Dunedin City
Household size
28% of the Dunedin City's households contained only one person, compared with 14.2% in the East Taieri, 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, the Dunedin City'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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunedin City | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | East Taieri % | Number | % | East Taieri % | 2006 to 2018 | ||
| 1 person | 12,969 | 27.5 | 14.2 | 11,595 | 26.1 | 14.4 | +1,374 | 375 | 1429 |
| 2 persons | 16,185 | 34.3 | 40.0 | 15,117 | 34.0 | 37.1 | +1,068 | 376 | 1429 |
| 3 persons | 7,230 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 7,062 | 15.9 | 18.6 | +168 | 377 | 1429 |
| 4 persons | 6,459 | 13.7 | 19.6 | 6,456 | 14.5 | 19.1 | +3 | 378 | 1429 |
| 5 persons | 2,778 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 2,868 | 6.5 | 8.2 | -90 | 379 | 1429 |
| 6 or more persons | 1,536 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1,302 | 2.9 | 2.6 | +234 | 380 | 1429 |
| Total | 47,157 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 44,400 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,757 | ||
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 the Dunedin City compared with the East Taieri shows that there were a higher proportion of lone person households, and a lower proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 27.5% of lone person households, and 22.8% of larger households, compared with 14.2% and 28.8% respectively for the East Taieri.
The major differences in the household size for the Dunedin City and the East Taieri were:
- A larger percentage of households with 1 person usually resident (27.5% compared to 14.2%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 4 persons usually resident (13.7% compared to 19.6%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 2 persons usually resident (34.3% compared to 40.0%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 3 persons usually resident (15.3% compared to 16.9%)
Emerging groups
The number of households in Dunedin City increased by 2,757 between 2006 and 2018.
The largest changes in the number of persons usually resident in a household in the Dunedin City between 2006 and 2018 were:
- 1 person (+1,374 households)
- 2 persons (+1,068 households)
- 6 or more persons (+234 households)
- 3 persons (+168 households)