Why is this important?
Dwelling consents and household growth tell us about the rate of residential building activity and is an indicator of economic activity.
Key points
- In the year to June 2017, there were 5202 new dwelling consents issued across the three territorial authorities (Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri).
- In the same period, there were 3,211 (62%) consents in Christchurch, 1,261 (24%) in Selwyn, and 730 (14%) in Waimakariri.
- In the year to June 2017 the number of households across Greater Christchurch increased by 4,246. For Christchurch City this was an increase of 2,600 households (61%), with 1,069 in Selwyn (25%) and 577 in Waimakariri (14%).
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Commentary
The loss of 5,600 households in 2011 from Christchurch City was due to the Canterbury earthquakes. Conversely, both Selwyn (655) and Waimakariri (692) experienced an increase in household numbers during the period.
Since 2014, the data would suggest that the number of new dwelling consents being issued is greater than the increase in the number of households across the three territorial authorities.
