Browse data census_2018_dwellings_rc

2018 Census — Dwellings by Regional Council

2018 Census occupied and unoccupied private dwellings at regional council level. From Stats NZ.

Licence: CC-BY 4.0 Source: Stats NZ (www.stats.govt.nz), CC-BY 4.0.

Data as of 2026-06-13  · static  · 17 rows

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Dataset ID
census_2018_dwellings_rc
Data source
Stats NZ
Last refreshed
2026-06-13
Refresh cadence
static
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/census_2018_dwellings_rc/data

Columns (15)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
regional_council_code_2018 string Regional council code 2018
regional_council_name_2018 string Regional council name 2018
land_area_sq_km double Land area sq km
area_sq_km double Area sq km
occupied_private_dwellings_2006 long Occupied private dwellings 2006
occupied_private_dwellings_2013 long Occupied private dwellings 2013
occupied_private_dwellings_2018 long Occupied private dwellings 2018
occupied_private_dwellings_percent_change_2013_2018 double Occupied private dwellings percent change 2013 2018
unoccupied_private_dwellings_2006 long Unoccupied private dwellings 2006
unoccupied_private_dwellings_2013 long Unoccupied private dwellings 2013
unoccupied_private_dwellings_2018 long Unoccupied private dwellings 2018
unoccupied_private_dwellings_percent_change_2013_2018 double Unoccupied private dwellings percent change 2013 2018
shape_length double Geometry length/perimeter (source projection units)
shape_area double Polygon area (source projection units)
geometry_wkt string Geometry as WKT (WGS84) — MULTIPOLYGON/POINT/LINESTRING

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Regional Council Code 2018Regional Council Name 2018Land Area Sq KmArea Sq KmOccupied Private Dwellings 2006Occupied Private Dwellings 2013Occupied Private Dwellings 2018Occupied Private Dwellings Percent Change 2013 2018Unoccupied Private Dwellings 2006Unoccupied Private Dwellings 2013Unoccupied Private Dwellings 2018Unoccupied Private Dwellings Percent Change 2013 2018Shape LengthShape Area
01Northland Region12500.561149130084.25666225552459706649118.71109713734144785.4811395.66574630084254750.8
02Auckland Region4941.5725565416156.61006174386094720444987895.733330333603939318.1659677.32812416156611985.5
03Waikato Region23900.036383134888.47036931396471516411641968.32602829514312695.91267143.8732234888468204.6
04Bay of Plenty Region12071.144688621883.2242617961651030021116848.41204513473141995.41092235.8399621883222410.9
05Gisborne Region8385.8266185913989.55766361566316101165092.51599182419295.8694407.69560313989559463.0

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