QuickStats About New Zealand's Population and Dwellings

Private Occupied Dwelling Count
1996, 2001 and 2006 Censuses
  1996 2001 2006
Private Occupied Dwellings 1,276,332 1,359,843 1,471,746
  • There were 1,471,746 private occupied dwellings counted in the 2006 Census, an increase of 111,903 (8.2 percent) since the 2001 Census.
  • New Zealand's private occupied dwelling count has increased by 195,414 (15.3 percent) in the 10 years to March 2006.
  • Two-thirds of all private occupied dwellings were either owned by their occupants (54.5 percent) or held in a family trust (12.3 percent). The remaining third (33.1 percent) were not owned by their occupants.

Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables and graphs.