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New homes consented per 1,000 residents: NZ data and downloads

New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents (calendar years) was 6.9 in 2025, up 7.8% on a year earlier.

Updated

Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.

New homes consented per 1,000 residents
New homes consented per 1,000 residents. New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents (calendar years), 1966 to 2025, latest 6.9.0510151966197619861996200620162025
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PeriodNew dwellings consented per 1,000 residents (calendar years) (number)
20256.9
20246.4
20237.2
20229.7
20219.6
20207.8
20197.6
20186.7
20176.5
20166.4
20155.9
20145.5
20134.8
20123.8
20113.1
20103.6
20093.4
20084.3
20076.1
20066.2
Full data: dwellings consented per 1000
2025New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents (calendar years) 6.9
New homes consented per 1,000 residents. New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents (calendar years): 6.9 in 2025.

Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.

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New homes consented per 1,000 residents: NZ data and downloads: definitions

New dwellings consented in each calendar year per 1,000 residents, which allows fair comparison across decades as the population grows.

New homes consented per 1,000 residents: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits

These affect how the figures can be compared.

  • Consents, not completions.

New homes consented per 1,000 residents: NZ data and downloads: data by period

The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.

PeriodNew dwellings consented per 1,000 residents (calendar years)
20256.9
20246.4
20237.2
20229.7
20219.6
20207.8
20197.6
20186.7
20176.5
20166.4

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Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents
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10 October 2026