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02 July 2024, 10:45am
Building consent statistics are about the number, floor area, and value of new homes, non-residential buildings, and alterations approved for construction.
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In May 2024, there were 3,175 new dwellings consented, comprising:
The number of dwellings consented each month can vary significantly due to the timing of large multi-dwelling projects, such as townhouses and apartment buildings.
New dwellings consented, monthly, January 1995-May 2024
Month | Actual | Seasonally adjusted | Trend |
Jan-1995 | 1,506 | 1,851 | 1,861 |
Feb-1995 | 1,914 | 1,952 | 1,822 |
Mar-1995 | 2,060 | 1,753 | 1,780 |
Apr-1995 | 1,479 | 1,687 | 1,738 |
May-1995 | 1,830 | 1,639 | 1,701 |
Jun-1995 | 1,780 | 1,761 | 1,676 |
Jul-1995 | 1,503 | 1,635 | 1,667 |
Aug-1995 | 1,760 | 1,678 | 1,671 |
Sep-1995 | 1,759 | 1,670 | 1,680 |
Oct-1995 | 2,024 | 2,094 | 1,692 |
Nov-1995 | 1,878 | 1,703 | 1,719 |
Dec-1995 | 1,621 | 1,762 | 1,769 |
Jan-1996 | 1,512 | 1,762 | 1,840 |
Feb-1996 | 1,909 | 1,906 | 1,913 |
Mar-1996 | 2,187 | 2,021 | 1,968 |
Apr-1996 | 2,000 | 2,039 | 1,986 |
May-1996 | 2,337 | 2,120 | 1,963 |
Jun-1996 | 1,685 | 1,856 | 1,910 |
Jul-1996 | 1,844 | 1,764 | 1,851 |
Aug-1996 | 1,813 | 1,811 | 1,812 |
Sep-1996 | 1,813 | 1,753 | 1,805 |
Oct-1996 | 1,875 | 1,859 | 1,826 |
Nov-1996 | 2,045 | 1,890 | 1,856 |
Dec-1996 | 1,803 | 1,874 | 1,876 |
Jan-1997 | 1,643 | 1,933 | 1,882 |
Feb-1997 | 1,787 | 1,890 | 1,892 |
Mar-1997 | 1,821 | 1,871 | 1,915 |
Apr-1997 | 2,045 | 1,909 | 1,963 |
May-1997 | 2,094 | 1,971 | 2,036 |
Jun-1997 | 2,066 | 2,223 | 2,116 |
Jul-1997 | 2,344 | 2,214 | 2,187 |
Aug-1997 | 2,106 | 2,159 | 2,232 |
Sep-1997 | 2,730 | 2,445 | 2,240 |
Oct-1997 | 2,172 | 2,158 | 2,212 |
Nov-1997 | 2,166 | 2,134 | 2,159 |
Dec-1997 | 2,149 | 2,146 | 2,090 |
Jan-1998 | 1,601 | 1,962 | 2,009 |
Feb-1998 | 2,064 | 2,251 | 1,916 |
Mar-1998 | 2,046 | 1,813 | 1,821 |
Apr-1998 | 1,698 | 1,795 | 1,731 |
May-1998 | 1,637 | 1,580 | 1,645 |
Jun-1998 | 1,543 | 1,570 | 1,575 |
Jul-1998 | 1,648 | 1,532 | 1,526 |
Aug-1998 | 1,508 | 1,559 | 1,508 |
Sep-1998 | 1,661 | 1,466 | 1,528 |
