Wairoa District
Dwelling type
In the Wairoa District, 6.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 2.4% in the Whakaki in 2018.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Wairoa District's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings is likely to attract more young adults and smaller households, often renting. Larger, detached or separate dwellings are more likely to attract families and prospective families. The residential built form often reflects market opportunities or planning policy, such as building denser forms of housing around public transport nodes or employment centres.
Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Household Types, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market in the Wairoa District.
Please note: Stats NZ has given Dwelling Type data for the 2018 Census a quality rating of “moderate”. This indicates there may be some minor issues looking at the comparisons to 2013 and 2006. Users should avoid concluding that any change in the categories is purely due to real world change. See Stats NZ’s DataInfo+ for specific information on what this rating means and recommendations for use.
Derived from two Census questions:
'Mark one space to show which of the following best describes this dwelling:
- House
- Townhouse
- Unit
- Apartment
- Mobile dwelling (eg caravan, boat, tent)
- Other'
And 'Is this building joined to any other dwelling,shop or business?'
Occupied private dwellings
| Dwelling structure | |||||||||
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| Wairoa District | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Dwelling structure | Number | % | Whakaki % | Number | % | Whakaki % | 2006 to 2018 | ||
| Separate house | 2,778 | 92.2 | 97.6 | 2,589 | 82.7 | 88.8 | +189 | 640 | 1418 |
| Medium density | 198 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 207 | 6.6 | 3.4 | -9 | 641 | 1418 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 642 | 1418 |
| Other dwelling | 36 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | +6 | 643 | 1418 |
| Private dwelling not further defined | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 306 | 9.8 | 7.9 | -306 | 645 | 1418 |
| Total occupied private dwellings | 3,012 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,132 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -120 | ||
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).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate(opens a new window)
| Dwelling occupancy status | |||||||||
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| Wairoa District | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Whakaki % | Number | % | Whakaki % | 2006 to 2018 | ||
| Occupied private dwellings | 3,015 | 72.8 | 84.2 | 3,135 | 78.7 | 88.2 | -120 | 645 | 14180 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,101 | 26.6 | 14.9 | 813 | 20.4 | 11.8 | +288 | 646 | 14180 |
| Non private dwellings | 24 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 36 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -12 | 647 | 14180 |
| Total dwellings | 4,140 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,984 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +156 | ||
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).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Unrated(opens a new window)
Dominant groups
In 2018, there were 2,778 separate houses in the area, 198 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of private dwellings in the Wairoa District in 2018 shows that 92.2% of dwellings were separate houses; 6.6% were medium density dwellings, and none were high density dwellings, compared with 97.6%, 2.4%, and 0.0% in the the Whakaki respectively.
Emerging groups
The total number of private dwellings in the Wairoa District decrease by 120 between 2006 and 2018.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Wairoa District between 2006 and 2018 were:
- Private dwelling not further defined (-306 dwellings)
- Separate house (+189 dwellings)