Food area · Wellington, New Zealand

Opening a cafe or restaurant in Te Aro, Wellington

What stands out

447 food and drink places are on the map within 1 km: one for every 49 residents, against one for every 112 in the surrounding 3 km. That many usually means people come from elsewhere to eat.

5 universities and colleges are within 1 km, so students come in term time.

Young adults 25–34 are the largest adult group: 19% of residents, about the same share as in the surrounding 3 km.

Residents within 1 km: 21,700; Median age 33.5, against 33.5 within 3 km
Largest adult age group: 25–34; 19% of residents, against 19% within 3 km
Food and drink places within 1 km: 447; One per 49 residents, against one per 112 within 3 km
Trade from people who live elsewhere: High; 4 stations and 69 offices within 1 km

Measured from Cuba Street at Ghuznee Street on 17 October 2026. Residents and places within 1 km, compared with everyone within 3 km.

1Who lives here

About 21,700 residents within 1 km

The age mix here is close to the surrounding area's.

Figure 1

Share of all residents, by age group

Within 1 kmSurrounding area, 3 km

Each bar is the group’s share of all residents. The tag on the right: how much more or less common the group is here.

Children 0–14

Here: 16.6%

Surrounding area: 16.6%

same

Teens and students 15–24

Here: 16.9%

Surrounding area: 16.9%

same

Young adults 25–34

Here: 19.2%

Surrounding area: 19.2%

same

Adults 35–44

Here: 13.4%

Surrounding area: 13.4%

same

Adults 45–54

Here: 12.7%

Surrounding area: 12.7%

same

Adults 55–64

Here: 10.3%

Surrounding area: 10.3%

same

Seniors 65+

Here: 10.9%

Surrounding area: 10.9%

same

Source: WorldPop 2020 age and sex structures (CC BY 4.0), modelled on a 100 m grid. Within 1 km of the site, against everyone within 3 km.

2Which kinds of place fit

No common kind of place stands out for the residents

This shows how well the usual regulars of 10 common kinds of place match the residents, against the surrounding 3 km. It’s a rough guide, and your own concept may draw a different crowd.

Kind of place	Match with residents	Already within 1 km	Free check
Pho or noodles	Partial match	17 Vietnamese and noodle placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: pho or noodles
Coffee shop	Partial match	95 cafes and coffee shopsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: coffee shop
Brunch cafe	Partial match	92 cafes and brunch placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: brunch cafe
Bakery	Partial match	17 bakeriesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bakery
Bubble tea	Partial match	9 bubble tea and tea shopsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bubble tea
Pizza	Partial match	17 pizza placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: pizza
Burgers	Partial match	14 burger placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: burgers
Fried chicken	Partial match	9 chicken placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: fried chicken
Sushi	Partial match	23 sushi and Japanese placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: sushi
Bar	Partial match	86 bars and pubsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bar

How the match levels work

3What’s already here

447 food and drink places within 1 km

One for every 49 residents, against one for every 112 in the surrounding 3 km. That many usually means people come here from elsewhere to eat.

Restaurant169
Cafe92
Fast food70
Bar67
Pub19
Bakery15

Most-tagged cuisines on the map: Chinese (22), pizza (17), Japanese (16), burger (14), coffee shop (14) and Vietnamese (14).

The nearest named places to where we measured

Satay KingdomRestaurant, Malaysian 20 mnorth-west
Macha, Jom TapauRestaurant, Malaysian 20 mnorth
The OateryCafe, brunch 20 mnorth
PetraRestaurant 30 mnorth
Good LuckBar 40 msouth
Viva MéxicoRestaurant, Mexican 40 mnorth-west
Mother of CoffeeRestaurant, Ethiopian 40 mnorth-west
Somtum ThaiRestaurant, Thai 40 msouth-east

OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers and misses some places, so the real counts are likely higher.

4What brings people past

4 stations, 69 offices and 5 schools within 1 km

These bring in people who don’t live here, so your customers can look quite different from the residents above.

4 stationsNearest: Clifton, 930 m north
69 offices
5 schoolsNearest: Central Regional Health School, 480 m east
5 universities and collegesNearest: Victoria University of Wellington, Te Aro Campus, 320 m south
16 supermarkets and mallsNearest: Haere Mai Asian Food Market, 180 m north
56 hotels and hostelsNearest: Quest on Willis, 210 m west
14 attractions and museumsNearest: The Bucket Fountain, 80 m north-east

5Limits

What this page can’t tell you

Residents aren't diners. Workers and visitors who live elsewhere aren't counted, and the ages are 2020 estimates.
The map misses places, and says nothing about how busy any of them is.
Nothing here covers the lease: rent, visibility and parking.

Two checks only you can do: count who walks past at your hours, and test the rent against cautious sales. For census counts, see the Stats NZ place summary for Wellington City.

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Straight-line distance between the points we measured from, not by road.

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