Oct-1998 | 1,488 | 1,540 | 1,587 |
Nov-1998 | 2,107 | 1,988 | 1,677 |
Dec-1998 | 1,748 | 1,789 | 1,793 |
Jan-1999 | 1,550 | 1,971 | 1,917 |
Feb-1999 | 1,776 | 1,992 | 2,032 |
Mar-1999 | 2,402 | 2,164 | 2,126 |
Apr-1999 | 2,253 | 2,205 | 2,201 |
May-1999 | 2,377 | 2,331 | 2,266 |
Jun-1999 | 2,090 | 2,136 | 2,318 |
Jul-1999 | 2,528 | 2,410 | 2,349 |
Aug-1999 | 2,490 | 2,390 | 2,353 |
Sep-1999 | 2,633 | 2,409 | 2,322 |
Oct-1999 | 2,117 | 2,237 | 2,256 |
Nov-1999 | 2,182 | 1,916 | 2,154 |
Dec-1999 | 1,979 | 2,051 | 2,034 |
Jan-2000 | 1,527 | 1,990 | 1,917 |
Feb-2000 | 1,620 | 1,736 | 1,828 |
Mar-2000 | 2,062 | 1,771 | 1,767 |
Apr-2000 | 1,405 | 1,615 | 1,731 |
May-2000 | 2,103 | 1,839 | 1,710 |
Jun-2000 | 1,598 | 1,670 | 1,697 |
Jul-2000 | 1,756 | 1,754 | 1,677 |
Aug-2000 | 1,716 | 1,574 | 1,642 |
Sep-2000 | 1,728 | 1,612 | 1,597 |
Oct-2000 | 1,585 | 1,584 | 1,554 |
Nov-2000 | 1,700 | 1,528 | 1,528 |
Dec-2000 | 1,285 | 1,451 | 1,527 |
Jan-2001 | 1,335 | 1,540 | 1,549 |
Feb-2001 | 1,397 | 1,621 | 1,584 |
Mar-2001 | 1,762 | 1,589 | 1,623 |
Apr-2001 | 1,585 | 1,752 | 1,661 |
May-2001 | 1,856 | 1,646 | 1,687 |
Jun-2001 | 1,640 | 1,757 | 1,707 |
Jul-2001 | 1,690 | 1,581 | 1,728 |
Aug-2001 | 2,020 | 1,882 | 1,748 |
Sep-2001 | 1,678 | 1,689 | 1,760 |
Oct-2001 | 1,931 | 1,807 | 1,769 |
Nov-2001 | 2,148 | 1,893 | 1,784 |
Dec-2001 | 1,497 | 1,711 | 1,812 |
Jan-2002 | 1,486 | 1,703 | 1,852 |
Feb-2002 | 1,745 | 2,018 | 1,913 |
Mar-2002 | 1,986 | 2,024 | 1,988 |
Apr-2002 | 2,206 | 2,102 | 2,062 |
May-2002 | 2,282 | 2,075 | 2,133 |
Jun-2002 | 1,864 | 2,091 | 2,186 |
Jul-2002 | 2,738 | 2,485 | 2,229 |
Aug-2002 | 2,105 | 2,068 | 2,279 |
Sep-2002 | 2,420 | 2,361 | 2,323 |
Oct-2002 | 3,412 | 3,203 | 2,345 |
Nov-2002 | 2,432 | 2,204 | 2,344 |
Dec-2002 | 2,532 | 2,649 | 2,326 |
Jan-2003 | 1,995 | 2,256 | 2,309 |
Feb-2003 | 1,797 | 2,023 | 2,300 |
Mar-2003 | 2,537 | 2,455 | 2,308 |
Apr-2003 | 2,232 | 2,335 | 2,355 |
May-2003 | 2,485 | 2,425 | 2,422 |
Jun-2003 | 2,389 | 2,545 | 2,500 |
Jul-2003 | 2,621 | 2,430 | 2,565 |
Aug-2003 | 2,704 | 2,772 | 2,610 |
Sep-2003 | 3,003 | 2,744 | 2,656 |
Oct-2003 | 2,508 | 2,342 | 2,705 |
Nov-2003 | 3,032 | 2,957 | 2,747 |
