LGBTIQ+ population of Aotearoa New Zealand: 2023 presents information from the 2023 Census of Population and Dwellings about Aotearoa New Zealand's LGBTIQ+ populations. This is supplemented with information from the Household Economic Survey (HES) year ended June 2023 and the General Social Survey (GSS) 2023.
The intent of this report is to give an overview of the data available and discuss key findings across a broad range of topics. We start by exploring demographic and cultural information about LGBTIQ+ people in chapters 1 and 2. In chapter 3 we focus on disability for LGBTIQ+ populations, which is a topic of particular interest following the release of LGBTIQ+ statistics from the Household Disability Survey in early 2025. In chapters 4 and 5 we explore education and training as well as work and income. Chapter 6 focuses on subjective measures of wellbeing and looks briefly at census data on smoking. Chapter 7 looks at housing, including tenure, costs, and conditions, with a spotlight on severe housing deprivation (homelessness). We end the report by exploring families and households of LGBTIQ+ people in chapter 8.
We are aware there is significant interest in further detail for many of the topics covered and we encourage researchers and interested parties to get in touch with Customised data services or apply to access the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) if applicable.
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