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How much do we pay on our housing rental? (Housing rental)

Derived from the Census questions, "Does this household pay rent to an owner (or to their agent for this dwelling?" and "How much rent does this household pay to the owner (or agent) for this dwelling?’"

Rental data is indicative of the residential role and function of an area and is directly related to the value of residential property of an area. When viewed with household income data it may also be indicative of the level of ‘housing stress’ households in the community are under.

To enable a comparison of Weekly housing rental repayments in Wanganui District over time, Housing rental quartiles have been calculated and presented in the Housing rental quartiles tab.

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Weekly housing rental
(renting households)		Wanganui District
2006
Usual residencenumber%New Zealand %
Under $501172.72.0
$50 to $9989120.712.9
$100 to $1491,42233.112.5
$150 to $1991,30830.416.9
$200 to $2493097.216.4
$250 to $299721.714.9
$300 to $349210.59.2
$350 to $39990.25.3
$400 to $44900.02.6
$450 to $49960.11.7
$500 and over180.42.7
Not elsewhere included1262.92.8
Total4,299100.0100.0

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

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.

This dataset shows the amount of rent paid by households on a weekly basis for the dwelling in which they were enumerated on Census night.

These data only apply to households renting their dwelling.

Analysis of weekly housing rental payments in Wanganui District in 2006 compared to New Zealand shows that there was a lower proportion of households paying high rental payments ($400 or more per week) but a higher proportion of households paying low rental payments less than $150 per week).

Overall, 0.5% of households were paying high rental payments, and 56.5% were paying low payments, compared with 7.1% and 27.4% respectively for New Zealand.

Weekly housing rental, Wanganui District and New Zealand, 2006 (Usual residence) 2.0% Under $50, New Zealand 12.9% $50 to $99, New Zealand 12.5% $100 to $149, New Zealand 16.9% $150 to $199, New Zealand 16.4% $200 to $249, New Zealand 14.9% $250 to $299, New Zealand 9.2% $300 to $349, New Zealand 5.3% $350 to $399, New Zealand 2.6% $400 to $449, New Zealand 1.7% $450 to $499, New Zealand 2.7% $500 and over, New Zealand 2.7% Under $50, Wanganui District 20.7% $50 to $99, Wanganui District 33.1% $100 to $149, Wanganui District 30.4% $150 to $199, Wanganui District 7.2% $200 to $249, Wanganui District 1.7% $250 to $299, Wanganui District 0.5% $300 to $349, Wanganui District 0.2% $350 to $399, Wanganui District 0.0% $400 to $449, Wanganui District 0.1% $450 to $499, Wanganui District 0.4% $500 and over, Wanganui District
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