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Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi

How many people live in each household?

Derived from the three Census questions, "Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 7 March 2006 in this dwelling", "Where does the person usually live?", and "Are there any persons who usually live in this dwelling who were absent on Census Night (Tuesday, 7 March 2006)?"

The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home. However, household size can also be influenced by a lack, (or abundance) of affordable housing. Further, overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members and/or other families. In conjunction with Family and Household types and Dwelling Type data, Household size indicates where Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi is in a cycle of change and assists in planning service delivery strategies.

Household size
(number of persons usually resident)		Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi
20062001Change
Usual residencenumber%Wellington City %number%Wellington City %2001 to 2006
One usual resident29417.324.627317.425.121
Two usual residents53131.332.851332.632.818
Three usual residents36921.817.631820.217.451
Four usual residents33019.515.731820.215.012
Five usual residents1237.36.31026.56.621
Six or more usual residents482.83.0483.13.10
Total1,695100.0100.01,572100.0100.0123

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006, 2001 and 1996.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.

This dataset counts households by the number of persons usually resident, (including residents who were temporarily absent on Census night).

A household is defined as either one person who usually resides alone or two or more people who usually reside together and share facilities (such as eating facilities, cooking facilities, bathroom and toilet facilities, a living area etc).

This dataset excludes 'Visitor only' households, and visitors to private dwellings who do not normally live there.

Analysis of the household size in the Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi compared with Wellington City shows that there were a lower proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 17.3% of lone person households, and 29.5% of larger households, compared with 24.6% and 25.0% respectively for Wellington City.

The major differences in the household size of Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi and Wellington City were:

  • A larger percentage of Three usual residents (21.8% compared to 17.6%);
  • A larger percentage of Four usual residents (19.5% compared to 15.7%), and;
  • A smaller percentage of One usual resident (17.3% compared to 24.6%).

The largest change in the size of households in Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi between 2001 and 2006 was:

  • Three usual residents (+51 households).
Household size, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi and Wellington City, 2006 (Usual residence) 3.0% Six or more usual residents, Wellington City 6.3% Five usual residents, Wellington City 15.7% Four usual residents, Wellington City 17.6% Three usual residents, Wellington City 32.8% Two usual residents, Wellington City 24.6% One usual resident, Wellington City 2.8% Six or more usual residents, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 7.3% Five usual residents, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 19.5% Four usual residents, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 21.8% Three usual residents, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 31.3% Two usual residents, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 17.3% One usual resident, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi
Change in household size, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi, 2001 to 2006 (Usual residence) +0 Six or more usual residents +21 Five usual residents +12 Four usual residents +51 Three usual residents +18 Two usual residents +21 One usual resident
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