Population
|
Number of households
|
4931
|
64,706
|
1,454,106
|
1,570,695
|
Number of people
|
11,196
|
196,612
|
4,027,947
|
4,242,048
|
Median duration on waiting list (current applicants)
|
34 weeks
|
–
|
–
| |
Median duration in tenancy
|
–
|
212 weeks
|
–
| |
Demographic and socio-economic characteristics
|
Age and sex
|
Median age
|
21
|
21
|
36
|
38
|
Female %
|
55.5
|
54.8
|
51.2
|
51.3
|
Ethnicityd
|
European %
|
25.5
|
27.6
|
64.7
|
70.0
|
New Zealander %
|
–
|
–
|
10.7
|
1.6
|
Māori %
|
32.6
|
38.5
|
14.0
|
14.1
|
Pacific %
|
34.0
|
39.4
|
6.6
|
7.0
|
Asian %
|
10.6
|
4.4
|
8.8
|
11.1
|
Middle Eastern Latin American %
|
7.1
|
3.1
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
Other %
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
Not Stated %
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
4.3
|
5.4
|
Economic indicators
|
One parent with children %
|
35.7
|
35.4
|
18.1
|
17.8
|
Average weekly household income $
|
356.9
|
387.5
|
1321.6e
|
1398.4
|
Receipt of income from Gov. benefit %
|
86.8
|
95.6
|
24.5
|
25.1
|
Smoking statusf
|
Smoker in household %
|
–
|
44.1
|
32.9
| |
Proportion of adults who smoke %
|
–
|
29.9 (18+ years)
|
20.7 (15+ years)
|
15.1 (15+ years)
|
Crowding levels
|
Sharing with another family %
|
41.5
| |
2.8
|
3.3
|
Average number of people in household
|
4.2
|
3.2
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
Average number of bedrooms
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
Average people per bedroom
|
1.7
|
1.2
|
0.9
|
–
|
Short of 1 or more bedrooms %
|
Household
|
44.3
|
22.3
|
5.1
| |
Person
|
52.3
|
38.0
|
10.0
| |
Short of 2 or more bedrooms %
|
Household
|
22.2
|
7.1
|
1.2
| |
Person
|
28.3
|
14.3
|
3.5
|
–
|