The annual number of new homes consented in the North Island was 29,310 in November 2020, the highest number since the regional series began in March 1991, Stats NZ said today.
Nationally, the number of new homes consented in the year to November 2020 was 38,624, up 4.2 percent from 2019. The national annual total is the highest since July 1974, when 38,904 new homes were consented.
“Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, and Taranaki had record levels of new homes consented in the November 2020 year. These consents are an intention to build, and most home construction is completed within a year or two after a consent is granted, though COVID-19 may have caused delays for some projects,” construction statistics manager Michael Heslop said.
Year ended | Auckland | Canterbury | North Island (excluding Auckland) | South Island (excluding Canterbury) |
Mar-91 | 7004 | 2847 | 8833 | 2132 |
Apr-91 | 6884 | 2855 | 8685 | 2160 |
May-91 | 6615 | 2811 | 8433 | 2184 |
Jun-91 | 6371 | 2778 | 8215 | 2190 |
Jul-91 | 6166 | 2775 | 8141 | 2157 |
Aug-91 | 5963 | 2773 | 7866 | 2162 |
Sep-91 | 5791 | 2750 | 7873 | 2209 |
Oct-91 | 5595 | 2722 | 7708 | 2149 |
Nov-91 | 5352 | 2705 | 7466 | 2114 |
Dec-91 | 5259 | 2707 | 7436 | 2114 |
Jan-92 | 5159 | 2746 | 7370 | 2089 |
Feb-92 | 5180 | 2778 | 7423 | 2079 |
Mar-92 | 5126 | 2805 | 7481 | 2149 |
Apr-92 | 5166 | 2848 | 7466 | 2207 |
May-92 | 5035 | 2889 | 7387 | 2225 |
Jun-92 | 5009 | 2945 | 7450 | 2252 |
Jul-92 | 5029 | 2941 | 7404 | 2285 |
Aug-92 | 4993 | 2925 | 7500 | 2296 |
Sep-92 | 4926 | 2901 | 7368 | 2301 |
Oct-92 | 4938 | 2934 | 7243 | 2300 |
Nov-92 | 4904 | 2945 | 7262 | 2365 |
Dec-92 | 4966 | 2948 | 7371 | 2453 |
Jan-93 | 5058 | 2929 | 7392 | 2519 |
Feb-93 | 5093 | 2985 | 7287 | 2579 |
Mar-93 | 5146 | 2948 | 7246 | 2560 |
Apr-93 | 5136 | 2903 | 7261 | 2537 |
May-93 | 5231 | 2893 | 7257 | 2536 |
Jun-93 | 5296 | 2883 | 7305 | 2584 |
Jul-93 | 5427 | 2855 | 7246 | 2631 |
Aug-93 | 5566 | 2904 | 7290 | 2675 |
Sep-93 | 5807 | 2932 | 7276 | 2716 |
Oct-93 | 5776 | 2905 | 7334 | 2717 |
Nov-93 | 5875 | 2904 | 7384 | 2750 |
Dec-93 | 5827 | 2893 | 7277 | 2734 |
Jan-94 | 5800 | 2915 | 7266 | 2723 |
Feb-94 | 5900 | 2867 | 7429 | 2729 |
Mar-94 | 6156 | 2937 | 7530 | 2736 |
Apr-94 | 6209 | 3000 | 7533 | 2756 |
May-94 | 6558 | 3070 | 7604 | 2845 |
Jun-94 | 6739 | 3197 | 7597 | 2828 |
Jul-94 | 6839 | 3287 | 7840 | 2822 |
Aug-94 | 7046 | 3318 | 7997 | 2843 |
Sep-94 | 7163 | 3407 | 8141 | 2854 |
Oct-94 | 7415 | 3513 | 8224 | 2933 |
Nov-94 | 7911 | 3612 | 8310 | 2968 |
Dec-94 | 8109 | 3679 | 8352 | 2958 |
Jan-95 | 8260 | 3719 | 8373 | 2953 |
Feb-95 | 8435 | 3796 | 8335 | 3012 |
Mar-95 | 8554 | 3813 | 8259 | 3054 |
Apr-95 | 8519 | 3835 | 8198 | 3014 |
May-95 | 8379 | 3821 | 8160 | 2940 |
Jun-95 | 8467 | 3764 | 8097 | 2907 |
Jul-95 | 8414 | 3680 | 7826 | 2829 |
Aug-95 | 8301 | 3668 | 7598 | 2798 |
Sep-95 | 8162 | 3616 | 7540 | 2718 |
Oct-95 | 8166 | 3579 | 7552 | 2677 |
Nov-95 | 7793 | 3487 | 7475 | 2588 |
Dec-95 | 7716 | 3427 | 7425 | 2544 |
Jan-96 | 7745 | 3386 | 7498 | 2489 |
Feb-96 | 7778 | 3361 | 7581 | 2393 |
Mar-96 | 7909 | 3310 | 7687 | 2334 |
Apr-96 | 8240 | 3306 | 7909 | 2306 |
May-96 | 8506 | 3344 | 8108 | 2310 |
Jun-96 | 8474 | 3209 | 8237 | 2253 |
Jul-96 | 8617 | 3261 | 8397 | 2239 |
Aug-96 | 8576 | 3255 | 8531 | 2206 |
Sep-96 | 8606 | 3271 | 8566 | 2180 |
Oct-96 | 8558 | 3199 | 8591 | 2124 |
Nov-96 | 8740 | 3186 | 8650 | 2061 |
Dec-96 | 8855 | 3185 | 8761 | 2018 |
Jan-97 | 8878 | 3260 | 8783 | 2029 |
Feb-97 | 8799 | 3206 | 8809 | 2013 |
Mar-97 | 8590 | 3188 | 8723 | 1960 |
Apr-97 | 8561 | 3187 | 8789 | 1969 |
May-97 | 8415 | 3174 | 8787 | 1887 |
Jun-97 | 8469 | 3238 | 8965 | 1972 |
Jul-97 | 8554 | 3279 | 9271 | 2040 |
Aug-97 | 8755 | 3321 | 9370 | 1991 |
Sep-97 | 9406 | 3355 | 9632 | 1961 |
Oct-97 | 9558 | 3387 | 9798 | 1910 |
Nov-97 | 9550 | 3383 | 9938 | 1905 |
Dec-97 | 9741 | 3474 | 10032 | 1875 |
Jan-98 | 9647 | 3424 | 10182 | 1827 |
Feb-98 | 9789 | 3478 | 10298 | 1793 |
Mar-98 | 9835 | 3490 | 10463 | 1795 |
Apr-98 | 9702 | 3438 | 10363 | 1733 |
May-98 | 9488 | 3353 | 10252 | 1686 |
Jun-98 | 9295 | 3351 | 10052 | 1558 |
Jul-98 | 9083 | 3251 | 9770 | 1456 |
Aug-98 | 8908 | 3102 | 9542 | 1410 |
Sep-98 | 8177 | 3105 | 9242 | 1369 |
Oct-98 | 7902 | 3038 | 8941 | 1328 |
Nov-98 | 8020 | 3027 | 8836 | 1267 |
Dec-98 | 7793 | 2972 | 8736 | 1248 |
Jan-99 | 7952 | 2949 | 8551 | 1246 |
