Loneliness
The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over who reported feeling lonely "sometimes", "most of the time" or "always" during the previous 12 months, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.
Proportion of the population experiencing loneliness, 2008 (%)
| Big city |
Never |
Rarely |
Sometimes |
Most of the time |
Always |
| Rodney District |
61.7 |
26.0 |
9.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
| North Shore |
59.5 |
24.2 |
14.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
| Waitakere |
53.5 |
27.9 |
16.8 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
| Auckland |
53.1 |
28.3 |
15.9 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
| Manukau |
59.6 |
20.2 |
17.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
| Hamilton |
48.4 |
32.2 |
18.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
| Tauranga |
57.1 |
24.1 |
16.4 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
| Porirua |
55.8 |
28.0 |
14.1 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
| Hutt |
55.5 |
26.3 |
15.8 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
| Wellington |
53.5 |
30.8 |
14.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
| Christchurch |
54.9 |
31.7 |
12.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
| Dunedin |
55.8 |
27.3 |
15.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
Proportion of the population experiencing loneliness, by sex and age, 2008 (sometimes, most of the time or always lonely (%))
| Big city |
Sex |
Age |
Total |
| Male |
Female |
15 - 24 |
25 - 49 |
50 - 64 |
65+ |
| Rodney District |
13.0 |
11.6 |
15.1 |
12.1 |
10.4 |
12.8 |
12.2 |
| North Shore |
15.2 |
17.3 |
20.7 |
16.7 |
13.8 |
12.2 |
16.3 |
| Waitakere |
19.1 |
18.0 |
23.8 |
18.3 |
17.0 |
13.9 |
18.5 |
| Auckland |
15.3 |
21.5 |
19.4 |
18.3 |
18.5 |
18.0 |
18.6 |
| Manukau |
20.5 |
19.8 |
20.0 |
20.6 |
17.6 |
22.8 |
20.2 |
| Hamilton |
19.3 |
19.5 |
22.8 |
19.2 |
16.5 |
18.0 |
19.4 |
| Tauranga |
14.6 |
22.6 |
31.6 |
14.0 |
19.7 |
18.3 |
18.8 |
| Porirua |
14.5 |
17.7 |
16.6 |
16.5 |
12.1 |
22.1 |
16.2 |
| Hutt |
13.8 |
22.3 |
18.6 |
20.6 |
13.0 |
17.1 |
18.2 |
| Wellington |
11.8 |
19.4 |
18.6 |
17.2 |
13.1 |
7.3 |
15.8 |
| Christchurch |
13.2 |
13.6 |
13.8 |
15.4 |
9.6 |
12.3 |
13.4 |
| Dunedin |
14.0 |
19.5 |
16.3 |
19.2 |
15.4 |
14.2 |
16.9 |
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