Dec-2003 | 2,611 | 2,532 | 2,781 |
Jan-2004 | 2,672 | 3,118 | 2,804 |
Feb-2004 | 2,529 | 2,770 | 2,809 |
Mar-2004 | 3,037 | 2,637 | 2,786 |
Apr-2004 | 2,543 | 2,781 | 2,712 |
May-2004 | 2,544 | 2,672 | 2,606 |
Jun-2004 | 3,447 | 3,388 | 2,500 |
Jul-2004 | 2,354 | 2,338 | 2,411 |
Aug-2004 | 2,296 | 2,219 | 2,361 |
Sep-2004 | 2,291 | 2,148 | 2,341 |
Oct-2004 | 2,619 | 2,665 | 2,348 |
Nov-2004 | 2,675 | 2,357 | 2,367 |
Dec-2004 | 2,416 | 2,351 | 2,361 |
Jan-2005 | 1,898 | 2,304 | 2,321 |
Feb-2005 | 2,145 | 2,272 | 2,252 |
Mar-2005 | 3,027 | 2,932 | 2,181 |
Apr-2005 | 1,617 | 1,719 | 2,129 |
May-2005 | 1,977 | 1,941 | 2,101 |
Jun-2005 | 2,129 | 2,176 | 2,075 |
Jul-2005 | 2,005 | 2,069 | 2,060 |
Aug-2005 | 2,301 | 2,095 | 2,057 |
Sep-2005 | 2,283 | 2,097 | 2,071 |
Oct-2005 | 1,901 | 1,971 | 2,106 |
Nov-2005 | 2,295 | 2,032 | 2,149 |
Dec-2005 | 2,445 | 2,494 | 2,185 |
Jan-2006 | 1,900 | 2,164 | 2,198 |
Feb-2006 | 2,254 | 2,332 | 2,180 |
Mar-2006 | 2,299 | 2,089 | 2,139 |
Apr-2006 | 1,558 | 1,937 | 2,100 |
May-2006 | 2,328 | 2,158 | 2,095 |
Jun-2006 | 1,994 | 2,015 | 2,135 |
Jul-2006 | 2,145 | 2,278 | 2,197 |
Aug-2006 | 2,437 | 2,197 | 2,242 |
Sep-2006 | 2,545 | 2,403 | 2,249 |
Oct-2006 | 2,377 | 2,316 | 2,215 |
Nov-2006 | 2,232 | 2,051 | 2,163 |
Dec-2006 | 1,883 | 2,001 | 2,117 |
Jan-2007 | 1,880 | 2,082 | 2,092 |
Feb-2007 | 2,092 | 2,127 | 2,095 |
Mar-2007 | 2,269 | 2,189 | 2,121 |
Apr-2007 | 1,782 | 2,121 | 2,157 |
May-2007 | 2,322 | 2,139 | 2,179 |
Jun-2007 | 2,574 | 2,712 | 2,178 |
Jul-2007 | 2,160 | 2,120 | 2,154 |
Aug-2007 | 2,508 | 2,274 | 2,115 |
Sep-2007 | 1,988 | 1,993 | 2,067 |
Oct-2007 | 2,087 | 1,932 | 2,017 |
Nov-2007 | 2,189 | 1,964 | 1,970 |
Dec-2007 | 1,739 | 1,917 | 1,929 |
Jan-2008 | 1,743 | 2,000 | 1,888 |
Feb-2008 | 1,874 | 1,795 | 1,837 |
Mar-2008 | 1,567 | 1,746 | 1,768 |
Apr-2008 | 2,373 | 2,377 | 1,678 |
May-2008 | 1,653 | 1,582 | 1,579 |
Jun-2008 | 1,380 | 1,498 | 1,478 |
Jul-2008 | 1,435 | 1,336 | 1,382 |
Aug-2008 | 1,328 | 1,310 | 1,294 |
Sep-2008 | 1,635 | 1,470 | 1,217 |
Oct-2008 | 1,173 | 1,104 | 1,156 |
Nov-2008 | 1,168 | 1,134 | 1,109 |
Dec-2008 | 1,127 | 1,128 | 1,078 |
Jan-2009 | 812 | 992 | 1,066 |
