| Owned without mortgage | | 496,600 | 495,100 | 507,900 | 508,200 | 520,600 | 519,800 | 499,400 |
| Owned with mortgage | | 406,000 | 414,400 | 415,900 | 408,100 | 404,700 | 449,400 | 476,200 |
| Provide rent free | | 31,900 | 40,200 | 43,200 | 45,200 | 42,700 | 60,600 | 55,000 |
| Rented from Housing Corporation or Housing NZ | | 77,000 | 74,900 | 70,500 | 64,200 | 68,600 | 62,700 | 67,100 |
| Rented from Local Authority or City Council | | 17,700 | 17,300 | 15,000 | 12,700 | 14,100 | 13,200 | 15,800 |
| Rented from other Central Government Agency | | 3,300 | 4,900 | 2,800 | 6,000 | 3,100 | 8,400 | 5,300 |
| Rented from private individual | | 164,100 | 156,600 | 171,900 | 181,900 | 189,200 | 278,400 | 327,300 |
| Rented from private business or other organisation | | 41,600 | 55,400 | 54,200 | 70,000 | 67,000 | 36,200 | 42,400 |
| Not elsewhere stated | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3,200 | 6,000 |
| Total | | 1,238,200 | 1,260,300 | 1,282,100 | 1,296,300 | 1,311,800 | 1,432,000 | 1,494,500 |