Maori home ownership rates

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The Government are being blamed for plummeting home-ownership rates for Maori and Pacific Islanders.

But Housing Minister Nick Smith says the data just confirmed broader social , including that these groups having lower incomes and lower education achievements.

Recently released figures from Statistics New Zealand show Maori and Pacific Island home ownership fell at a faster rate than for the total population over the past 25 years (ending at the latest census in 2013). …

The Labour party have added the latest statistics to their list of housing issues the Government was not adequately addressing.

“It clearly shows Government doesn't have a plan,” Labour MP Meka Whaitiri said. 

'm always interested in breaking down long-term trends to smaller segments so we can see if the problem is in getting worse.

In the 2001 census the Maori home ownership rate was 47.0%. In 2006 it was 45.2% and in 2013 it was 43.1%.

The annual decline from 2001 to 2006 was 0.35% a year. From 2006 to 2013 it was 0.29% a year.

 

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