Feb-99 | 7876 | 2883 | 8392 | 1259 |
Mar-99 | 8020 | 2964 | 8531 | 1249 |
Apr-99 | 8400 | 3028 | 8636 | 1255 |
May-99 | 8912 | 3125 | 8735 | 1287 |
Jun-99 | 9227 | 3123 | 8917 | 1339 |
Jul-99 | 9783 | 3174 | 9157 | 1372 |
Aug-99 | 10359 | 3296 | 9420 | 1392 |
Sep-99 | 10912 | 3360 | 9673 | 1494 |
Oct-99 | 11189 | 3441 | 9901 | 1537 |
Nov-99 | 11148 | 3390 | 10004 | 1601 |
Dec-99 | 11291 | 3486 | 9944 | 1653 |
Jan-00 | 11342 | 3420 | 9923 | 1666 |
Feb-00 | 11162 | 3415 | 9945 | 1673 |
Mar-00 | 10985 | 3307 | 9872 | 1693 |
Apr-00 | 10485 | 3187 | 9618 | 1719 |
May-00 | 10263 | 3103 | 9638 | 1731 |
Jun-00 | 9995 | 3032 | 9491 | 1725 |
Jul-00 | 9583 | 3002 | 9178 | 1708 |
Aug-00 | 9040 | 2924 | 8976 | 1758 |
Sep-00 | 8606 | 2715 | 8765 | 1707 |
Oct-00 | 8340 | 2602 | 8581 | 1738 |
Nov-00 | 8082 | 2577 | 8373 | 1747 |
Dec-00 | 7832 | 2374 | 8193 | 1686 |
Jan-01 | 7588 | 2403 | 8201 | 1701 |
Feb-01 | 7551 | 2390 | 8033 | 1696 |
Mar-01 | 7437 | 2366 | 7871 | 1694 |
Apr-01 | 7518 | 2396 | 7924 | 1710 |
May-01 | 7275 | 2355 | 7864 | 1807 |
Jun-01 | 7417 | 2373 | 7736 | 1817 |
Jul-01 | 7334 | 2303 | 7755 | 1885 |
Aug-01 | 7384 | 2298 | 7988 | 1911 |
Sep-01 | 7333 | 2308 | 7928 | 1962 |
Oct-01 | 7643 | 2340 | 7881 | 2013 |
Nov-01 | 8030 | 2407 | 7854 | 2033 |
Dec-01 | 8123 | 2439 | 7894 | 2080 |
Jan-02 | 8163 | 2475 | 7894 | 2155 |
Feb-02 | 8376 | 2484 | 7987 | 2188 |
Mar-02 | 8598 | 2525 | 7885 | 2253 |
Apr-02 | 9015 | 2568 | 7987 | 2312 |
May-02 | 9308 | 2637 | 8036 | 2327 |
Jun-02 | 9385 | 2675 | 8078 | 2394 |
Jul-02 | 10033 | 2831 | 8281 | 2435 |
Aug-02 | 10195 | 2891 | 8112 | 2467 |
Sep-02 | 10618 | 3000 | 8268 | 2521 |
Oct-02 | 11717 | 3051 | 8574 | 2546 |
Nov-02 | 11632 | 3156 | 8768 | 2617 |
Dec-02 | 12201 | 3233 | 9062 | 2712 |
Jan-03 | 12479 | 3321 | 9180 | 2737 |
Feb-03 | 12343 | 3402 | 9211 | 2813 |
Mar-03 | 12533 | 3487 | 9458 | 2842 |
Apr-03 | 12292 | 3543 | 9614 | 2897 |
May-03 | 12224 | 3627 | 9743 | 2955 |
Jun-03 | 12302 | 3761 | 10017 | 2993 |
Jul-03 | 12013 | 3804 | 10089 | 3049 |
Aug-03 | 12188 | 3845 | 10411 | 3109 |
Sep-03 | 12504 | 3930 | 10563 | 3139 |
Oct-03 | 11311 | 4047 | 10640 | 3234 |
Nov-03 | 11574 | 4065 | 10861 | 3332 |
Dec-03 | 11341 | 4189 | 11052 | 3329 |
Jan-04 | 11695 | 4179 | 11283 | 3431 |
Feb-04 | 12157 | 4255 | 11453 | 3455 |
Mar-04 | 12262 | 4371 | 11670 | 3517 |
Apr-04 | 12520 | 4447 | 11653 | 3511 |
May-04 | 12505 | 4456 | 11724 | 3504 |
Jun-04 | 12987 | 4455 | 12278 | 3528 |
Jul-04 | 12767 | 4489 | 12254 | 3472 |
Aug-04 | 12519 | 4518 | 12106 | 3432 |
Sep-04 | 11883 | 4530 | 12049 | 3401 |
Oct-04 | 12143 | 4535 | 11949 | 3347 |
Nov-04 | 12115 | 4520 | 11773 | 3209 |
Dec-04 | 12166 | 4452 | 11583 | 3221 |
Jan-05 | 11583 | 4486 | 11489 | 3090 |
Feb-05 | 11226 | 4450 | 11538 | 3050 |
Mar-05 | 11105 | 4574 | 11621 | 2954 |
Apr-05 | 10493 | 4445 | 11448 | 2941 |
May-05 | 10161 | 4369 | 11288 | 2943 |
Jun-05 | 9465 | 4320 | 10768 | 2890 |
Jul-05 | 9230 | 4195 | 10819 | 2850 |
Aug-05 | 9167 | 4213 | 10846 | 2873 |
Sep-05 | 8979 | 4122 | 11099 | 2891 |
Oct-05 | 8425 | 4049 | 11077 | 2822 |
Nov-05 | 7790 | 4082 | 11178 | 2942 |
Dec-05 | 7719 | 4116 | 11266 | 2920 |
Jan-06 | 7622 | 4091 | 11399 | 2910 |
Feb-06 | 7688 | 4073 | 11407 | 2963 |
Mar-06 | 7211 | 3901 | 11293 | 2997 |
Apr-06 | 7233 | 3987 | 11179 | 2945 |
May-06 | 7370 | 4090 | 11355 | 2880 |
Jun-06 | 7265 | 4085 | 11339 | 2871 |
Jul-06 | 7300 | 4163 | 11295 | 2940 |
Aug-06 | 7204 | 4116 | 11506 | 3008 |
Sep-06 | 7459 | 4204 | 11368 | 3065 |
Oct-06 | 7779 | 4253 | 11403 | 3137 |
Nov-06 | 7714 | 4226 | 11465 | 3105 |
Dec-06 | 7235 | 4231 | 11377 | 3105 |
Jan-07 | 7202 | 4202 | 11330 | 3195 |
Feb-07 | 6877 | 4360 | 11353 | 3177 |
Mar-07 | 6811 | 4435 | 11292 | 3200 |
Apr-07 | 6834 | 4411 | 11485 | 3232 |
May-07 | 6675 | 4414 | 11529 | 3338 |
Jun-07 | 6841 | 4471 | 11809 | 3415 |
Jul-07 | 6723 | 4493 | 11853 | 3484 |
Aug-07 | 6787 | 4551 | 11831 | 3455 |
Sep-07 | 6460 | 4548 | 11700 | 3359 |
Oct-07 | 6146 | 4571 | 11742 | 3318 |
Nov-07 | 6172 | 4590 | 11663 | 3309 |
Dec-07 | 6183 | 4478 | 11631 | 3297 |
Jan-08 | 6178 | 4507 | 11481 | 3286 |
Feb-08 | 6247 | 4331 | 11382 | 3273 |
Mar-08 | 6056 | 4112 | 11094 | 3269 |
Apr-08 | 6301 | 4128 | 11367 | 3326 |
May-08 | 6138 | 3980 | 11093 | 3242 |
Jun-08 | 5802 | 3825 | 10487 | 3145 |
Jul-08 | 5599 | 3652 | 10288 | 2995 |
Aug-08 | 5187 | 3515 | 9777 | 2875 |
Sep-08 | 4996 | 3344 | 9836 | 2825 |
