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title: "Central Plumbing vs Plumb Plumbing & Drainage: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Central Plumbing or Plumb Plumbing & Drainage? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington plumbing companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Central Plumbing vs Plumb Plumbing & Drainage: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Central Plumbing or Plumb Plumbing & Drainage? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington plumbing companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Central Plumbing and Plumb Plumbing & Drainage
- **Competitive set**: Wellington plumbing companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Central Plumbing Share of Search**: 7.7%
- **Plumb Plumbing & Drainage Share of Search**: 69.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Central Plumbing or Plumb Plumbing & Drainage?

- In August 2026, Plumb Plumbing & Drainage had more branded searches than Central Plumbing among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand. Plumb Plumbing & Drainage was estimated to have 90 branded searches compared to Central Plumbing’s 10, and held a 69.2% Share of Search versus Central Plumbing’s 7.7%.
- Plumb Plumbing & Drainage was ahead of Central Plumbing in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Central Plumbing’s estimated Share of Search among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand moved from 21.4% to 7.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30 to 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plumb Plumbing & Drainage’s estimated Share of Search among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand moved from 50% to 69.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 90.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand wellington plumbing companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Plumb Plumbing & Drainage gained estimated Share of Search among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand, from 45.5% to 69.2%.
- In August 2026, Central Plumbing lost estimated Share of Search among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand, from 27.3% to 7.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Central Plumbing estimated searches | Central Plumbing Share of Search | Central Plumbing rank | Plumb Plumbing & Drainage estimated searches | Plumb Plumbing & Drainage Share of Search | Plumb Plumbing & Drainage rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 21.4% | 3 | 70 | 50% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 25% | 3 | 40 | 33.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 11.1% | 3 | 50 | 55.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 18.2% | 3 | 50 | 45.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | 20% | 3 | 50 | 50% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 14.3% | 3 | 90 | 64.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | 18.2% | 2 | 70 | 63.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 18.8% | 3 | 90 | 56.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 30 | 20% | 2 | 90 | 60% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 30 | 27.3% | 2 | 50 | 45.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 7.7% | 3 | 90 | 69.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Central Plumbing’s and Plumb Plumbing & Drainage’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Central Plumbing**: Measured on the search term “central plumbing wellington”.
- **Plumb Plumbing & Drainage**: Measured on the search terms “plumb plumbing”, “plumb plumbing and drainage” and “plumbplumbing”, summed into one figure.

- [Central Plumbing profile](/demand/nz/brands/central-plumbing)
- [Plumb Plumbing & Drainage profile](/demand/nz/brands/plumb-plumbing-drainage)
- [All wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wellington-plumbing-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Central Plumbing or Plumb Plumbing & Drainage?

In August 2026, Plumb Plumbing & Drainage had more branded searches than Central Plumbing among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand. Plumb Plumbing & Drainage was estimated to have 90 branded searches compared to Central Plumbing’s 10, and held a 69.2% Share of Search versus Central Plumbing’s 7.7%.

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