Housing
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City Wide
| Occupied Dwellings |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
| Christchurch City |
104,181 |
110,490 |
119,760 |
126,648 |
| Numeric Change (over 5 years) |
|
6,309 |
9,270 |
6,888 |
| % Change (over 5 years) |
|
6.1 |
8.4 |
5.8 |
| New Zealand |
1,095,750 |
1,185,396 |
1,283,991 |
1,368,204 |
| Numeric Change (over 5 years) |
|
89,646 |
98,595 |
84,213 |
| % Change (over 5 years) |
|
8.2 |
8.3 |
6.6 |
- Note: Some totals may differ between tables due to rounding.
- The number of occupied dwellings in Christchurch City has steadily increased since 1986 with a peak in growth between 1991 and 1996. This is similar to trends at a national level
Maps of the number of occupied dwellings at 2001, change in occupied dwellings from 1996 to 2001, and occupied dwelling density at 1996 and 2001 for Christchurch City, Central City, and Christchurch City's neighbouring Territorial Local Authorities can be found here.
| Tenure Type |
Number |
% |
| Dwelling Owned by Resident |
82,470 |
66.0 |
| Dwelling Not Owned By Residents |
38,136 |
30.5 |
| Not Elsewhere Included |
4,434 |
3.5 |
| Total |
125,010 |
100 |
- Excludes visitor only households
- Note: Some totals may differ between tables due to rounding.
| Landlord Type |
Number |
% |
| Private Person or Trust |
24,267 |
70.4 |
| Other - Local Government |
8,184 |
23.6 |
| Not Elsewhere Included |
2,076 |
6.0 |
| Total |
34,488 |
100 |
- Excludes visitor only households
- Note: Some totals may differ between tables due to rounding.
| Occupied Dwellings |
1996 |
2001 |
% Change |
| Burwood / Pegasus |
18,672 |
20,073 |
7.5 |
| Fendalton / Waimairi |
18,885 |
19,317 |
2.3 |
| Hagley / Ferrymead |
20,451 |
22,047 |
7.8 |
| Riccarton / Wigram |
18,507 |
19,803 |
7.0 |
| Shirley / Papanui |
20,112 |
21,060 |
4.7 |
| Spreydon / Heathcote |
19,983 |
20,955 |
4.9 |
| Total Christchurch City |
116,610 |
123,255 |
5.7 |
- Note: Some totals may differ between tables due to rounding.
The Hagley/Ferrymead Ward saw the greatest increase in dwelling numbers between 1996 and 2001, followed by the Burwood/Pegasus Ward. The Akaroa/Wairewa Ward had the smallest increase in occupied dwellings over the five years to 2001. Overall, Christchurch experienced a six per cent increase in the number of occupied dwellings between 1996 and 2001.
| Tenure Type |
Dwelling Owned
or Partly Owned |
Dwelling
Not Owned |
Not Elsewhere
Included |
Total |
| |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
Total |
|
| Burwood / Pegasus |
14,466 |
18.1 |
4,803 |
12.8 |
651 |
15.3 |
19,920 |
| Fendalton / Waimairi |
13,551 |
16.9 |
5,070 |
13.5 |
537 |
12.6 |
19,158 |
| Hagley / Ferrymead |
11,733 |
14.7 |
8,958 |
23.9 |
1,167 |
27.4 |
21,858 |
| Riccarton / Wigram |
12,954 |
16.2 |
6,018 |
16.1 |
582 |
13.7 |
19,554 |
| Shirley / Papanui |
13,557 |
16.9 |
6,591 |
17.6 |
681 |
16.0 |
20,829 |
| Spreydon / Heathcote |
13,824 |
17.3 |
6,042 |
16.1 |
639 |
15.0 |
20,505 |
| Total Christchurch City |
80,085 |
100 |
37,482 |
100 |
4,257 |
100 |
121,824 |
- Excludes visitor only households
- Note: Some totals may differ between tables due to rounding.
| Landlord Type |
Private Person
or Trust |
Other |
Total |
| |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
| Burwood / Pegasus |
2,760 |
11.6 |
1,512 |
14.9 |
4,272 |
| Fendalton / Waimairi |
3,318 |
13.9 |
1,059 |
10.5 |
4,377 |
| Hagley / Ferrymead |
5,796 |
24.4 |
2,541 |
25.1 |
8,337 |
| Riccarton / Wigram |
3,951 |
16.6 |
1,512 |
14.9 |
5,463 |
| Shirley / Papanui |
4,209 |
17.7 |
1,824 |
18.0 |
6,033 |
| Spreydon / Heathcote |
3,768 |
15.8 |
1,680 |
16.6 |
5,448 |
| Akaroa / Wairewa |
42 |
2.1 |
6 |
82.5 |
48 |
| Lyttleton / Mt Herbert |
48 |
2.4 |
15 |
206.3 |
63 |
| Total Christchurch City |
23,892 |
104 |
10,149 |
389 |
34,041 |
- Excludes visitor only households
- Note: Some totals may differ between tables due to rounding.
Occupied Dwellings
Area unit occupied dwellings range from 2,463 recorded in Sydenham to 3 in Inlet-Port Lyttelton. Since 1996, greatest dwelling increases have occurred in Styx, Ferrymead and Avon Loop where considerable new building activity has also taken place. In contrast, occupied dwellings actually declined in a number of areas, including Yaldhurt, East Linwood, St Albans West, Inlet-Port Lyttelton and Ilam.
Tenure Type
Maps and tables on home ownership and rented dwellings can be found on the Profile of Christchurch City web page. Please note that this does not cover Banks Peninsula.
Landlord Type
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