Oct-08 | 4736 | 3151 | 9415 | 2785 |
Nov-08 | 4549 | 2970 | 8874 | 2673 |
Dec-08 | 4320 | 2922 | 8520 | 2693 |
Jan-09 | 4049 | 2741 | 8145 | 2589 |
Feb-09 | 3732 | 2590 | 7890 | 2498 |
Mar-09 | 3708 | 2554 | 7553 | 2419 |
Apr-09 | 3291 | 2383 | 6934 | 2262 |
May-09 | 3400 | 2294 | 6597 | 2164 |
Jun-09 | 3223 | 2242 | 6585 | 2125 |
Jul-09 | 3215 | 2256 | 6357 | 2126 |
Aug-09 | 3157 | 2236 | 6330 | 2098 |
Sep-09 | 3315 | 2271 | 5944 | 2085 |
Oct-09 | 3401 | 2298 | 6039 | 2128 |
Nov-09 | 3407 | 2399 | 6269 | 2123 |
Dec-09 | 3487 | 2444 | 6408 | 2085 |
Jan-10 | 3546 | 2512 | 6518 | 2078 |
Feb-10 | 3635 | 2614 | 6604 | 2117 |
Mar-10 | 3646 | 2732 | 6851 | 2151 |
Apr-10 | 3651 | 2859 | 7015 | 2246 |
May-10 | 3540 | 2916 | 7172 | 2265 |
Jun-10 | 3669 | 2974 | 7231 | 2292 |
Jul-10 | 3733 | 3009 | 7390 | 2293 |
Aug-10 | 3838 | 2965 | 7353 | 2303 |
Sep-10 | 3718 | 2897 | 7358 | 2319 |
Oct-10 | 3703 | 2882 | 7146 | 2260 |
Nov-10 | 3733 | 2890 | 7050 | 2288 |
Dec-10 | 3613 | 2821 | 6943 | 2225 |
Jan-11 | 3626 | 2788 | 6807 | 2205 |
Feb-11 | 3612 | 2687 | 6567 | 2158 |
Mar-11 | 3583 | 2526 | 6421 | 2080 |
Apr-11 | 3535 | 2458 | 6181 | 1963 |
May-11 | 3450 | 2472 | 6044 | 1950 |
Jun-11 | 3397 | 2373 | 5848 | 1920 |
Jul-11 | 3422 | 2271 | 5650 | 1892 |
Aug-11 | 3480 | 2396 | 5730 | 1908 |
Sep-11 | 3478 | 2420 | 5719 | 1881 |
Oct-11 | 3606 | 2419 | 5750 | 1838 |
Nov-11 | 3673 | 2363 | 5684 | 1802 |
Dec-11 | 3772 | 2395 | 5690 | 1798 |
Jan-12 | 3745 | 2627 | 5712 | 1803 |
Feb-12 | 3763 | 2739 | 5788 | 1828 |
Mar-12 | 3976 | 2854 | 5889 | 1871 |
Apr-12 | 4077 | 2938 | 5995 | 1883 |
May-12 | 4202 | 3038 | 5994 | 1892 |
Jun-12 | 4197 | 3201 | 6040 | 1970 |
Jul-12 | 4262 | 3408 | 6062 | 1984 |
Aug-12 | 4259 | 3486 | 5949 | 2027 |
Sep-12 | 4411 | 3662 | 5904 | 2018 |
Oct-12 | 4440 | 3784 | 6082 | 2090 |
Nov-12 | 4442 | 3955 | 6130 | 2148 |
Dec-12 | 4582 | 4037 | 6137 | 2172 |
Jan-13 | 4722 | 4036 | 6208 | 2176 |
Feb-13 | 4882 | 4176 | 6245 | 2177 |
Mar-13 | 4764 | 4339 | 6148 | 2145 |
Apr-13 | 4835 | 4454 | 6392 | 2240 |
May-13 | 5102 | 4597 | 6562 | 2259 |
Jun-13 | 5343 | 4670 | 6576 | 2193 |
Jul-13 | 5491 | 4806 | 6726 | 2173 |
Aug-13 | 5616 | 4878 | 6802 | 2135 |
Sep-13 | 5648 | 5081 | 6872 | 2172 |
Oct-13 | 5691 | 5320 | 6843 | 2171 |
Nov-13 | 6038 | 5459 | 7010 | 2127 |
Dec-13 | 6310 | 5759 | 7089 | 2131 |
Jan-14 | 6371 | 5901 | 7178 | 2171 |
Feb-14 | 6362 | 6031 | 7285 | 2169 |
Mar-14 | 6530 | 6191 | 7436 | 2214 |
Apr-14 | 6796 | 6348 | 7378 | 2176 |
May-14 | 6779 | 6459 | 7377 | 2237 |
Jun-14 | 6873 | 6713 | 7470 | 2259 |
Jul-14 | 7166 | 6815 | 7404 | 2320 |
Aug-14 | 7356 | 6889 | 7478 | 2293 |
Sep-14 | 7403 | 6869 | 7531 | 2336 |
Oct-14 | 7518 | 6983 | 7547 | 2352 |
Nov-14 | 7706 | 7157 | 7369 | 2321 |
Dec-14 | 7632 | 7308 | 7450 | 2327 |
Jan-15 | 7681 | 7255 | 7510 | 2329 |
Feb-15 | 7745 | 7242 | 7464 | 2314 |
Mar-15 | 7940 | 7226 | 7564 | 2307 |
Apr-15 | 8155 | 7099 | 7505 | 2308 |
May-15 | 8195 | 7043 | 7591 | 2284 |
Jun-15 | 8299 | 6964 | 7593 | 2297 |
Jul-15 | 8562 | 7007 | 7788 | 2338 |
Aug-15 | 8609 | 7063 | 7849 | 2405 |
Sep-15 | 8713 | 7010 | 8065 | 2395 |
Oct-15 | 8927 | 6813 | 8265 | 2374 |
Nov-15 | 8926 | 6660 | 8759 | 2445 |
Dec-15 | 9243 | 6492 | 8927 | 2467 |
Jan-16 | 9267 | 6314 | 9074 | 2467 |
Feb-16 | 9526 | 6322 | 9315 | 2580 |
Mar-16 | 9558 | 6254 | 9376 | 2599 |
Apr-16 | 9345 | 6483 | 9592 | 2616 |
May-16 | 9426 | 6552 | 9816 | 2591 |
Jun-16 | 9644 | 6475 | 10315 | 2661 |
Jul-16 | 9619 | 6366 | 10433 | 2664 |
Aug-16 | 9849 | 6338 | 10720 | 2717 |
Sep-16 | 10024 | 6270 | 10934 | 2767 |
Oct-16 | 10011 | 6168 | 11208 | 2835 |
Nov-16 | 10233 | 6054 | 11214 | 2895 |
Dec-16 | 10026 | 5903 | 11164 | 2970 |
Jan-17 | 10032 | 5962 | 11124 | 3002 |
Feb-17 | 10045 | 5798 | 11296 | 3018 |
Mar-17 | 10199 | 5769 | 11517 | 3136 |
Apr-17 | 10226 | 5446 | 11504 | 3190 |
May-17 | 10379 | 5305 | 11681 | 3271 |
Jun-17 | 10364 | 5180 | 11627 | 3273 |
Jul-17 | 10051 | 5180 | 11758 | 3406 |
Aug-17 | 10265 | 5110 | 11918 | 3436 |
Sep-17 | 10317 | 5122 | 11976 | 3471 |
Oct-17 | 10469 | 5156 | 11739 | 3496 |
Nov-17 | 10731 | 5119 | 11761 | 3506 |
Dec-17 | 10867 | 5004 | 11693 | 3517 |
Jan-18 | 11073 | 4948 | 11687 | 3537 |
Feb-18 | 11052 | 4962 | 11695 | 3532 |
Mar-18 | 11192 | 4906 | 11826 | 3464 |
Apr-18 | 11629 | 4941 | 11961 | 3480 |
May-18 | 12274 | 4912 | 11956 | 3485 |
Jun-18 | 12369 | 4962 | 12024 | 3504 |
Jul-18 | 12845 | 4728 | 11817 | 3459 |
