Household crowding
The proportion of the population living in crowded housing (ie requiring one or more additional bedrooms, as defined by the Canadian Crowding Index).
| Region | Households with fewer bedrooms than needed (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | ||
| 1 | Northland | 15.9 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
| 2 | Auckland | 16.4 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 15.7 |
| 3 | Waikato | 12.9 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
| 4 | Bay of Plenty | 15.5 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| 5 | Gisborne | 18.3 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 15.2 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay | 13.6 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Taranaki | 10.1 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 8 | Manawatu-Wanganui | 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Wellington | 12.1 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| 10 | Tasman | 9.6 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 11 | Nelson | 9.1 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| 12 | Marlborough | 8.2 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 13 | West Coast | 9.9 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 14 | Canterbury | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 |
| 15 | Otago | 8.0 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 16 | Southland | 10.1 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Household crowding, by ethnicity, 2006
| Region | European | Māori | Pacific | Asian | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Northland | 5,781 | 6.0 | 9,891 | 25.5 | 1,011 | 30.8 | 294 | 12.7 | 39 | 10.7 | 15,678 | 11.9 |
| Auckland | 38,223 | 5.2 | 33,723 | 26.9 | 78,012 | 47.8 | 47,508 | 21.5 | 4,140 | 23.3 | 190,017 | 15.7 |
| Waikato | 12,987 | 4.7 | 17,238 | 24.7 | 3,219 | 29.7 | 3,315 | 19.6 | 675 | 28.9 | 34,017 | 9.6 |
| Bay of Plenty | 8,091 | 4.5 | 15,681 | 25.5 | 1,731 | 29.8 | 1,224 | 17.2 | 81 | 10.4 | 24,594 | 10.4 |
| Gisborne | 1,530 | 6.5 | 4,518 | 25.7 | 351 | 29.8 | 99 | 15.0 | 9 | 10.3 | 6,099 | 15.2 |
| Hawke's Bay | 5,508 | 5.2 | 7,944 | 26.4 | 1,698 | 36.9 | 642 | 20.6 | 96 | 19.5 | 14,349 | 10.5 |
| Taranaki | 3,273 | 3.9 | 2,514 | 17.4 | 294 | 23.8 | 261 | 14.4 | 6 | 2.7 | 5,871 | 6.1 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 6,798 | 4.1 | 6,900 | 18.2 | 1,479 | 28.2 | 1,020 | 14.0 | 183 | 17.0 | 14,535 | 7.1 |
| Wellington | 14,118 | 4.4 | 9,996 | 19.7 | 11,340 | 35.6 | 5,232 | 15.4 | 1,434 | 28.0 | 38,424 | 9.1 |
| Tasman | 1,560 | 4.0 | 327 | 11.5 | 48 | 16.3 | 93 | 18.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 1,959 | 4.7 |
| Nelson | 1,350 | 3.8 | 486 | 14.9 | 183 | 27.5 | 150 | 15.7 | 15 | 9.6 | 2,103 | 5.2 |
| Marlborough | 1,287 | 3.7 | 591 | 15.3 | 207 | 35.9 | 96 | 18.3 | 45 | 30.6 | 2,100 | 5.4 |
| West Coast | 903 | 3.5 | 276 | 10.6 | 48 | 19.5 | 24 | 8.6 | 3 | 5.0 | 1,176 | 4.2 |
