In a survey conducted in 2019 in New Zealand, the main reason for moving home for male respondents was related to social reasons. In comparison, just under 13 percent of male respondents stated that moving to a better quality of home was the main reason for moving home. A better quality of home was regarded as, for example, a warmer home.
Main reasons for moving home in New Zealand in 2019, by gender
Source: Stats NZ and licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Moving from a home which was owned rather than rented.
*Approximately 8,000 people were interviewed for the survey.
**Social reasons for moving home include living closer to family or friends or due to relationship.
***Other reasons include 'housing costs too expensive/moved to a cheaper house or flat', 'for location reasons', 'moved from another country' and 'other - please state'.
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Statistics New Zealand. (June 26, 2019). Main reasons for moving home in New Zealand in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064711/new-zealand-reasons-for-moving-home-by-gender/
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