The dwelling and household estimates presented here incorporate results from the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings. Dwelling estimates from 2001 to 2008 have been revised based on tenure from the 2006 Census. Household estimates from 1996 to 2008 have been revised based on tenure from the 2006 Census and a revised estimate of the number of households at 30 June 2001.
The current dwelling and household estimates do not make any adjustment for the Canterbury earthquakes. While it is expected that there will be a decrease in the number of permanent private dwellings due to the earthquakes, there has been an increase in the number of temporary private dwellings (caravans, cabins, tents and other makeshift dwellings) being used by households. At this stage the net effects on the dwelling and household estimates are unknown. The estimates may be subject to revision if suitable information becomes available at a later date.
The number of residential properties that had been red stickered at 30 March 2011 is available via the Public Information Updates on the Canterbury Earthquake website (http://canterburyearthquake.org.nz). The Public Information Update on 30 March 2011, shows 1,824 residential properties have been red stickered. It should be noted that red stickered does not mean demolished.
On Thursday 23 June 2011, Prime Minister John Key and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced the areas of greater Christchurch where the land is unlikely to be able to be rebuilt on for a considerable period of time. Advice from geotechnical engineers has seen all greater Christchurch land divided into four residential zones – red, orange, green, and white. At the time of the announcement around:
- 5,000 residential properties were in the red zone, where it is not feasible to rebuild on the land at the present time
- 10,000 properties were in the orange zone, where engineers need to undertake further investigations
- 100,000 properties were in the green zone, where homes can be repaired and rebuilt, and
- the white zone has a combination of areas that are still being mapped or are non-residential.
On 18 August 2011 the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced the Waimakariri District land decision to date:
- The government made offers to purchase a further 940 properties in Kaiapoi and Pines Beach north of Christchurch.
- Of the 1,230 residential properties zoned orange for further investigation on 23 June, 860 in Kaiapoi and 80 in Pines Beach have now been zoned red, 220 in the northern part of Kaiapoi have been zoned green and a further 70 in the western part of Kaiapoi will remain in the orange zone for the time being for further investigative work.
Earthquake Recovery Update Issue 3 (28 September), states:
- 4,840 residential red zone property owners have been made an offer to purchase their property by the Crown.
- 7,800 households are in the orange zone awaiting decisions on their land.
CERA Media Briefing - Release Date: 17 November 2011
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has today announced
- In Brooklands, 417 properties have been zoned red and the Government will now make offers to purchase those properties covered by insurance.
CERA - Update from Roger Sutton, Chief Executive: 23 November 2011
- There are now 6,540 red zoned residential properties and more than 180,000 green zoned properties in Canterbury.
Further information is available on the CERA website.
Estimated households
An estimate of all households usually living in New Zealand at a given date.
A household consists of one person usually residing alone, or two or more people usually residing together in a private dwelling, therefore visitors are excluded. Households whose members are all away temporarily elsewhere in New Zealand and/or temporarily overseas are included.
The estimated households of New Zealand at a given date after a census is derived by updating the census household count for:
- estimated net census undercount
- the estimated number of households temporarily elsewhere in New Zealand or temporarily overseas on census night
- change in the number of households between census night and the date of the estimate.
Estimated households are available quarterly at the national level 'as at' each reference date (31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December) from 30 June 1991. Estimated households are also available quarterly for 'mean quarter ended' and 'mean year ended'.
Estimated private dwellings
An estimate of all private dwellings in New Zealand at a given date.
This is a measure of the private dwelling stock in New Zealand and includes occupied and unoccupied dwellings. A private dwelling accommodates a person or a group of people, but is not available to the public. A private dwelling may be permanent or temporary. Permanent private dwellings include houses and flats; residences attached to a business or institution; baches, cribs and huts. Caravans, cabins, tents and other makeshift dwellings that are the principal or usual residence of households are classified as temporary private dwellings.
This estimate includes permanent and temporary private occupied dwellings as well as unoccupied dwellings. The estimate excludes non-private dwellings and dwellings under construction. This estimate makes no adjustment for private dwellings missed or counted more than once by the census (net census undercount).
As there is no census information on whether unoccupied dwellings are private or non-private, these estimates assume that all unoccupied dwellings are private. The estimated private dwellings at a given date after a census also includes an adjustment for new dwellings, less an adjustment for dwellings that are demolished or destroyed.
Estimated private dwellings are available quarterly at the national level 'as at' each reference date (31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December) from 31 March 1991. Estimated private dwellings are also available quarterly for 'mean quarter ended' and 'mean year ended'.
Tenure
Tenure of household refers to the nature of the occupancy of a private household in a dwelling. Tenure of household seeks to ascertain if the household rents or owns the dwelling and whether payment is made by the household for that right. It does not refer to the tenure of the land on which the dwelling is situated.
The tenure estimates have been derived by applying tenure proportions to the household and private dwelling estimates. The tenure proportions are based on census information on tenure of households in private occupied dwellings (excluding visitor-only dwellings). The tenure proportions for each quarter were calculated by linearly interpolating between the census tenure proportions. After 7 March 2006, the proportions are held constant at the 2006 Census tenure proportions.
Estimated households and private dwellings by tenure are available quarterly from 1991. There are three tenure types available for each estimate:
- owner-occupied
- rented
- provided free.
Notes:
In the 2001 Census, a family trust was officially treated as 'not owned' and the help notes instructed respondents to mark 'no' to the ownership questions. However respondents may have indicated 'owned' because they did not read the help notes or still thought of themselves as owning the dwelling.
Private dwellings that are 'provided free' to households include dwellings owned by individuals, private trusts, businesses and government. Some people may therefore be living in private dwellings which they own but are classified as 'provided free' because they are owned by a private trust and/or provided free to some or all household members.
In the 2006 Census, the first tenure question was 'Do you, or anyone else who lives here, hold this dwelling in a family trust'. The family trust question then routed the respondent to further relevant tenure questions. From 2006, the dwelling and household estimates combines owner-occupied and dwellings held in family trusts to form tenure rates.
Tables
- Household estimates by tenure, June 1991 – March 2012
- Private dwelling estimates by tenure, March 1991 – March 2012
Further information
Information about the Dwelling and Household Estimates
Tenure of Household - 2006 Census