional services(2)