Liveable communities

Auckland city grows by approximately 20 people every day, of which approximately 50 to 60 percent is natural increase. On current census statistics, Auckland city could gain over 140,000, a population approximately the size of the city of Wellington, over the next 18 years.

Auckland City has several plans and policies that take advantage of growth and the change it brings while still preserving the character and environment Aucklanders value.

The Growth Management Strategy outlines where, when and how Auckland will grow and the strategies that will ensure this happens in a managed and effective way.

Liveable community plans deliver many of the objectives of the Growth Management Strategy. Areas such as Avondale, Glen Innes, Panmure and Newmarket already have liveable community plans in place. The process to develop a plan is underway in Ellerslie.

These pages offer information about the growth strategy, how liveable community plans deliver the strategy and answer some of the questions people ask about growth in Auckland city.

The liveable communities strategy does not include the Hauraki Gulf Islands, population growth issues affecting Waiheke and Rakino Islands are dealt with in the documents Essentially Waiheke and The Rakino Way.