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Household types

In Dunedin City, 60.7% of households were made up of one family households compared with 63.6% in Otago Region 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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Total households

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Household types
Dunedin City20182006Change
Household by typeNumber%Otago Region %Number%Otago Region %2006 to 2018
One family households29,35860.763.627,93362.965.1+1,425
Multi-family households7111.51.65191.21.1+192
Related individuals, non family4230.90.74441.00.8-21
Group household (unrelated)3,6397.56.03,4027.76.3+237
Sole person household12,96926.825.011,59526.125.5+1,374
Non-classifiable household1,2392.63.25011.11.2+738
Total households48,339100.0100.044,394100.0100.0+3,945
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate
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Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2018 . Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006 and 2018 . Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household types in Dunedin City in 2018 compared to Otago Region 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 63.6% and 1.6% respectively for Otago Region.

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 25.0% in Otago Region while the proportion of multi-family households was 1.5% compared to 1.6% in Otago Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Dunedin City increased by 3,945 between 2006 and 2018.

The largest changes in household types in Dunedin City between 2006 and 2018 were:

  • One family households (+1,425 households)
  • Sole person household (+1,374 households)
  • Group household (unrelated) (+237 households)
  • Multi-family households (+192 households)

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