--- title: "Metlifecare vs Oceania Retirement Villages: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Metlifecare or Oceania Retirement Villages? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Retirement Village Operators 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/metlifecare-vs-oceania-retirement-villages" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Metlifecare vs Oceania Retirement Villages: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Metlifecare or Oceania Retirement Villages? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Retirement Village Operators 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**: Metlifecare and Oceania Retirement Villages - **Competitive set**: Retirement Village Operators - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Metlifecare Share of Search**: 19.5% - **Oceania Retirement Villages Share of Search**: 1.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Metlifecare or Oceania Retirement Villages? - In August 2026, Metlifecare had more branded searches than Oceania Retirement Villages among retirement village operators in New Zealand. Metlifecare was estimated to have 4.7K branded searches compared to Oceania Retirement Villages’ 340, and held a 19.5% Share of Search versus Oceania Retirement Villages’ 1.4%. - Metlifecare was ahead of Oceania Retirement Villages in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Metlifecare’s estimated Share of Search among retirement village operators in New Zealand moved from 18.5% to 19.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.7K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Oceania Retirement Villages’ estimated Share of Search among retirement village operators in New Zealand moved from 0.79% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 200 to 340. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand retirement village operators in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Oceania Retirement Villages in New Zealand rose 70% over 11 measured months, from 200 to 340 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Metlifecare estimated searches | Metlifecare Share of Search | Metlifecare rank | Oceania Retirement Villages estimated searches | Oceania Retirement Villages Share of Search | Oceania Retirement Villages rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.7K | 18.5% | 3 | 200 | 0.79% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 8.4K | 28.3% | 2 | 180 | 0.61% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 3.2K | 16.1% | 3 | 140 | 0.71% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 4K | 15.1% | 3 | 160 | 0.6% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 4.8K | 19.3% | 3 | 230 | 0.93% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 4.7K | 18.9% | 3 | 180 | 0.72% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 4.7K | 17.8% | 3 | 150 | 0.57% | 7 | | May 2026 | 3.9K | 16.8% | 3 | 260 | 1.1% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 4.7K | 19.9% | 3 | 160 | 0.68% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 3.8K | 19.3% | 3 | 190 | 0.96% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 4.7K | 19.5% | 3 | 340 | 1.4% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Metlifecare’s and Oceania Retirement Villages’ 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. - **Metlifecare**: Measured on the search terms “metlifecare”, “metlifecare nz”, “metlifecare retirement villages” and “metlifecare villages”, summed into one figure. - **Oceania Retirement Villages**: Measured on the search terms “oceania retirement”, “oceania retirement villages” and “oceania villages”, summed into one figure. - [Metlifecare profile](/demand/nz/brands/metlifecare) - [Oceania Retirement Villages profile](/demand/nz/brands/oceania-retirement-villages) - [All retirement village operators in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-retirement-village-operators): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Metlifecare or Oceania Retirement Villages? In August 2026, Metlifecare had more branded searches than Oceania Retirement Villages among retirement village operators in New Zealand. Metlifecare was estimated to have 4.7K branded searches compared to Oceania Retirement Villages’ 340, and held a 19.5% Share of Search versus Oceania Retirement Villages’ 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Metlifecare vs Oceania Retirement Villages: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/metlifecare-vs-oceania-retirement-villages This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/metlifecare-vs-oceania-retirement-villages. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.