APRA AMCOS NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SONGWRITER POSTCODE RANKINGS 2003-2013
National songwriter postcode rankings: top 20 2013 1 Grey Lynn / Kingsland (1021) 2 Newtown / Brooklyn (6021) Wellington 3 Mt Eden / Three Kings (1024) 4 Te Aro / Mt Victoria (6011) Wellington 5 Central / Grafton (1010) 6 Ponsonby (1011) 7 Titirangi / Green Bay (604) 8 Sandringham (1025) 9 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay (600) 10 Western Springs / Westmere / Pt Chevalier (1022) 11 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay (6023) Wellington 12 Te Atatu (610) 13 Kelburn / Northland (6012) Wellington 14 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay (630) 15 Birkenhead / Northcote / Beach Haven (626) 16 Glen Eden / Kelston / Glendene (602) 17 Miramar / Lyall Bay (6022) Wellington 18 Avondale / Waterview (1026) 19 Mt Roskill (1041) 20 Epsom / Royal Oak (1023) *Refer to notes at the end of this document for full details of rankings
APRA AMCOS: NZ songwriter postcode rankings: top 20 overall decade change 2003 2013 Ranking Postcode Location Ranking Post Code Location 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 2 1011 Ponsonby - 2 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 3 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 3 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 4 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 4 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 5 1025 Sandringham - 5 1010 Central / Grafton - 6 604 Titirangi / Green Bay - 6 1011 Ponsonby - 7 1010 Central / Grafton - 7 604 Titirangi / Green Bay - 8 600 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay - 9 1022 Western Springs / Westmere / Pt Chevalier - 8 1025 Sandringham - 9 600 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay - 10 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 10 1022 Western Springs / Westmere / Pt Chevalier - 11 626 Birkenhead / Northcote / Beach Haven - 11 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 12 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay - Wellington 12 610 Te Atatu - 13 602 Glen Eden / Kelston / Glendene - 13 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 14 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 14 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay - 15 612 Henderson / Ranui - 15 626 Birkenhead / Northcote / Beach Haven - 16 610 Te Atatu - 16 602 Glen Eden / Kelston / Glendene - 17 627 Northcote / Hillcrest - 17 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay - Wellington 18 6035 Khandallah / Ngaio - Wellington 18 1026 Avondale / Waterview - 19 1026 Avondale / Waterview - 19 1041 Mt Roskill - 20 7010 Nelson Central - Nelson 20 1023 Epsom / Royal Oak -
APRA AMCOS: National songwriter postcode rankings: overall national rankings Grey Lynn / Kingsland 1021 Ponsonby 1011 Newtown / Brooklyn 6021 Mt Eden / Three Kings 1024 Sandringham 1025 Titirangi / Green Bay 604 Central / Grafton 1010 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay 600 Western Springs / Westmere / Pt Chevalier 1022 Kelburn / Northland 6012 Birkenhead / Northcote / Beach Haven 626 Miramar / Lyall Bay 6022 Glen Eden / Kelston / Glendene 602 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay 6023 Henderson / Ranui 612 Te Atatu 610 Northcote / Hillcrest 627 Khandallah / Ngaio 6035 Avondale / Waterview 1026 Nelson Central 7010 2003 2013 2013 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria 1010 Central / Grafton 1011 Ponsonby 604 Titirangi / Green Bay 1025 Sandringham 600 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay 1022 Western Springs / Westmere / Pt Chevalier 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay 610 Te Atatu 6012 Kelburn / Northland 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay 626 Birkenhead / Northcote / Beach Haven 602 Glen Eden / Kelston / Glendene 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay 1026 Avondale / Waterview 1041 Mt Roskill 1023 Epsom / Royal Oak
APRA AMCOS NZ songwriter postcode rankings: highest growth postcodes from 2003-2013 Ranking Postcode 1 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 2 4500 Wanganui East - Whanganui 3 1023 Epsom / Royal Oak - 4 4010 Te Hapara / Elgin / Mangapapa / Kaiti - Gisborne 5 1051 Greenlane / Ellerslie - 6 624 Devonport / Narrow Neck - 7 4310 Moturoa / Westown / Frankleigh Park - New Plymouth 8 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay - 9 1050 Remuera / Newmarket - 10 632 Albany / Rosedale / Greenhithe - 11 4110 Hospital Hill / Marewa / Onekawa - Napier 12 1041 Mt Roskill - 13 2022 Mangere / Mangere Bridge - 14 620 Forrest Hill / Milford / Sunnynook - 15 1061 Onehunga / One Tree Hill - 16 9010 North East Valley / Kaikorai / Maori Hill - Dunedin 17 5032 Paraparaumu / Raumati Beach - Kapiti Coast 18 5024 Cannons Creek / Porirua East - Wellington 19 2010 Pakuranga / Highland Park / Botany Downs - 20 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland -
APRA AMCOS: NZ songwriters - #1 postcodes by genre Postcode Genre 1021 Electronic Grey Lynn / Kingsland - Pop / Rock Alternative Dance / Techno Urban Metal Screen 6011 New Age Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington Children Folk 6021 Country Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington Jazz Classical Blues & Roots World 2022 Gospel Mangere / Mangere Bridge -
#1 Postcodes by Genre 1021 Grey Lynn/Kingsland #1 for Electronic Pop/Rock Alternative Dance/Techno Urban Metal Screen 2022 Mangere/ Mangere Bridge #1 for Gospel 6011 Te Aro/Mt Victoria #1 for Folk Children s Music New Age 6021 Newtown/Brooklyn #1 for Country Jazz Classical Blues & Roots World
APRA AMCOS NZ songwriter postcode rankings: top 10 postcodes by genre, 2013 Country 1 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 2 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 3 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 4 1011 Ponsonby - 5 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 6 9010 North East Valley / Kaikorai / Maori Hill - Dunedin 7 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 8 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay - Wellington 9 1010 Central / Grafton - 10 600 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay - Electronic 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 2 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 3 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 4 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 5 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 6 1011 Ponsonby - 7 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 8 1010 Central / Grafton - 9 604 Titirangi / Green Bay - 10 1025 Sandringham - Jazz 1 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 2 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 3 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 4 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 5 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 6 1011 Ponsonby - 7 1010 Central / Grafton - 8 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 9 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay - 10 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay - Wellington New Age 1 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 2 1010 Central / Grafton - 3 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 4 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay - 5 604 Titirangi / Green Bay - 6 1011 Ponsonby - 7 627 Northcote / Hillcrest - 8 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 9 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 10 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington
