Home ownership up, but too many still down and out
ANALYSIS: Census data shows a huge increase in people living in mobile homes or sleeping rough.
Official data masks some worrying trends about the state of home ownership in New Zealand.
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The latest figures from the 2023 Census show two-thirds (66%) of New Zealand households own their home or hold it in a family trust, compared with 64.5% in 2018. Although home ownership has increased for the first time since 1991, it masks a sharp increase in people living in mobile homes,
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