Increasing Household Income Offset By Higher Housing Costs In Year To June 2025

Household income increased at a slightly higher rate than housing costs in the year ended June 2025, according to data released by Stats NZ today.

Average weekly household disposable income increased from $1,977.70 to $2,077.70 in the 12 months to June 2025, up 5.1 percent from the previous year (not adjusting for inflation).

Housing costs also increased between June 2024 and June 2025, for households with housing expenditure, the average weekly cost for housing increasing from $457.90 in 2024 to $478.00 in 2025, up 4.4 percent.

“While household income increased in the year ended June 2025, increasing housing costs meant households were spending a similar proportion of their income on housing as the previous year,” household financial statistics spokesperson Victoria Treliving said.

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• Increasing household income offset by higher housing costs in year to June 2025: https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/increasing-household-income-offset-by-higher-housing-costs-in-year-to-june-2025/
• Household income and housing-cost statistics: Year ended June 2025: https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/household-income-and-housing-cost-statistics-year-ended-june-2025/
• Child poverty statistics: Year ended June 2025 – technical appendix: https://www.stats.govt.nz/methods/child-poverty-statistics-year-ended-june-2025-technical-appendix/
• CSV files for download: https://www.stats.govt.nz/large-datasets/csv-files-for-download/

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