Abbotsford
Household size
22% of Abbotsford's households contained only one person, compared with 22.3% in the Macandrew Bay-Company Bay, with the most dominant household size being 2 persons per household in 2018.
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. Household size can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.
An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.
For greater insight, Abbotsford's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
Derived from the three Census questions:
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 6 March 2018 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Are there any persons who usually live in this dwelling who were absent on Census Night (Tuesday, 6 March 2018)?'
Total population
| Household size | |||||||||
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| Abbotsford | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Macandrew Bay-Company Bay % | Number | % | Macandrew Bay-Company Bay % | 2006 to 2018 | ||
| 1 person | 240 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 183 | 20.3 | 18.9 | +57 | 375 | 1429 |
| 2 persons | 381 | 35.1 | 39.3 | 318 | 35.2 | 40.0 | +63 | 376 | 1429 |
| 3 persons | 189 | 17.4 | 13.6 | 159 | 17.6 | 16.8 | +30 | 377 | 1429 |
| 4 persons | 192 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 162 | 17.9 | 16.3 | +30 | 378 | 1429 |
| 5 persons | 57 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 57 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 0 | 379 | 1429 |
| 6 or more persons | 27 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 24 | 2.7 | 1.1 | +3 | 380 | 1429 |
| Total | 1,086 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 903 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +183 | ||
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window)
2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)
(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Abbotsford compared with the Macandrew Bay-Company Bay shows that there were a similar proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 22.1% of lone person households, and 25.4% of larger households, compared with 22.3% and 24.8% respectively for the Macandrew Bay-Company Bay.
The major differences in the household size for Abbotsford and the Macandrew Bay-Company Bay were:
- A larger percentage of households with 3 persons usually resident (17.4% compared to 13.6%)
- A larger percentage of households with 6 or more persons usually resident (2.5% compared to 1.5%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 2 persons usually resident (35.1% compared to 39.3%)
Emerging groups
The number of households in Abbotsford increased by 183 between 2006 and 2018.
The largest changes in the number of persons usually resident in a household in Abbotsford between 2006 and 2018 were:
- 2 persons (+63 households)
- 1 person (+57 households)