New Zealand Median Annual Household Disposable Income data was reported at 86,257.000 NZD in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 81,945.000 NZD for 2023. New Zealand Median Annual Household Disposable Income data is updated yearly, averaging 60,369.000 NZD from Jun 2007 (Median) to 2024, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86,257.000 NZD in 2024 and a record low of 43,113.000 NZD in 2007. New Zealand Median Annual Household Disposable Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Stats NZ. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.H026: Annual Household Income.

In the year ended March 2022, the gross national income per capita in New Zealand was approximately 68,272 New Zealand dollars. This value has increased steadily over the past decade.

According to a survey conducted among renters in New Zealand in January and February 2024, around ** percent of renters spend up to ** percent of their household disposable income on rent. Just over ** percent of those surveyed were paying out more than ** percent of their household income on rent.

In 2019, Europeans in New Zealand earned a median of ***** New Zealand dollars per week from wages or salaries. In comparison, Pacific people earned around *** New Zealand dollars per week.

Households Debt in New Zealand increased to 169 percent of gross income in 2024 from 168 percent in 2024. This dataset provides - New Zealand Households Debt To Income- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the median hourly earnings for women in New Zealand increased by *** percent compared to the previous year. In the same year, the median hourly earnings for men increased at a similar rate, however, the gender pay gap still stood at over ***** percent.

New Zealand has *** of the highest house price-to-income ratios in the world; nonetheless, since the first quarter of 2022, the country's house price-to-income ratio started to trend downward. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the ratio was *****, a slight decrease from the same quarter of the previous year. This ratio was calculated by dividing nominal house prices by nominal disposable income per head, and is considered a measure of affordability. Homeownership dream New Zealand has been in what is widely considered a housing bubble. The disproportionately large increases in residential house prices have placed the dream of owning their own home out of reach for many in the country. In 2024, around ** percent of residential properties were sold for over a million New Zealand dollars. The majority of mortgage lending in the country went to owner-occupiers where the property was not their first home, with first-home buyers often struggling to secure a loan. In general, only New Zealand residents and citizens can buy homes in the country to live in, with new regulations tightening investment activity in that market. Rent affordability Due to New Zealand's high property prices, many individuals and families are stuck renting for prolonged periods. However, with rent prices increasing across the country and the share of monthly income spent on rent trending upwards in tandem with a highly competitive rental market, renting is becoming a less appealing prospect for many. The Auckland and Bay of Plenty regions had the highest weekly rent prices across the country as of December 2024, with the Southland region recording the lowest rent prices per week.

New Zealand: Gini income inequality index: The latest value from is index points, unavailable from index points in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 index points, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for New Zealand from to is index points. The minimum value, index points, was reached in while the maximum of index points was recorded in .

Measuring inequality for disabled New Zealanders: 2018 brings together data from three Stats NZ surveys to explore differences between the lives of disabled and non-disabled people in Aotearoa.

The goal of government policy and international agreements about disability is the improvement of disabled people’s lives. Monitoring the difference between disabled and non-disabled people in a consistent way, and over a wide range of outcomes, is a key step towards achieving this goal.

Dataset contains counts and measures for individuals from the 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses. Data is available by statistical area 1.

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The variables included in this dataset are for the census usually resident population count (unless otherwise stated). All data is for level 1 of the classification.

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The variables for part 2 of the dataset are:

• Individual home ownership for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Usual residence 1 year ago indicator
• Usual residence 5 years ago indicator
• Years at usual residence
• Average years at usual residence
• Years since arrival in New Zealand for the overseas-born census usually resident population count
• Average years since arrival in New Zealand for the overseas-born census usually resident population count
• Study participation
• Main means of travel to education, by usual residence address for the census usually resident population who are studying
• Main means of travel to education, by education address for the census usually resident population who are studying
• Highest qualification for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Post-school qualification in New Zealand indicator for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Highest secondary school qualification for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Post-school qualification level of attainment for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Sources of personal income (total responses) for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Total personal income for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Median ($) total personal income for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Work and labour force status for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Job search methods (total responses) for the unemployed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Status in employment for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Unpaid activities (total responses) for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Hours worked in employment per week for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Average hours worked in employment per week for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Industry, by usual residence address for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Industry, by workplace address for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Occupation, by usual residence address for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Occupation, by workplace address for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Main means of travel to work, by usual residence address for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Main means of travel to work, by workplace address for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Sector of ownership for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over
• Individual unit data source.

