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Wairoa DistrictCommunity profile

Frasertown-Ruakituri

Household size

21% of Frasertown-Ruakituri's households contained only one person, compared with 28.2% in Wairoa District, 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, Frasertown-Ruakituri's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.

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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)?'

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Household size
Frasertown-Ruakituri20182013Change
Number of persons usually residentNumber%Wairoa District %Number%Wairoa District %2013 to 2018
1 person6321.228.26922.328.4-6
2 persons11739.433.311436.933.2+3
3 persons4214.114.35718.414.5-15
4 persons4214.111.03912.611.8+3
5 persons186.16.8154.96.5+3
6 or more persons155.16.3154.95.70
Total297100.0100.0309100.0100.0-12
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
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Frasertown-Ruakituri compared with Wairoa District shows that there were a lower proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 21%% of lone person households, and 25.3% of larger households, compared with 28.2% and 24.1% respectively for Wairoa District.

The major differences in the household size for Frasertown-Ruakituri and Wairoa District were:

  • A larger percentage of households with 2 persons usually resident (39.4% compared to 33.3%)
  • A larger percentage of households with 4 persons usually resident (14.1% compared to 11.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of households with 1 person usually resident (21.2% compared to 28.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of households with 6 or more persons usually resident (5.1% compared to 6.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of households in Frasertown-Ruakituri decreased by 12 between 2013 and 2018.

There were no major differences in Frasertown-Ruakituri between 2013 and 2018.

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