Aug-18 | 12959 | 4624 | 11780 | 3395 |
Sep-18 | 12945 | 4629 | 11592 | 3378 |
Oct-18 | 13078 | 4641 | 11774 | 3425 |
Nov-18 | 12800 | 4668 | 11889 | 3418 |
Dec-18 | 12862 | 4769 | 11994 | 3363 |
Jan-19 | 13272 | 4791 | 12159 | 3346 |
Feb-19 | 13847 | 4864 | 12221 | 3322 |
Mar-19 | 13874 | 4915 | 12114 | 3605 |
Apr-19 | 13754 | 4958 | 12088 | 3584 |
May-19 | 13881 | 4954 | 12282 | 3585 |
Jun-19 | 14032 | 4959 | 12228 | 3578 |
Jul-19 | 14236 | 5081 | 12552 | 3596 |
Aug-19 | 14345 | 5198 | 12500 | 3611 |
Sep-19 | 14634 | 5195 | 12852 | 3764 |
Oct-19 | 14918 | 5233 | 13012 | 3771 |
Nov-19 | 14866 | 5310 | 13082 | 3795 |
Dec-19 | 15154 | 5308 | 13287 | 3877 |
Jan-20 | 14976 | 5463 | 13301 | 3954 |
Feb-20 | 14854 | 5466 | 13545 | 4016 |
Mar-20 | 14932 | 5446 | 13434 | 3804 |
Apr-20 | 14783 | 5432 | 13184 | 3786 |
May-20 | 14493 | 5655 | 13112 | 3760 |
Jun-20 | 14780 | 5771 | 13290 | 3769 |
Jul-20 | 14895 | 5729 | 13181 | 3776 |
Aug-20 | 14879 | 5653 | 13193 | 3748 |
Sep-20 | 15470 | 5618 | 13052 | 3591 |
Oct-20 | 15673 | 5723 | 13037 | 3545 |
Nov-20 | 16293 | 5793 | 13017 | 3518 |
The number of new homes consented per 1,000 residents in Auckland increased by 0.7 to 9.5 in the year ended November 2020, up significantly from the Auckland series low of 2.2 seen in the year ended August 2009. Canterbury had similar results, increasing by 0.6 to 9.0 new homes consented per 1,000 residents. As part of the post-quake rebuild in Canterbury, the number of new homes consented per 1,000 residents peaked at 12.8 in the December 2014 year.
Auckland’s population in June 2020 was 1,717,500, accounting for around 44.1 percent of the North Island’s population. Canterbury’s population of 645,900 accounted for 54.4 percent of the South Island’s population.
Year ended | Auckland | Waikato | Wellington | Canterbury |
Jan-96 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 3 | 7 |
Feb-96 | 7 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 7 |
Mar-96 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 6.9 |
Apr-96 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 6.9 |
May-96 | 7.6 | 6 | 3.3 | 7 |
Jun-96 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 6.7 |
Jul-96 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 6.8 |
Aug-96 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 6.8 |
Sep-96 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 6.8 |
Oct-96 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 6.7 |
Nov-96 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
Dec-96 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
Jan-97 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 6.7 |
Feb-97 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
Mar-97 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
Apr-97 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
May-97 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
Jun-97 | 7.4 | 7 | 3.6 | 6.7 |
Jul-97 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 6.8 |
Aug-97 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
Sep-97 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 6.9 |
Oct-97 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 7 |
Nov-97 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 7 |
Dec-97 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 7.2 |
Jan-98 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 7 |
Feb-98 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 7.1 |
Mar-98 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 7.1 |
Apr-98 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 7 |
May-98 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 6.9 |
Jun-98 | 8 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 6.9 |
Jul-98 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.7 |
Aug-98 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
Sep-98 | 7 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.4 |
Oct-98 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
Nov-98 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
Dec-98 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
Jan-99 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5 | 6 |
Feb-99 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
Mar-99 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 6 |
Apr-99 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 6.2 |
May-99 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5 | 6.4 |