Pop / Rock 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 2 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 3 1010 Central / Grafton - 4 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 5 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 6 1011 Ponsonby - 7 1025 Sandringham - 8 604 Titirangi / Green Bay - 9 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay - 10 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington Classical 1 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 2 1011 Ponsonby - 3 1010 Central / Grafton - 4 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 5 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 6 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 7 9010 North East Valley / Kaikorai / Maori Hill - Dunedin 8 7010 Nelson Central - Nelson 9 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay - Wellington 10 1072 Meadowbank / St Johns / Glen Innes / Panmure - Alternative 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 2 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 3 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 4 1010 Central / Grafton - 5 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 6 1025 Sandringham - 7 1011 Ponsonby - 8 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 9 600 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay - 10 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay - Blues & Roots 1 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 2 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 3 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 4 1011 Ponsonby - 5 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 6 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay - Wellington 7 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 8 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 9 5032 Paraparaumu / Raumati Beach - Kapiti Coast 10 604 Titirangi / Green Bay -
Dance / Techno 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 2 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 3 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 4 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 5 1011 Ponsonby - 6 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 7 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay - Wellington 8 1025 Sandringham - 9 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 10 602 Glen Eden / Kelston / Glendene - World 1 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 2 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 3 604 Titirangi / Green Bay - 4 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 5 1025 Sandringham - 6 1011 Ponsonby - 7 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 8 1071 Kohimarama / St Heliers / Glendowie - 9 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 10 622 Takapuna / Belmont / Bayswater - Urban 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 2 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 3 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 4 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 5 1011 Ponsonby - 6 2022 Mangere / Mangere Bridge - 7 600 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay - 8 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 9 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 10 1025 Sandringham - Metal 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 2 1025 Sandringham - 3 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 4 1010 Central / Grafton - 5 1071 Kohimarama / St Heliers / Glendowie - 6 1061 Onehunga / One Tree Hill - 7 610 Te Atatu - 8 4110 Hospital Hill / Marewa / Onekawa - Napier 9 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 10 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington
Gospel 1 2022 Mangere / Mangere Bridge - 2 2023 Otara / Clover Park - 3 4010 Te Hapara / Elgin / Mangapapa / Kaiti - Gisborne 4 5024 Cannons Creek / Porirua East - Wellington 5 2024 Favona / Mangere East - 6 5022 Porirua / Titahi Bay - Wellington 7 1041 Mt Roskill - 8 600 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay - 9 1026 Avondale / Waterview - 10 1050 Remuera / Newmarket - Children 1 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 2 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 3 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 4 600 Mt Albert / New Lynn / Blockhouse Bay - 5 1022 Western Springs / Westmere / Pt Chevalier - 6 604 Titirangi / Green Bay - 7 6022 Miramar / Lyall Bay - Wellington 8 627 Northcote / Hillcrest - 9 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay - 10 3216 Hamilton East / Hillcrest / Silverdale - Hamilton Folk 1 6011 Te Aro / Mt Victoria - Wellington 2 6012 Kelburn / Northland - Wellington 3 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 4 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 5 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 6 630 Browns Bay / Mairangi Bay - 7 1011 Ponsonby - 8 1025 Sandringham - 9 4310 Moturoa / Westown / Frankleigh Park - New Plymouth 10 5010 Lower Hutt / Boulcott / Alicetown - Lower Hutt Screen 1 1021 Grey Lynn / Kingsland - 2 1011 Ponsonby - 3 604 Titirangi / Green Bay - 4 1024 Mt Eden / Three Kings - 5 1025 Sandringham - 6 1010 Central / Grafton - 7 6023 Island Bay / Owhiro Bay - Wellington 8 1022 Western Springs / Westmere / Pt Chevalier - 9 6021 Newtown / Brooklyn - Wellington 10 626 Birkenhead / Northcote / Beach Haven -
Notes 1. Rankings based on the total number of earning APRA writer members for each postcode during relevant calendar year, as defined by member addresses held on file with APRA AMCOS 2. All members holding a New Zealand address receiving any domestic or foreign APRA royalties during the period are included in the rankings. 3. The highest growth postcodes from 2003 2013 is based on data from within the national top 50 postcodes 4. Genre categories are as per those selected by members when joining APRA AMCOS 5. The Screen category is allocated to any earning member contained in one or both of Film / Television and Jingle membership categories. This membership category is only allocated to members after being reviewed by APRA AMCOS membership department. 6. All other categories are self-selected by members upon joining APRA AMCOS and members may select multiple genre categories. 7. Postcodes and localities are as defined by New Zealand Post More information For more information on the findings please contact: Jamie Newman, Communications and Events, APRA AMCOS jnewman@apra.co.nz. or Andrew Harris, Principal Analyst, APRA AMCOS aharris@apra.com.au.