Feb-2009 | 1,059 | 1,094 | 1,068 |
Mar-2009 | 1,091 | 1,047 | 1,081 |
Apr-2009 | 1,009 | 1,117 | 1,098 |
May-2009 | 1,238 | 1,217 | 1,118 |
Jun-2009 | 1,100 | 1,119 | 1,148 |
Jul-2009 | 1,214 | 1,120 | 1,186 |
Aug-2009 | 1,195 | 1,222 | 1,232 |
Sep-2009 | 1,430 | 1,284 | 1,281 |
Oct-2009 | 1,424 | 1,394 | 1,326 |
Nov-2009 | 1,500 | 1,375 | 1,365 |
Dec-2009 | 1,353 | 1,389 | 1,392 |
Jan-2010 | 1,042 | 1,323 | 1,404 |
Feb-2010 | 1,375 | 1,440 | 1,413 |
Mar-2010 | 1,501 | 1,466 | 1,420 |
Apr-2010 | 1,400 | 1,408 | 1,421 |
May-2010 | 1,360 | 1,361 | 1,403 |
Jun-2010 | 1,373 | 1,391 | 1,368 |
Jul-2010 | 1,473 | 1,416 | 1,318 |
Aug-2010 | 1,229 | 1,191 | 1,263 |
Sep-2010 | 1,262 | 1,180 | 1,212 |
Oct-2010 | 1,123 | 1,130 | 1,166 |
Nov-2010 | 1,470 | 1,246 | 1,127 |
Dec-2010 | 994 | 1,022 | 1,095 |
Jan-2011 | 867 | 1,127 | 1,068 |
Feb-2011 | 973 | 1,034 | 1,045 |
Mar-2011 | 1,087 | 1,007 | 1,030 |
Apr-2011 | 927 | 1,012 | 1,031 |
May-2011 | 1,139 | 1,071 | 1,050 |
Jun-2011 | 995 | 1,043 | 1,082 |
Jul-2011 | 1,170 | 1,153 | 1,117 |
Aug-2011 | 1,509 | 1,410 | 1,151 |
Sep-2011 | 1,246 | 1,154 | 1,178 |
Oct-2011 | 1,238 | 1,273 | 1,199 |
Nov-2011 | 1,384 | 1,153 | 1,220 |
Dec-2011 | 1,127 | 1,206 | 1,241 |
Jan-2012 | 1,098 | 1,334 | 1,262 |
Feb-2012 | 1,204 | 1,241 | 1,281 |
Mar-2012 | 1,559 | 1,522 | 1,294 |
Apr-2012 | 1,230 | 1,364 | 1,308 |
May-2012 | 1,372 | 1,243 | 1,331 |
Jun-2012 | 1,277 | 1,364 | 1,362 |
Jul-2012 | 1,478 | 1,383 | 1,400 |
Aug-2012 | 1,513 | 1,430 | 1,435 |
Sep-2012 | 1,520 | 1,576 | 1,463 |
Oct-2012 | 1,639 | 1,504 | 1,486 |
Nov-2012 | 1,658 | 1,396 | 1,505 |
Dec-2012 | 1,381 | 1,534 | 1,528 |
Jan-2013 | 1,312 | 1,540 | 1,565 |
Feb-2013 | 1,542 | 1,693 | 1,613 |
Mar-2013 | 1,475 | 1,617 | 1,659 |
Apr-2013 | 1,755 | 1,663 | 1,696 |
May-2013 | 1,971 | 1,817 | 1,716 |
Jun-2013 | 1,539 | 1,732 | 1,724 |
Jul-2013 | 1,893 | 1,676 | 1,738 |
Aug-2013 | 1,748 | 1,716 | 1,766 |
Sep-2013 | 1,862 | 1,884 | 1,811 |
Oct-2013 | 1,891 | 1,762 | 1,864 |
Nov-2013 | 2,267 | 1,953 | 1,920 |
Dec-2013 | 2,035 | 2,087 | 1,970 |
Jan-2014 | 1,644 | 1,984 | 2,007 |
Feb-2014 | 1,768 | 1,945 | 2,036 |
Mar-2014 | 1,999 | 2,054 | 2,062 |
Apr-2014 | 2,082 | 2,142 | 2,080 |
