
Waipounamu house prices and sales
The median council valuation in Waipounamu is $970k.
27 properties in Waipounamu
About Waipounamu
Schools zoned for Waipounamu
- Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Riversdale Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Recent sales in Waipounamu
- 143 Waipounamu Bridge Road$464,00017 Apr 2013 · 3 bed · 156 m² floor · 22.4 ha land
Who lives in Waipounamu
About 165 people lived in Waipounamu at the 2023 census (up 10% since 2018); their median age was about 33 (Riversdale: 35); 57% of households owned their home (Riversdale: 58%).
Age
- 30-64 years44%
- Under 15 years31%
- 15-29 years15%
- 65 years and over13%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)70%
- One-person household25%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European82%
- Māori13%
- Asian11%
- Pacific Peoples5%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand85%
- Asia9%
- Australia2%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- United Kingdom and Ireland2%
- Other0%
- North America0%
- Pacific Islands0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00030%
- $70,001-$100,00025%
- $150,001-$200,00015%
- $30,001-$50,00010%
- $50,001-$70,00010%
- $200,001 or more10%
- $20,001-$30,0005%
- $20,000 or less0%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Joined dwelling4%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Level 1 certificate18%
- Level 3 certificate18%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification15%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- No qualification10%
- Level 4 certificate10%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees5%
- Overseas secondary school qualification5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Waipounamu. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.
Streets in Waipounamu
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About property in Waipounamu, Riversdale
Every property in Waipounamu, Riversdale, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.
Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.
Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.
Header photo: Tim Burgess, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).























