According to a survey conducted among renters in New Zealand in April and May 2023, around 43 percent of renters spend up to 30 percent of their household disposable income on rent. Just over 45 percent of those surveyed were paying out more than 30 percent of their household income on rent.
Share of household income spent on rent in New Zealand as of May 2023
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Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development NZ. (June 11, 2023). Share of household income spent on rent in New Zealand as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446275/new-zealand-household-income-share-spent-on-rent/
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development NZ. "Share of household income spent on rent in New Zealand as of May 2023." Chart. June 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446275/new-zealand-household-income-share-spent-on-rent/
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development NZ. (2023). Share of household income spent on rent in New Zealand as of May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446275/new-zealand-household-income-share-spent-on-rent/
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development NZ. "Share of Household Income Spent on Rent in New Zealand as of May 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446275/new-zealand-household-income-share-spent-on-rent/
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development NZ, Share of household income spent on rent in New Zealand as of May 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446275/new-zealand-household-income-share-spent-on-rent/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Share of household income spent on rent in New Zealand as of May 2023 [Graph], Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development NZ, June 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446275/new-zealand-household-income-share-spent-on-rent/