Jun-99 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
Jul-99 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
Aug-99 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 6.7 |
Sep-99 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
Oct-99 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 7 |
Nov-99 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 6.9 |
Dec-99 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 7.1 |
Jan-00 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 6.9 |
Feb-00 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 6.9 |
Mar-00 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 |
Apr-00 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
May-00 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
Jun-00 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
Jul-00 | 8 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
Aug-00 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
Sep-00 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Oct-00 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Nov-00 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Dec-00 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Jan-01 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
Feb-01 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Mar-01 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Apr-01 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
May-01 | 6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Jun-01 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Jul-01 | 6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Aug-01 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
Sep-01 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 4.6 |
Oct-01 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Nov-01 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Dec-01 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Jan-02 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
Feb-02 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
Mar-02 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5 |
Apr-02 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
May-02 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
Jun-02 | 7.5 | 6 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
Jul-02 | 8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
Aug-02 | 8.1 | 6 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
Sep-02 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
Oct-02 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 6 |
Nov-02 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
Dec-02 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 |
Jan-03 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 |
Feb-03 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.6 |
Mar-03 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
Apr-03 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.9 |
May-03 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 7 |
Jun-03 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 7.3 |
Jul-03 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 7.4 |
Aug-03 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 7.5 |
Sep-03 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 7.6 |
Oct-03 | 8.7 | 8 | 5.5 | 7.9 |
Nov-03 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 7.9 |
Dec-03 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 8.1 |
Jan-04 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 8 |
Feb-04 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 8.1 |
Mar-04 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 8.3 |
Apr-04 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 8.5 |
May-04 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 8.5 |
Jun-04 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 8.5 |
Jul-04 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 8.6 |
Aug-04 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
Sep-04 | 9 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
Oct-04 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
Nov-04 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 8.6 |
Dec-04 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 5 | 8.5 |
Jan-05 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 8.4 |
Feb-05 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 8.4 |
