Household crowding
Age differences
Children and young people under the age of 25 are significantly more likely to experience household crowding than older age groups.
In 2006, 17 percent of youth aged 15 to 24 lived in crowded households, compared to 2.5 percent of people aged 65 years and over.
| Age group (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 10 14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Total | |
| 1986 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 21.3 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 12.8 |
| 1991 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 19.1 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 11.8 |
| 1996 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 10.9 |
| 2001 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 10.1 |
| 2006 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 17.0 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 10.4 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census.
