- Est. Median Value
- $505K
- Median Weekly Rent
- $330/wk
- Safety Score
- 94/100
- Green Space
- 30%
- Current Weather
- 8.1°C
- Median Age
- 43 yrs
~31 crimes/1k/yr
overcast clouds
Living in Five Roads
Five Roads is a Southland locality that named itself in the most literal possible fashion, at the junction where five roads meet on the flat Southland plain and where an intersection of that arithmetic complexity required a name that travellers could remember and repeat accurately. It did the job. The intersection is still there. The name stuck with the tenacity of practical nomenclature that doesn't try to be anything it isn't.
The locality sits in the farming country of the Southland interior, in the flat, productive plain where the dairy and sheep operations run on the reliable rainfall and deep soils that the district provides. Five Roads functions as the kind of local landmark that the flat Southland plain, lacking hills and rivers to mark routes, generates at junctions where the roads converge with unusual geometry.
The surrounding farming community uses the junction as the navigational reference it was always intended to be, with Winton and Invercargill providing the services at the distances that the flat roads make easy. The quality of the junction's orientation-providing properties is not diminished by the absence of any other feature.
Children from Five Roads attend the nearest Southland district schools. The five roads continue in their respective directions without particular comment.
Is Five Roads a good place to live?
Five Roads is home to roughly 2,475 people across 18.3 km². On Suburb's overall livability scale, Five Roads scores 62 out of 100, with a safety score of 94/100 and 30% green space.
Schools: Five Roads has 7 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 $505K, and weekly rent typically sits around $330.
Lifestyle: The current temperature is 8.1°C. See the Weather tab for monthly averages.
Whether Five Roads 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.
Livability Breakdown
- Safety94
- Amenities20
- Schools77
- Housing Affordability74
- Green space100
- Community44
- Transport14
Property & Economics
- Est. Median Value
- $505K
- Median Weekly Rent
- $330/wk
- Median HH Income
- $73K/yr
- Pop. Growth (5yr)
- +5.9%
- 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 Five Roads?
- Five Roads is a road junction locality in the Southland district, in the flat farming country of the Southland interior between Winton and the western plain.
- Why is it called Five Roads?
- Five roads meet at the junction, making the name both geographically accurate and entirely sufficient as a place-name, a piece of practical Southland nomenclature that has served the purpose ever since.
- What is near Five Roads?
- Winton is the nearest service centre, with Invercargill accessible on the flat Southland roads for the full city range.
- What schools serve Five Roads?
- Children from Five Roads attend local Southland district schools.
- How do I get to Five Roads?
- Via the Southland farming roads in the interior west of Winton, where five roads converge at the named junction.
- Which schools are in zone for Five Roads?
- Children living in Five Roads are in zone for Lochiel School, Central Southland College, St Thomas School (Winton), Winton School, Verdon College, Southland Adventist Christian School, St John's Girls' School (Invercargill). Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.
- How do I check my school zone in Five Roads?
- 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 Five Roads
Schools in zone for Five Roads
Children living in Five Roads have a guaranteed right to enrol at these schools, based on Ministry of Education home zones.
Lochiel School
Full Primary · roll 75 · decile 10
Central Southland College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 686 · decile 6
St Thomas School (Winton)
Full Primary · roll 89 · decile 9
Winton School
Full Primary · roll 257 · decile 6
Verdon College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 716 · decile 6
Southland Adventist Christian School
Full Primary · roll 123 · decile 4
St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)
Full Primary · roll 124 · decile 9
Check your school zone
School Zone Checker
Enter your address to check your school zone in Five Roads. 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.
Five Roads Weather
Current conditions: 8.1°C, overcast clouds
| Month | High (°C) | Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm/day) | Sunshine (hrs/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☀️ Jan | 20.45 | 10.64 | 3.69 | 10.15 |
| ☀️ Feb | 19.28 | 10.39 | 3.51 | 9.75 |
| 🍂 Mar | 16.78 | 8.43 | 5.02 | 8.23 |
| 🍂 Apr | 15.74 | 7.84 | 3.22 | 6.89 |
| 🍂 May | 12.35 | 5.72 | 3.51 | 4.71 |
| ❄️ Jun | 10.47 | 2.75 | 3.03 | 5.67 |
| ❄️ Jul | 9.79 | 2.72 | 4.35 | 5.62 |
| ❄️ Aug | 11.12 | 3.31 | 2.91 | 6.7 |
| 🌸 Sep | 13.15 | 5.28 | 4.68 | 7.94 |
| 🌸 Oct | 14.37 | 5.68 | 4.21 | 7.98 |
| 🌸 Nov | 15.79 | 6.61 | 2.87 | 9.47 |
| ☀️ Dec | 18.73 | 9.89 | 3.99 | 9.72 |
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