Mar-05 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 8.6 |
Apr-05 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 5 | 8.4 |
May-05 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 8.2 |
Jun-05 | 7 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
Jul-05 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 7.9 |
Aug-05 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 7.9 |
Sep-05 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
Oct-05 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 7.6 |
Nov-05 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
Dec-05 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
Jan-06 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 7.6 |
Feb-06 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 7.5 |
Mar-06 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
Apr-06 | 5.3 | 8 | 4.3 | 7.4 |
May-06 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
Jun-06 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
Jul-06 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 7.7 |
Aug-06 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 7.6 |
Sep-06 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 7.8 |
Oct-06 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 7.9 |
Nov-06 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 7.8 |
Dec-06 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 7.8 |
Jan-07 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 7.7 |
Feb-07 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 8 |
Mar-07 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 8.1 |
Apr-07 | 4.9 | 9 | 4 | 8.1 |
May-07 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 4 | 8.1 |
Jun-07 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 8.2 |
Jul-07 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 8.2 |
Aug-07 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 8.3 |
Sep-07 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 8.3 |
Oct-07 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
Nov-07 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 8.4 |
Dec-07 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 8.2 |
Jan-08 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
Feb-08 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 |
Mar-08 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 7.4 |
Apr-08 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 7.5 |
May-08 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 5 | 7.2 |
Jun-08 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 6.9 |
Jul-08 | 4 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 6.6 |
Aug-08 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
Sep-08 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 6 |
Oct-08 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
Nov-08 | 3.2 | 6 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
Dec-08 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
Jan-09 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
Feb-09 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
Mar-09 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
Apr-09 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
May-09 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
Jun-09 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4 |
Jul-09 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3 | 4 |
Aug-09 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 4 |
Sep-09 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
Oct-09 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
Nov-09 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
Dec-09 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
Jan-10 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
Feb-10 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
Mar-10 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
Apr-10 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 5 |
May-10 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
Jun-10 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
Jul-10 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.3 |
Aug-10 | 2.7 | 5 | 3 | 5.2 |
Sep-10 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
Oct-10 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
Nov-10 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3 | 5.1 |
Dec-10 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 3 | 5 |
