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Six new homes for every thousand Kiwis

Six new homes for every thousand Kiwis – Media release

25 August 2016

The number of new homes consented per capita has doubled over the past five years, but is only half the level seen at the peak of the 1970s building boom, Statistics New Zealand said today.

Over the year to June 2016, six new homes were consented for every thousand people living in New Zealand. This number has been increasing since the June 2011 year, when only three new homes were consented for every thousand residents.

The highest number on record was in the June 1974 year, when 13 new homes were consented for every thousand residents (compared with an average of nine for the decade).

In the year ended June 2016, the regions that consented the most new homes per thousand residents were:
• Canterbury – 11
• Bay of Plenty – 8
• Waikato – 8
• Tasman – 7
• Otago – 7
• Northland – 6
• Auckland – 6.

Canterbury has the highest level of homes consented per capita due to the ongoing earthquake recovery. Auckland’s number is in line with the national average.

Over the past year, the regions surrounding Auckland (Northland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty) have seen the largest increases in dwelling consents per capita.

Over the past 10 years, New Zealand’s population has grown by 508,000, while the private dwelling stock has grown by an estimated 178,000 (after accounting for demolitions and consented dwellings that weren’t built).

At 30 June 2016, almost 4.7 million people were living in New Zealand, and there were a total of 1.8 million private dwellings.

For more information, see Dwelling consents, and population and dwelling estimates – tables.

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