New Zealand - homeless population in Auckland by district 2018

According to a survey on regional homelessness conducted in September 2018, at around 38.1 percent, the majority of people living without a shelter in the Auckland region in New Zealand were based in the Waitematā district. Housing unaffordability in Auckland has contributed to the significant increase in homelessness across the region.

Distribution of people living without shelter across Auckland, New Zealand in September 2018, by district

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Waitematā	38.1%
Ōtara-Papatoetoe	11.6%
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	5.3%
Waiheke	5.1%
Kaipātiki	4.5%
Rodney	4.5%
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu	3.9%
Papakura	3.9%
Upper Harbour	3.6%
Whau	3.6%
Albert-Eden	3.3%
Hibiscus and Bays	2.4%
Puketāpapa	1.8%
Devonport-Takapuna	1.2%
Henderson-Massey	1.2%
Waitākere Ranges	0.9%
Franklin	0.9%
Howick	0.6%
Manurewa	0.6%
Ōrākei	0.6%
Location unknown	2.7%

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Release date

May 2019

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Region

New Zealand

Survey time period

September 17, 2018

Number of respondents

336 respondents

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Note: According to the source, the small sample size means the survey population does not provide a statistically reliable description of the homeless population and caution is urged in extrapolating the findings of the survey to the wider population of people living without shelter.

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