May-2014 | 2,125 | 2,059 | 2,081 |
Jun-2014 | 2,002 | 2,144 | 2,070 |
Jul-2014 | 2,282 | 2,029 | 2,048 |
Aug-2014 | 2,059 | 2,055 | 2,033 |
Sep-2014 | 1,985 | 1,899 | 2,036 |
Oct-2014 | 2,152 | 2,032 | 2,061 |
Nov-2014 | 2,420 | 2,198 | 2,098 |
Dec-2014 | 2,199 | 2,145 | 2,140 |
Jan-2015 | 1,703 | 2,237 | 2,169 |
Feb-2015 | 1,758 | 1,932 | 2,175 |
Mar-2015 | 2,271 | 2,253 | 2,166 |
Apr-2015 | 2,112 | 2,175 | 2,153 |
May-2015 | 2,171 | 2,173 | 2,147 |
Jun-2015 | 2,042 | 2,006 | 2,151 |
Jul-2015 | 2,824 | 2,511 | 2,174 |
Aug-2015 | 2,291 | 2,302 | 2,218 |
Sep-2015 | 2,242 | 2,154 | 2,283 |
Oct-2015 | 2,349 | 2,340 | 2,353 |
Nov-2015 | 2,831 | 2,456 | 2,406 |
Dec-2015 | 2,538 | 2,552 | 2,425 |
Jan-2016 | 1,695 | 2,362 | 2,417 |
Feb-2016 | 2,379 | 2,484 | 2,409 |
Mar-2016 | 2,315 | 2,272 | 2,414 |
Apr-2016 | 2,361 | 2,413 | 2,442 |
May-2016 | 2,520 | 2,370 | 2,498 |
Jun-2016 | 2,752 | 2,767 | 2,563 |
Jul-2016 | 2,811 | 2,710 | 2,614 |
Aug-2016 | 2,834 | 2,496 | 2,625 |
Sep-2016 | 2,614 | 2,560 | 2,597 |
Oct-2016 | 2,575 | 2,717 | 2,545 |
Nov-2016 | 3,005 | 2,440 | 2,498 |
Dec-2016 | 2,205 | 2,395 | 2,472 |
Jan-2017 | 1,752 | 2,353 | 2,463 |
Feb-2017 | 2,418 | 2,601 | 2,461 |
Mar-2017 | 2,779 | 2,502 | 2,473 |
Apr-2017 | 2,106 | 2,535 | 2,509 |
May-2017 | 2,794 | 2,450 | 2,557 |
Jun-2017 | 2,560 | 2,500 | 2,608 |
Jul-2017 | 2,762 | 2,743 | 2,662 |
Aug-2017 | 3,166 | 2,814 | 2,702 |
Sep-2017 | 2,770 | 2,770 | 2,702 |
Oct-2017 | 2,549 | 2,498 | 2,660 |
Nov-2017 | 3,262 | 2,823 | 2,608 |
Dec-2017 | 2,169 | 2,485 | 2,584 |
Jan-2018 | 1,916 | 2,428 | 2,617 |
Feb-2018 | 2,412 | 2,556 | 2,696 |
Mar-2018 | 2,926 | 2,996 | 2,783 |
Apr-2018 | 2,729 | 2,936 | 2,842 |
May-2018 | 3,407 | 2,947 | 2,856 |
Jun-2018 | 2,792 | 2,802 | 2,824 |
Jul-2018 | 2,752 | 2,591 | 2,757 |
Aug-2018 | 3,075 | 2,761 | 2,695 |
Sep-2018 | 2,559 | 2,677 | 2,681 |
Oct-2018 | 2,926 | 2,734 | 2,731 |
Nov-2018 | 3,120 | 2,729 | 2,820 |
Dec-2018 | 2,382 | 2,797 | 2,921 |
Jan-2019 | 2,496 | 3,167 | 3,007 |
Feb-2019 | 3,098 | 3,266 | 3,066 |
Mar-2019 | 3,180 | 3,071 | 3,091 |
Apr-2019 | 2,605 | 2,853 | 3,089 |
May-2019 | 3,724 | 3,187 | 3,087 |
Jun-2019 | 2,887 | 3,075 | 3,099 |