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Download lookup file for part 2 from Stats NZ ArcGIS Online or embedded attachment in Stats NZ geographic data service. Download data table (excluding the geometry column for CSV files) using the instructions in the Koordinates help guide.

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Footnotes

Te Whata

Under the Mana Ōrite Relationship Agreement, Te Kāhui Raraunga (TKR) will be publishing Māori descent and iwi affiliation data from the 2023 Census in partnership with Stats NZ. This will be available on Te Whata, a TKR platform.

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Geographical boundaries

Statistical standard for geographic areas 2023 (updated December 2023) has information about geographic boundaries as of 1 January 2023. Address data from 2013 and 2018 Censuses was updated to be consistent with the 2023 areas. Due to the changes in area boundaries and coding methodologies, 2013 and 2018 counts published in 2023 may be slightly different to those published in 2013 or 2018.

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Subnational census usually resident population

The census usually resident population count of an area (subnational count) is a count of all people who usually live in that area and were present in New Zealand on census night. It excludes visitors from overseas, visitors from elsewhere in New Zealand, and residents temporarily overseas on census night. For example, a person who usually lives in Christchurch city and is visiting Wellington city on census night will be included in the census usually resident population count of Christchurch city.

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Population counts

Stats NZ publishes a number of different population counts, each using a different definition and methodology. Population statistics – user guide has more information about different counts.

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Caution using time series

Time series data should be interpreted with care due to changes in census methodology and differences in response rates between censuses. The 2023 and 2018 Censuses used a combined census methodology (using census responses and administrative data), while the 2013 Census used a full-field enumeration methodology (with no use of administrative data).

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Study participation time series

In the 2013 Census study participation was only collected for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.

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About the 2023 Census dataset

For information on the 2023 dataset see Using a combined census model for the 2023 Census. We combined data from the census forms with administrative data to create the 2023 Census dataset, which meets Stats NZ's quality criteria for population structure information. We added real data about real people to the dataset where we were confident the people who hadn’t completed a census form (which is known as admin enumeration) will be counted. We also used data from the 2018 and 2013 Censuses, administrative data sources, and statistical imputation methods to fill in some missing characteristics of people and dwellings.

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Data quality

The quality of data in the 2023 Census is assessed using the quality rating scale and the quality assurance framework to determine whether data is fit for purpose and suitable for release. Data quality assurance in the 2023 Census has more information.

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Concept descriptions and quality ratings

Data quality ratings for 2023 Census variables has additional details about variables found within totals by topic, for example, definitions and data quality.

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Disability indicator

This data should not be used as an official measure of disability prevalence. Disability prevalence estimates are only available from the 2023 Household Disability Survey. Household Disability Survey 2023: Final content has more information about the survey.

Activity limitations are measured using the Washington Group Short Set (WGSS). The WGSS asks about six basic activities that a person might have difficulty with: seeing, hearing, walking or climbing stairs, remembering or concentrating, washing all over or dressing, and communicating. A person was classified as disabled in the 2023 Census if there was at least one of these activities that they had a lot of difficulty with or could not do at all.

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Using data for good

Stats NZ expects that, when working with census data, it is done so with a positive purpose, as outlined in the Māori Data Governance Model (Data Iwi Leaders Group, 2023). This model states that "data should support transformative outcomes and should uplift and strengthen our relationships with each other and with our environments. The avoidance of harm is the minimum expectation for data use. Māori data should also contribute to iwi and hapū tino rangatiratanga”.

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Confidentiality

The 2023 Census confidentiality rules have been applied to 2013, 2018, and 2023 data. These rules protect the confidentiality of individuals, families, households, dwellings, and undertakings in 2023 Census data. Counts are calculated using fixed random rounding to base 3 (FRR3) and suppression of ‘sensitive’ counts less than six, where tables report multiple geographic variables and/or small populations. Individual figures may not always sum to stated totals. Applying confidentiality rules to 2023 Census data and summary of changes since 2018 and 2013 Censuses has more information about 2023 Census confidentiality rules.