| Canterbury | 15,777 | 3.7 | 4,731 | 14.0 | 3,198 | 31.9 | 4,158 | 15.2 | 579 | 17.9 | 27,489 | 5.6 |
| Otago | 5,097 | 3.2 | 1,131 | 10.3 | 510 | 18.4 | 858 | 13.0 | 231 | 19.8 | 7,689 | 4.3 |
| Southland | 2,394 | 3.1 | 1,053 | 11.0 | 234 | 18.0 | 120 | 11.8 | 12 | 8.3 | 3,516 | 4.1 |
Household crowding, by age, 2006
| Region | 0 - 9 | 10 - 14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65+ | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Northland | 4,482 | 22.3 | 2,214 | 18.9 | 2,979 | 19.7 | 3,792 | 12.0 | 1,836 | 5.3 | 381 | 2.1 | 15,678 | 11.9 |
| Auckland | 43,023 | 24.0 | 20,277 | 21.8 | 42,642 | 23.4 | 52,560 | 14.2 | 25,251 | 9.3 | 6,270 | 5.6 | 190,017 | 15.7 |
| Waikato | 8,742 | 16.3 | 4,209 | 14.5 | 7,848 | 15.9 | 8,550 | 9.0 | 3,879 | 4.6 | 786 | 1.9 | 34,017 | 9.6 |
| Bay of Plenty | 6,738 | 18.6 | 3,228 | 16.2 | 4,944 | 17.4 | 6,321 | 10.3 | 2,763 | 4.7 | 600 | 1.8 | 24,594 | 10.4 |
| Gisborne | 1,653 | 23.7 | 804 | 21.1 | 1,266 | 24.8 | 1,473 | 14.6 | 738 | 7.7 | 171 | 3.8 | 6,099 | 15.2 |
| Hawke's Bay | 3,936 | 19.1 | 1,839 | 16.0 | 3,000 | 18.0 | 3,585 | 10.2 | 1,683 | 4.8 | 309 | 1.7 | 14,349 | 10.5 |
| Taranaki | 1,551 | 11.3 | 804 | 10.2 | 1,320 | 11.1 | 1,449 | 5.7 | 633 | 2.6 | 108 | 0.8 | 5,871 | 6.1 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 3,849 | 12.9 | 1,851 | 11.1 | 3,306 | 11.5 | 3,591 | 6.8 | 1,617 | 3.2 | 327 | 1.2 | 14,535 | 7.1 |
| Wellington | 8,397 | 14.3 | 4,119 | 13.6 | 9,636 | 15.8 | 10,482 | 8.2 | 4,803 | 4.9 | 981 | 2.2 | 38,424 | 9.1 |
| Tasman | 480 | 8.1 | 231 | 6.8 | 411 | 9.4 | 537 | 4.9 | 270 | 2.3 | 36 | 0.7 | 1,959 | 4.7 |
| Nelson | 483 | 9.7 | 222 | 7.5 | 540 | 10.4 | 555 | 5.1 | 270 | 2.5 | 36 | 0.7 | 2,103 | 5.2 |
| Marlborough | 444 | 9.3 | 252 | 9.2 | 444 | 11.0 | 618 | 6.2 | 288 | 2.6 | 54 | 0.9 | 2,100 | 5.4 |
| West Coast | 282 | 7.8 | 162 | 7.2 | 222 | 7.4 | 321 | 4.2 | 159 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.7 | 1,176 | 4.2 |
| Canterbury | 5,769 | 8.9 | 2,979 | 8.5 | 7,299 | 10.8 | 7,368 | 5.3 | 3,432 | 2.8 | 642 | 1.0 | 27,489 | 5.6 |
| Otago | 1,458 | 6.9 | 687 | 5.8 | 2,421 | 8.3 | 2,139 | 4.5 | 858 | 1.9 | 123 | 0.5 | 7,689 | 4.3 |
| Southland | 921 | 7.7 | 465 | 6.9 | 795 | 7.4 | 912 | 4.0 | 366 | 1.7 | 60 | 0.6 | 3,516 | 4.1 |
Household crowding, by sex, 2006
| Region | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Northland | 7,587 | 11.8 | 8,097 | 12.1 |
| Auckland | 91,980 | 15.6 | 98,034 | 15.8 |
| Waikato | 16,482 | 9.5 | 17,535 | 9.7 |
| Bay of Plenty | 11,997 | 10.4 | 12,594 | 10.3 |
| Gisborne | 2,934 | 15.0 | 3,168 | 15.4 |
| Hawke's Bay | 6,909 | 10.4 | 7,440 | 10.6 |
| Taranaki | 2,931 | 6.2 | 2,940 | 6.0 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 7,095 | 7.1 | 7,443 | 7.0 |
| Wellington | 18,645 | 9.1 | 19,782 | 9.1 |
| Tasman | 969 | 4.7 | 984 | 4.7 |
| Nelson | 1,095 | 5.6 | 1,011 | 4.9 |
| Marlborough | 1,047 | 5.5 | 1,056 | 5.4 |
| West Coast | 627 | 4.4 | 546 | 3.9 |
| Canterbury | 13,596 | 5.6 | 13,893 | 5.5 |
| Otago | 3,882 | 4.5 | 3,804 | 4.2 |
| Southland | 1,704 | 4.0 | 1,812 | 4.2 |