Satisfaction with leisure time

Regional differences

Please note: regional information for this indicator is available for twelve cities only, as these urban centres are the focus of the Quality of Life Survey.

Satisfaction with leisure time varies across different cities. 

Around 82 percent of young people aged 15 to 24 in Christchurch City and Dunedin City reported being satisfied or very satisfied with their leisure time in the Quality of Life ’07 report.  Just over half (57.4 percent) of youth in North Shore City reported being satisfied with their leisure time.

Proportion of young people aged 15 to 24 reporting that they are satisfied or very satisfied with their leisure time, by city, 2006
City Proportion (%)
Rodney District 76.2
North Shore City 57.4
Waitakere City 72.2
Auckland City 71.3
Manukau City 74.4
Hamilton City 65.6
Tauranga City 63.5
Porirua City 79.7
Hutt City 65
Wellington City 76.2
Christchurch City 82.2
Dunedin City 82.1

Source: Quality of Life Survey, 2006.