Jul-2019 | 3,420 | 3,122 | 3,126 |
Aug-2019 | 3,265 | 3,104 | 3,161 |
Sep-2019 | 3,347 | 3,315 | 3,187 |
Oct-2019 | 3,412 | 3,229 | 3,189 |
Nov-2019 | 3,238 | 2,976 | 3,164 |
Dec-2019 | 2,955 | 3,225 | 3,120 |
Jan-2020 | 2,564 | 3,221 | 3,074 |
Feb-2020 | 3,285 | 3,476 | 3,051 |
Mar-2020 | 2,915 | 2,657 | 3,060 |
Apr-2020 | 2,174 | 2,455 | 3,089 |
May-2020 | 3,562 | 3,296 | 3,127 |
Jun-2020 | 3,477 | 3,321 | 3,174 |
Jul-2020 | 3,391 | 3,172 | 3,232 |
Aug-2020 | 3,156 | 3,194 | 3,307 |
Sep-2020 | 3,605 | 3,278 | 3,414 |
Oct-2020 | 3,659 | 3,657 | 3,552 |
Nov-2020 | 3,881 | 3,687 | 3,707 |
Dec-2020 | 3,751 | 3,879 | 3,845 |
Jan-2021 | 3,025 | 4,127 | 3,939 |
Feb-2021 | 3,129 | 3,329 | 3,985 |
Mar-2021 | 4,222 | 3,858 | 4,006 |
Apr-2021 | 3,995 | 4,156 | 4,029 |
May-2021 | 4,201 | 3,999 | 4,067 |
Jun-2021 | 4,316 | 4,085 | 4,115 |
Jul-2021 | 4,222 | 4,145 | 4,170 |
Aug-2021 | 4,508 | 4,300 | 4,204 |
Sep-2021 | 4,521 | 4,255 | 4,205 |
Oct-2021 | 4,048 | 4,169 | 4,199 |
Nov-2021 | 4,692 | 4,171 | 4,207 |
Dec-2021 | 4,128 | 4,260 | 4,235 |
Jan-2022 | 2,835 | 3,961 | 4,273 |
Feb-2022 | 4,195 | 4,498 | 4,298 |
Mar-2022 | 5,303 | 4,555 | 4,290 |
Apr-2022 | 3,719 | 4,218 | 4,253 |
May-2022 | 4,528 | 4,087 | 4,196 |
Jun-2022 | 4,037 | 3,963 | 4,141 |
Jul-2022 | 4,100 | 4,130 | 4,101 |
Aug-2022 | 4,547 | 4,133 | 4,085 |
Sep-2022 | 4,600 | 4,264 | 4,070 |
Oct-2022 | 3,568 | 3,748 | 4,011 |
Nov-2022 | 4,649 | 4,101 | 3,897 |
Dec-2022 | 3,457 | 3,741 | 3,747 |
Jan-2023 | 2,777 | 3,686 | 3,591 |
Feb-2023 | 2,972 | 3,205 | 3,461 |
Mar-2023 | 3,971 | 3,382 | 3,367 |
Apr-2023 | 2,761 | 3,306 | 3,295 |
May-2023 | 3,725 | 3,238 | 3,233 |
Jun-2023 | 3,402 | 3,299 | 3,170 |
Jul-2023 | 3,058 | 3,128 | 3,090 |
Aug-2023 | 3,170 | 2,904 | 2,994 |
Sep-2023 | 2,898 | 2,773 | 2,894 |
Oct-2023 | 3,060 | 3,009 | 2,821 |
Nov-2023 | 2,958 | 2,696 | 2,782 |
Dec-2023 | 2,487 | 2,795 | 2,779 |
Jan-2024 | 1,991 | 2,529 | 2,798 |
Feb-2024 | 2,795 | 2,935 | 2,823 |
Mar-2024 | 2,931 | 2,927 | 2,846 |
Apr-2024 | 2,926 | 2,867 | 2,863 |
May-2024 | 3,175 | 2,819 | 2,869 |
The seasonally adjusted number of new stand-alone houses consented fell 3.5 percent, after rising 4.9 percent in April 2024.
