Māori Housing Trends 2009 - Housing New Zealand

Provided free .............................................................................................................. 58Comparison between people living in owner occupied and rented homes................... 59Summary .................................................................................................................... 59Housing Quality .................................................................................................. 61Introduction................................................................................................................. 61Housing quality in rural areas...................................................................................... 61Housing quality in urban areas.................................................................................... 62Housing quality in Corporation housing....................................................................... 62Future information sources ......................................................................................... 62Future Māori Population .................................................................................... 63Introduction................................................................................................................. 63Growth of the Māori population ................................................................................... 63Changing age structure of the Māori population.......................................................... 63Projections of housing demand for the elderly............................................................. 64Regional growth in the Māori population ..................................................................... 65Summary .................................................................................................................... 67Implications for Housing Policy ........................................................................ 68Housing supply ........................................................................................................... 68Affordability and assistance ........................................................................................ 68Rental tenure .............................................................................................................. 70Home ownership......................................................................................................... 71Appendix: A ........................................................................................................ 73References .......................................................................................................... 75TablesTable 1 Growth in the Māori ethnic group and descent populations 1991-2006............ 8Table 2 Ten largest iwi 2006......................................................................................... 9Table 3 Life expectancy at birth for the Māori and non-Māori population 1995-97, 2000-02, and 2005-07 .............................................................................................................. 10Table 4 Māori by regional council area 2001 and 2006............................................... 12Table 5 Main reason for moving from previous usual residence ................................. 16Table 6 Main reason for moving to current usual residence........................................ 16Table 7 Main reason for not moving from usual residence.......................................... 16Table 8 The proportion of the population living in Corporation housing, by selectedethnicity (2006)................................................................................................................ 21Table 9 Accommodation Supplement recipients, by selected ethnicity (March 2005-2009) 32Table 10 Māori Accommodation Supplement recipients by tenure (March 2005-2009)33Table 11 Māori Accommodation Supplement recipients, by income type (March 2005-2009) 33Table 12 Number of Māori and non-Māori households in social housing 1981-2001. 34