Carterton District
Household types
In the Carterton District, 68.5% of households were made up of one family households compared with 65.4% in the Wellington Region in 2013.
The Carterton District's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.
To continue building the story, the Carterton District's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Family, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
Derived from the Census questions:
'How is each person in the household related to you?'
Total households
| Household types | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carterton District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Household by type | Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2006 to 2013 | ||
| One family households | 2,256 | 68.5 | 65.4 | 1,956 | 71.1 | 65.9 | +300 | 630 | 1438 |
| Multi-family households | 45 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 27 | 1.0 | 2.2 | +18 | 631 | 1438 |
| Related individuals, non family | 12 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 632 | 1438 |
| Group household (unrelated) | 66 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 51 | 1.9 | 5.2 | +15 | 633 | 1438 |
| Sole person household | 852 | 25.9 | 24.2 | 654 | 23.8 | 24.4 | +198 | 634 | 1438 |
| Non-classifiable household | 63 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 51 | 1.9 | 1.5 | +12 | 635 | 1438 |
| Total households | 3,294 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,751 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +543 | ||
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household types in the Carterton District in 2013 compared to the Wellington Region shows that there was a higher proportion of one family households as well as a lower proportion of group households. Overall, 68.5% of total households were one family households, and 2.0% were group households, compared with 65.4% and 2.7% respectively for the Wellington Region.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of multi-family households. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.9% compared to 24.2% in the Wellington Region while the proportion of multi-family households was 1.4% compared to 2.7% in the Wellington Region.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Carterton District increased by 543 between 2006 and 2013.
The largest changes in household types in the Carterton District between 2006 and 2013 were:
- One family households (+300 households)
- Sole person household (+198 households)