By region, the numbers of new dwellings consented in the year ended May 2024 (compared with the year ended May 2023) were:
New dwellings consented, by region, year ended May 2022-2024
Region | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Northland | 1,468 | 1,423 | 1,004 |
Auckland | 21,688 | 19,539 | 14,488 |
Waikato | 5,149 | 4,244 | 3,166 |
Bay of Plenty | 2,443 | 1,853 | 1,622 |
Gisborne | 180 | 171 | 190 |
Hawke's Bay | 988 | 822 | 695 |
Taranaki | 753 | 554 | 378 |
Manawatū-Whanganui | 1,526 | 1,294 | 1,120 |
Wellington | 3,899 | 3,421 | 2,193 |
Tasman | 575 | 589 | 267 |
Nelson | 271 | 290 | 231 |
Marlborough | 263 | 290 | 273 |
West Coast | 258 | 225 | 200 |
Canterbury | 8,529 | 7,917 | 6,752 |
Otago | 2,540 | 2,148 | 1,906 |
Southland | 482 | 383 | 365 |
The number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents across New Zealand was 6.6 for the year ended May 2024, compared with 8.7 in the year ended May 2023. The record number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents was 13.4 in the year ended December 1973.
National population estimates are updated quarterly, and subnational population estimates are updated annually in October, and are provisional. For more information about estimated resident population see Population.
New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents, by region, year ended May 2022-2024
Region | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Northland | 7.3 | 7 | 4.9 |
Auckland | 12.8 | 11.2 | 8.3 |
Waikato | 10.1 | 8.1 | 6.1 |
Bay of Plenty | 7 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
Gisborne | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Hawke's Bay | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Taranaki | 5.9 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
Manawatū-Whanganui | 5.9 | 5 | 4.3 |
Wellington | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4 |
Tasman | 9.8 | 9.9 | 4.5 |
Nelson | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
Marlborough | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
West Coast | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
Canterbury | 13.1 | 11.9 | 10.1 |
Otago | 10.2 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
Southland | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
New Zealand | 10 | 8.7 | 6.6 |
In the year ended May 2024, non-residential building consents totalled $9.2 billion, down 7.0 percent from the year ended May 2023. This series can be influenced by price changes - non-residential construction prices (as measured by the capital goods price index) were up 4.6 percent in the year ended March 2024.
In the year ended May 2024, the non-residential building types with the highest values were:
Value of non-residential building consents ($), including alterations and additions, year ended May 2022-2024
Building type | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Offices | 1,382,153,838 | 1,581,468,385 | 1,545,936,316 |
Storage | 1,325,411,822 | 1,483,800,672 | 1,472,572,293 |
Health | 1,021,943,683 | 1,590,348,067 | 1,440,785,833 |
Factories | 1,240,134,619 | 1,140,911,170 | 1,276,262,239 |
Education | 1,508,782,011 | 1,529,638,100 | 1,069,621,194 |
Social | 794,815,348 | 944,065,178 | 885,110,108 |
Shops | 803,535,448 | 977,877,896 | 874,151,485 |
Hotels | 334,732,707 | 286,976,199 | 330,366,440 |
Farm | 328,307,150 | 303,928,609 | 252,460,707 |
Hostels and prisons | 200,431,487 | 94,330,517 | 92,632,228 |
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Building consents issued: June 2024 will be released on 31 July 2024.