Jan-11 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 5 |
Feb-11 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
Mar-11 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
Apr-11 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
May-11 | 2.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
Jun-11 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
Jul-11 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
Aug-11 | 2.4 | 4 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
Sep-11 | 2.4 | 4 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
Oct-11 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
Nov-11 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
Dec-11 | 2.6 | 4 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
Jan-12 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
Feb-12 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
Mar-12 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 5.1 |
Apr-12 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 5.3 |
May-12 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
Jun-12 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 |
Jul-12 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 6.1 |
Aug-12 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 6.3 |
Sep-12 | 3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 6.6 |
Oct-12 | 3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 6.8 |
Nov-12 | 3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 7.1 |
Dec-12 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 7.3 |
Jan-13 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 7.2 |
Feb-13 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 7.4 |
Mar-13 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
Apr-13 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 7.9 |
May-13 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 8.2 |
Jun-13 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 8.3 |
Jul-13 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 8.5 |
Aug-13 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 8.7 |
Sep-13 | 3.8 | 5 | 2.8 | 9 |
Oct-13 | 3.8 | 5 | 3 | 9.5 |
Nov-13 | 4 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 9.7 |
Dec-13 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
Jan-14 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 10.3 |
Feb-14 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 10.6 |
Mar-14 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 10.8 |
Apr-14 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 11.1 |
May-14 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 11.3 |
Jun-14 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 11.8 |
Jul-14 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 11.9 |
Aug-14 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 12.1 |
Sep-14 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 12 |
Oct-14 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 12.2 |
Nov-14 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 3 | 12.5 |
Dec-14 | 5 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 12.8 |
Jan-15 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 12.4 |
Feb-15 | 5 | 5.5 | 3 | 12.4 |
Mar-15 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 12.3 |
Apr-15 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 12.1 |
May-15 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 12 |
Jun-15 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 11.9 |
Jul-15 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 12 |
Aug-15 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 12.1 |
Sep-15 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 12 |
Oct-15 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 11.6 |
Nov-15 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 11.4 |
Dec-15 | 6 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 11.1 |
Jan-16 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 10.5 |
Feb-16 | 6 | 7 | 3.4 | 10.5 |
Mar-16 | 6 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 10.4 |
Apr-16 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 10.8 |
May-16 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 10.9 |
Jun-16 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 10.8 |
Jul-16 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 10.6 |
Aug-16 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 10.5 |
Sep-16 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 10.4 |
