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Households

New Zealand has about 1.5 million private households. While 37% are families with children, 26% are couple-only households and 23% are one-person households. The New Zealand population’s median age has increased to 35.9 years.

Distribution of private household composition
 

2001

2006

 

Percent

Single-family households

    

Couple

25.1

25.7

Couple with children

27.3

27.5

Single parent with children

9.6

9.4

Other

7.1

6.5

One-person households

23.4

23.0

Other, such as multi-family households

7.5

7.9

Total

100.0

100.0


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