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North East Valley Knox

Housing tenure

In North East Valley Knox 32% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 58.8% were renting privately, and 4.1% were in social housing in 2018.

North East Valley Knox's Housing Tenure data provides insights into its socio-economic status as well as the role it plays in the housing market. For example, a high concentration of private renters may indicate a transient area attractive to young singles and couples, while a concentration of home owners indicates a more settled area with mature families and empty-nester Household Summary. Tenure can also reflect built form (Dwelling Type), with a significantly higher share of renters in high density housing and a substantially larger proportion of home-owners in separate houses, although this is not always the case.

In conjunction with other socio-economic status indicators in North East Valley Knox, Tenure data is useful for analysing housing markets, housing affordability and identifying public housing areas.

Please note: Due to the sourcing of some 2018 data for housing tenure from administrative records, there has been a drop in various "Not stated" categories between 2013 and 2018, and a corresponding increase in some of the characteristics. Users should take care in interpreting change in particular categories, as apparent increases may be a result of shifting non-response into response categories. For more information please see the Stats NZ pages on Tenure of Household.

Derived from the Census questions:

Questions 5-9 on the Census Dwelling Form, tenure of household is used to determine if the household owns the dwelling, holds it in a family trust, or does not own the dwelling, and whether payment is made by the household and to whom.

Occupied private dwellings

Housing tenure
North East Valley Knox20182006Change
Tenure typeNumber%Pine Hill-Dalmore %Number%Pine Hill-Dalmore %2006 to 2018
map this data in atlas.idMortgage11715.937.310515.831.7+12
Fully owned
11715.924.114421.727.0-27
Renting - Social housing
304.111.2182.711.3+12
Renting - Private
43258.821.432448.919.5+108
Renting - Unknown sector
00.00.091.40.7-9
Other tenure type
395.36.1335.04.4+6
Not stated / included
00.00.0304.55.5-30

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

Housing tenure, 2018
Housing tenure, 2018 Other tenure type, Pine Hill-Dalmore: 6.1% Renting - Unknown sector , Pine Hill-Dalmore: 0.0% Renting - Private , Pine Hill-Dalmore: 21.4% Renting - Social housing , Pine Hill-Dalmore: 11.2% Fully owned, Pine Hill-Dalmore: 24.1% Mortgage, Pine Hill-Dalmore: 37.3% Other tenure type, North East Valley Knox: 5.3% Renting - Unknown sector , North East Valley Knox: 0.0% Renting - Private , North East Valley Knox: 58.8% Renting - Social housing , North East Valley Knox: 4.1% Fully owned, North East Valley Knox: 15.9% Mortgage, North East Valley Knox: 15.9%
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2018
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Change in housing tenure, 2006 to 2018
Change in housing tenure, 2006 to 2018 Other tenure type, North East Valley Knox: +6 Renting - Unknown sector , North East Valley Knox: -9 Renting - Private , North East Valley Knox: +108 Renting - Social housing , North East Valley Knox: +12 Fully owned, North East Valley Knox: -27 Mortgage, North East Valley Knox: +12
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006 and 2018
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the housing tenure of the population of North East Valley Knox in 2018 compared to the Pine Hill-Dalmore shows that there was a smaller proportion of households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.

Overall, 15.9% of the population owned their dwelling; 15.9% were purchasing, and 62.9% were renting, compared with 24.1%, 37.3% and 32.5% respectively for the Pine Hill-Dalmore.

Emerging groups

The largest change in housing tenure categories for the households in North East Valley Knox between 2006 and 2018 was:

  • Renting - Private (+108 persons)

The total number of households in North East Valley Knox increased by 72 between 2006 and 2018.

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