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Measures

Measures like averages, medians, and other quantiles are calculated from unrounded counts, with input noise added to or subtracted from each contributing value

Wages in New Zealand increased to 42.85 NZD/Hour in the first quarter of 2025 from 42.64 NZD/Hour in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - New Zealand Average Hourly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

New Zealand BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit: Investment Income: DI: Income on Equity: Dividends & Distributed Branch Profits data was reported at 176.000 NZD mn in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 235.000 NZD mn for Jun 2024. New Zealand BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit: Investment Income: DI: Income on Equity: Dividends & Distributed Branch Profits data is updated quarterly, averaging 80.000 NZD mn from Jun 1995 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 97 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 641.000 NZD mn in Dec 2011 and a record low of 2.000 NZD mn in Dec 1998. New Zealand BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit: Investment Income: DI: Income on Equity: Dividends & Distributed Branch Profits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Stats NZ. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.JB001: BPM6: Balance of Payments.

The net income of Mercury NZ with headquarters in New Zealand amounted to *** million New Zealand dollars in 2024. The reported fiscal year ends on June 30.Compared to the earliest depicted value from 2020 this is a total increase by approximately ** million New Zealand dollars. The trend from 2020 to 2024 shows, however, that this increase did not happen continuously.

In financial year 2024, income created through the sale of goods and services was the largest contributor to New Zealand's building construction industry total income, contributing over ** billion New Zealand dollars. The total income of the building construction industry amounted to around ** billion New Zealand dollars that year.

New Zealand NZ: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit data was reported at 34.500 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 34.300 % for 2016. New Zealand NZ: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit data is updated yearly, averaging 34.400 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.600 % in 2005 and a record low of 33.200 % in 2009. New Zealand NZ: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Company Statistics. Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

New Zealand Local Authority: Revenue: sa: Regulatory Income and Petrol Tax data was reported at 175.912 NZD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 164.923 NZD mn for Mar 2018. New Zealand Local Authority: Revenue: sa: Regulatory Income and Petrol Tax data is updated quarterly, averaging 77.385 NZD mn from Sep 1992 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 175.912 NZD mn in Jun 2018 and a record low of 31.912 NZD mn in Sep 1992. New Zealand Local Authority: Revenue: sa: Regulatory Income and Petrol Tax data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics New Zealand. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.F012: Local Authority: Revenue and Expenditure.

In financial year 2019, the income received from health insurance premiums in New Zealand amounted to about **** billion New Zealand dollars. The total number of lives covered by private health insurance totaled over *** million by the end of the 2019 fiscal year.

Portugal, Canada, and the United States were the countries with the highest house price to income ratio in 2024. In all three countries, the index exceeded 130 index points, while the average for all OECD countries stood at 116.2 index points. The index measures the development of housing affordability and is calculated by dividing nominal house price by nominal disposable income per head, with 2015 set as a base year when the index amounted to 100. An index value of 120, for example, would mean that house price growth has outpaced income growth by 20 percent since 2015. How have house prices worldwide changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? House prices started to rise gradually after the global financial crisis (2007–2008), but this trend accelerated with the pandemic. The countries with advanced economies, which usually have mature housing markets, experienced stronger growth than countries with emerging economies. Real house price growth (accounting for inflation) peaked in 2022 and has since lost some of the gain. Although, many countries experienced a decline in house prices, the global house price index shows that property prices in 2023 were still substantially higher than before COVID-19. Renting vs. buying In the past, house prices have grown faster than rents. However, the home affordability has been declining notably, with a direct impact on rental prices. As people struggle to buy a property of their own, they often turn to rental accommodation. This has resulted in a growing demand for rental apartments and soaring rental prices.

The net income of Chorus NZ with headquarters in New Zealand amounted to -9 million New Zealand dollars in 2024. The reported fiscal year ends on June 30.Compared to the earliest depicted value from 2020 this is a total decrease by approximately 61 million New Zealand dollars. The trend from 2020 to 2024 shows, however, that this decrease did not happen continuously.

The value of net interest income of the New Zealand branch of Westpac Banking Group amounted to approximately *** billion New Zealand dollars in 2024. Westpac New Zealand is one of the largest banks in New Zealand and was founded in 1861.