About 7.6 new homes per 1,000 residents were consented in the year ended June 2020, Stats NZ said today.
This is up from 7.1 new homes per 1,000 residents in the year ended June 2019, partly driven by Auckland, where the
number rose from 8.5 in the June 2019 year to 9 in the June 2020 year.
“Provisional estimates on the number of new homes consented per 1,000 residents help us account for changes in our
population, allowing us to better compare the intended supply of new homes over time,” acting construction indicators
manager Dave Adair said.
The estimates show that New Zealand councils are issuing around half the building consents of the peak in the December
1973 year, when about 13.4 new homes were consented per 1,000 residents. A low point of three was reached in the July
2011 year.
“Although the number of new homes consented now is not as high as in the early 1970s, many things have changed since
then, including an increase in the average size of homes,” Mr. Adair said.
Current levels are greater than the series median of 6.2 new homes consented per 1,000 residents, beginning around the
June 2016 year, following a low period of nearly nine years (late 2007–mid-2016).
From 30 September 2020, Stats NZ will release data each month on the estimated number of new homes consented per 1,000
residents. These series will be at the following levels:
nationalregionalterritorial authority areaAuckland local board.
Stats NZ welcomes your feedback on:how useful this information is to youwhat you might use these estimates forwhat other information you’d like includedwhat enhancements would make these estimates most usefulany suggestions for improvement.
Download the data below for number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents by region, for the period 1996–2020.info@stats.govt.nz
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