Oct-16 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 10.2 |
Nov-16 | 6.4 | 8 | 3.9 | 10.1 |
Dec-16 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 9.8 |
Jan-17 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 9.7 |
Feb-17 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 9.4 |
Mar-17 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 4 | 9.4 |
Apr-17 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 4 | 8.9 |
May-17 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 8.6 |
Jun-17 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
Jul-17 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 8.4 |
Aug-17 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 8.3 |
Sep-17 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 8.3 |
Oct-17 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
Nov-17 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 8.3 |
Dec-17 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 8.1 |
Jan-18 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 7.9 |
Feb-18 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 8 |
Mar-18 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 7.9 |
Apr-18 | 7 | 7.3 | 5 | 7.9 |
May-18 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 |
Jun-18 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 8 |
Jul-18 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 7.6 |
Aug-18 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
Sep-18 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 5 | 7.4 |
Oct-18 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 7.5 |
Nov-18 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 7.5 |
Dec-18 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
Jan-19 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 7.6 |
Feb-19 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
Mar-19 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 7.8 |
Apr-19 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.1 | 7.8 |
May-19 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 7.8 |
Jun-19 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5 | 7.8 |
Jul-19 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 8 |
Aug-19 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 8.2 |
Sep-19 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 8.2 |
Oct-19 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 8.3 |
Nov-19 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 8.4 |
Dec-19 | 9 | 8.8 | 6 | 8.4 |
Jan-20 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 6 | 8.5 |
Feb-20 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 8.5 |
Mar-20 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 8.4 |
Apr-20 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 8.4 |
May-20 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 8.8 |
Jun-20 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 8.9 |
Jul-20 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 8.9 |
Aug-20 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 8.8 |
Sep-20 | 9 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 8.7 |
Oct-20 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
Nov-20 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 9 |
“Townhouses, flats, and units have been a major driver of housing growth in recent years. Auckland in particular has seen a rapid increase in the number of medium- to high-density housing being consented,” Mr Heslop said.
See the Housing in Aotearoa: 2020 report for more information on housing.
Seasonally adjusted number of new homes consented
Some periods of the year typically experience higher or lower numbers of new homes consented, so accounting for seasonality allows us to better compare numbers between periods .
The seasonally adjusted number of new homes consented rose 1.2 percent in November 2020, following a rise of 8.9 percent in October.
The seasonally adjusted number of new stand-alone houses consented increased by 4.9 percent in November, following a fall of 4.9 percent in October.
There were large fluctuations in consent numbers between March 2020 (down 21.3 percent) and May 2020 (up 40.8 percent) due to COVID-19, when many businesses and construction projects temporarily closed.
The number of new homes consented each month can also vary significantly due to the timing of large multi-home projects, such as apartment buildings.