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Dunedin City

Household types

In Dunedin City, 60.7% of households were made up of one family households compared with 70.1% in Mount Cargill in 2018.

Dunedin City'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, Dunedin City's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Family, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census questions:

'How is each person in the household related to you?'

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Household types
Dunedin City20182013Change
Household by typeNumber%Mount Cargill %Number%Mount Cargill %2013 to 2018
One family households29,35860.770.128,14661.369.0+1,212
Multi-family households7111.51.96211.40.8+90
Related individuals, non family4230.90.03930.90.0+30
Group household (unrelated)3,6397.51.13,3367.31.2+303
Sole person household12,96926.822.312,55527.326.5+414
Non-classifiable household1,2392.64.58851.92.4+354
Total households48,339100.0100.045,936100.0100.0+2,403
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household types in Dunedin City in 2018 compared to Mount Cargill shows that there was a lower proportion of one family households as well as a higher proportion of group households. Overall, 60.7% of total households were one family households, and 7.5% were group households, compared with 70.1% and 1.9% respectively for Mount Cargill.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of multi-family households. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.8% compared to 22.3% in Mount Cargill while the proportion of multi-family households was 1.5% compared to 1.9% in Mount Cargill.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Dunedin City increased by 2,403 between 2013 and 2018.

The largest changes in household types in Dunedin City between 2013 and 2018 were:

  • One family households (+1,212 households)
  • Sole person household (+414 households)
  • Group household (unrelated) (+303 households)
  • Multi-family households (+90 households)

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