National dwelling and household estimates are used for many purposes including planning, policy formation, business decisions, and as 'bottom lines' in the calculation of market coverage rates.
Key facts
At 30 June 2026, the estimated number of:
- private dwellings is 2,124,800
- households is 2,072,000.
Access data in Infoshare
Use Infoshare for quarterly dwelling and household estimates data:
Subject category: Population
Group: Demography dwelling and household estimates - DDE
There are six series for this data - as at quarter ended, mean quarter ended, and mean year ended, for both dwellings and households. Choose the series you wish to view, and then select the variables required (for the latest data, choose the top quarter shown). Tables can be downloaded/saved by choosing the relevant option under the 'Save table' drop-down box.
Definitions and metadata
Dwelling and household estimates - DataInfo+ gives information about dwelling and household estimates including information on the limitations of estimates.
Estimated private dwellings and households (2023-base) - Data collection - DataInfo+ gives the general methodology used to produce New Zealand's private dwellings and household statistics, and related metadata.
Dwelling concepts - DataInfo+ provides definitions of terms used in this release.
Household concepts - DataInfo+ provides definitions of terms used in this release.
Population concepts - DataInfo+ provides definitions of terms used in this release.
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Technical enquiries
Population estimates, projections, and coverage team
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04 931 4600
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Next release
Dwelling and household estimates: September 2026 quarter will be released on 7 October 2026.
