QuickStats About New Zealand


  • Couples with children make up 42.0 percent of all families in New Zealand, while couples without children make up 39.9 percent of all families.
  • 18.1 percent of families in New Zealand are one-parent-with-children families.

Family Types in New Zealand, 2006 Census
 
Couple without child(ren)
 425,973
Couple with child(ren)
 447,894
One parent with child(ren)
 193,635
Total  1,067,502

Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables and graphs.