Social » Quality Lifestyle
Living in the Wellington region is enjoyable, and people feel safe. A variety of healthy and affordable lifestyles can be pursued. Our art, sport, recreation and entertainment scenes are enjoyed by all community members – and attract visitors.
What is Quality Lifestyle?
A peaceful, harmonious and secure society is a vital and profound social asset that directly benefits the economy and the quality of life of its citizens. Therefore, if people’s perceptions of their overall quality of life are high then this tends to relate positively to their personal well-being. Lack of affordable housing can result in parts of the population living in crowded and inadequate housing which can impact on health and other social outcomes.
Quality lifestyle is made up of 13 indicators that were selected to measure progress towards the quality lifestlye community outcome definition (shown above). Data relating to each individual indicator (for the 2001 to 2016 period) is provided via the menu below. The index that measures change in the quality lifestyle outcome (pictured below) shows the composite average of the individual indicators.
Quality lifestyle GPI, 2001-2016
What this means
The quality lifestyle GPI has fluctuated over time, and the 2016 result is only 0.6% higher than the result in 2001. Shifts have been observed for some of the individual values within the indicators. Between 2001 and 2016 across the Wellington region, five indicators in the quality lifestyle index improved, six declined, and two remained fairly stable.
Did you know?
Using GDP, smoking has traditionally been counted as a benefit to the economy. With a GPI, smoking is regarded as a cost
13 Indicators are being used to track Quality Lifestyle in the Wellington region
Click on each indicator below to access further information
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Crowded households
Why is this indicator important?
Housing space adequate to the needs and desires of a family is a core component of quality of life. National and international studies show an association between the prevalence of certain infectious diseases and crowding, between crowding and poor educational attainment, and between residential crowding and psychological distress.
Percentage of the population living in crowded housing, 2001-2013
Findings
- In 2013, 8.6% of the population in the Wellington region lived in crowded housing, down from 9.3% in 2001.
- In 2013, 10.1% of the population in New Zealand lived in crowded housing. The percentage for New Zealand overall has remained relatively unchanged across the years measured.
- Between 2001 and 2013, a higher percentage of the New Zealand population overall lived in crowded housing compared with the Wellington region population.
Crowded households
Definition and data details
Indicator Definition
The percentage of the population in households requiring at least one additional bedroom.
Data Source
Ministry of Social Development
Last updated October 2014
Data available only for years shown. Indicators are updated in May and November each year; for those indicators where new data or survey results have become available.
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