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Tenure of household

Tenure of Household in New Zealand,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
     
 
199620012006
Owned or partly owned by usual resident(s)
     Mortgage arrangement nfd
  18,309  11,832  26,529
     With mortgage payments
  448,374  443,277  405,264
     No mortgage payments
  394,074  413,550  312,162
Not owned by usual resident(s)
     Rental arrangement nfd
  21,534  14,700  6,312
     With rent payments
  290,124  358,890  388,275
     No rent payments
  45,402  38,607  57,375
Held in a family trust by usual resident(s)(3)
     Mortgage arrangement nfd
......  13,386
     With mortgage payments
......  72,825
     No mortgage payments
......  81,711
Not elsewhere included(4)
  50,271  63,414  90,333
Total  1,268,094  1,344,267  1,454,175

1. All figures are for households in private occupied dwellings.
2. 'Tenure of household' refers to the nature of the occupancy of a household in a private dwelling, at the time of the survey. It does not refer to the tenure of the land on which the dwelling is situated.
3. Information on family trusts was first collected in 2006.
4. In 1996, this includes 'not specified'. In 2001 and 2006 this includes 'response unidentifiable', and 'not stated'.

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... figure not available

Note:
nfd not further defined

Weekly rent

Weekly Rent of Households in New Zealand,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Under $50
  14,880  14,352  7,842
$50–$79
  22,581  40,203  31,239
$80–$99
  18,045  20,958  18,867
$100–$124
  41,682  38,175  26,574
$125–$149
  41,739  32,670  21,897
$150–$174
  46,416  43,653  35,823
$175–$199
  30,684  33,495  29,922
$200–$249
  32,952  53,865  63,567
$250–$299
  14,331  31,782  57,657
$300–$349
  6,699  14,412  35,871
$350 and over
  10,692  17,469  48,141
Not elsewhere included(2)
  9,423  17,856  10,875
Total  290,124  358,890  388,272

1. All figures are for households in rented private occupied dwellings (usual residents do not own the dwelling and make rent payments).
2. In 1996 this includes responses classified as 'not applicable', 'unidentifiable' and 'not specified'. In 2001 and 2006 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' are included.

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 tables.