| Owned without mortgage | | 22,200 | 22,800 | 25,000 | 23,800 | 27,400 | 28,000 | 29,300 |
| Owned with mortgage | | 27,800 | 30,100 | 31,400 | 35,200 | 36,800 | 39,100 | 47,300 |
| Provide rent free | | 18,900 | 21,000 | 23,200 | 25,500 | 20,200 | 30,200 | 29,000 |
| Rented from Housing Corporation or Housing NZ | | 15,200 | 16,700 | 17,800 | 18,500 | 19,300 | 20,900 | 20,000 |
| Rented from Local Authority or City Council | | 15,300 | 15,500 | 15,900 | 16,500 | 17,000 | 18,900 | 20,900 |
| Rented from other Central Government Agency | | 15,200 | 22,400 | 24,000 | 19,800 | 20,800 | 29,000 | 53,700 |
| Rented from private individual | | 23,100 | 21,100 | 24,500 | 23,400 | 26,900 | 27,800 | 33,300 |
| Rented from private business or other organisation | | 20,300 | 21,500 | 25,900 | 21,700 | 23,300 | 25,800 | 25,900 |
| Not elsewhere stated | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32,000 | 31,900 |
| Total | | 22,600 | 23,600 | 25,800 | 25,900 | 28,900 | 30,800 | 34,700 |