Waitakere City's booming population is helping push the area's house prices ahead of others in the Auckland region.
Thursday, December 4th 2003, 6:36AM
by The Landlord
Statistics New Zealand figures show Waitakere City's population has been growing at over 2.5 per cent a year since June 30, 2001.
The Waitakere City Council website shows the population growth is more than twice the national average.
Figures released by Quotable Value show house prices in Waitakere increased by 20 per cent between September 2002 and September 2003, up by 10.8 per cent on the previous year.