Best places to live in Greater Manukau

21 places with 654,247 residents within about 25 km of Manukau, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Manukau, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Manurewa
    Auckland, 40,820 residents
    62
  2. 2Papatoetoe
    Auckland, 56,010 residents
    61
  3. 3Whitford
    Auckland, 3,015 residents
    61
  4. 4Wattle Downs
    Auckland, 9,840 residents
    60
  5. 5Shelly Park
    Auckland, 2,850 residents
    59
  6. 6Papakura
    Auckland, 37,720 residents
    59
  7. 7Homai
    Auckland, 14,430 residents
    59
  8. 8Mangere East
    Auckland, 28,540 residents
    58
  9. 9Takanini
    Auckland, 17,060 residents
    58
  10. 10Ramarama
    Auckland, 3,050 residents
    56

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For retired couples

  1. 1Whitford
    Auckland, 3,015 residents
    78
  2. 2Shelly Park
    Auckland, 2,850 residents
    78
  3. 3Wattle Downs
    Auckland, 9,840 residents
    78
  4. 4Manurewa
    Auckland, 40,820 residents
    78
  5. 5Papatoetoe
    Auckland, 56,010 residents
    77
  6. 6Homai
    Auckland, 14,430 residents
    76
  7. 7Mangere East
    Auckland, 28,540 residents
    76
  8. 8Otahuhu
    Auckland, 17,780 residents
    75
  9. 9Ramarama
    Auckland, 3,050 residents
    74
  10. 10Mangere
    Auckland, 23,310 residents
    74

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For remote workers

  1. 1Manurewa
    Auckland, 40,820 residents
    80
  2. 2Papatoetoe
    Auckland, 56,010 residents
    80
  3. 3Mangere East
    Auckland, 28,540 residents
    79
  4. 4Homai
    Auckland, 14,430 residents
    78
  5. 5Wattle Downs
    Auckland, 9,840 residents
    78
  6. 6Otahuhu
    Auckland, 17,780 residents
    77
  7. 7Mangere
    Auckland, 23,310 residents
    77
  8. 8Otara
    Auckland, 24,420 residents
    77
  9. 9Papakura
    Auckland, 37,720 residents
    76
  10. 10Takanini
    Auckland, 17,060 residents
    75

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For commuters

  1. 1Papatoetoe
    Auckland, 56,010 residents
    90
  2. 2Manurewa
    Auckland, 40,820 residents
    89
  3. 3Otara
    Auckland, 24,420 residents
    87
  4. 4Mangere East
    Auckland, 28,540 residents
    86
  5. 5Homai
    Auckland, 14,430 residents
    85
  6. 6Mangere
    Auckland, 23,310 residents
    85
  7. 7Otahuhu
    Auckland, 17,780 residents
    83
  8. 8Wattle Downs
    Auckland, 9,840 residents
    82
  9. 9Papakura
    Auckland, 37,720 residents
    82
  10. 10Manurewa East
    Auckland, 2,907 residents
    81

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For single professionals

  1. 1Papatoetoe
    Auckland, 56,010 residents
    77
  2. 2Manurewa
    Auckland, 40,820 residents
    73
  3. 3Otara
    Auckland, 24,420 residents
    70
  4. 4Mangere East
    Auckland, 28,540 residents
    70
  5. 5Mangere
    Auckland, 23,310 residents
    68
  6. 6Otahuhu
    Auckland, 17,780 residents
    67
  7. 7Homai
    Auckland, 14,430 residents
    67
  8. 8Papakura
    Auckland, 37,720 residents
    65
  9. 9Wattle Downs
    Auckland, 9,840 residents
    63
  10. 10Takanini
    Auckland, 17,060 residents
    60

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Papatoetoe
    Auckland, 56,010 residents
    80
  2. 2Otara
    Auckland, 24,420 residents
    79
  3. 3Manurewa
    Auckland, 40,820 residents
    79
  4. 4Mangere East
    Auckland, 28,540 residents
    78
  5. 5Otahuhu
    Auckland, 17,780 residents
    78
  6. 6Mangere
    Auckland, 23,310 residents
    78
  7. 7Homai
    Auckland, 14,430 residents
    76
  8. 8Papakura
    Auckland, 37,720 residents
    74
  9. 9Takanini
    Auckland, 17,060 residents
    73
  10. 10Wattle Downs
    Auckland, 9,840 residents
    73

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Towns in Greater Manukau