DATA
Household Income & Expenditure
NEW ZEALAND
Detailed official statistics on household income, earnings and expenditure on goods and services across New Zealand.
Source:
Stats NZ (Tatauranga Aotearoa)
Access:
Free, unlimited access
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Description
The datasets included in this listing:
Household Expenditure
Provides detailed statistics on household expenditure across New Zealand, capturing how households allocate their spending across a wide range of goods and services. The datasets include measures such as average weekly household expenditure, the proportion of households reporting expenditure and associated sampling errors. Expenditure is categorised by spending type and can be analysed across household characteristics including income group, household size and composition, principal source of income, tenure and geographic region. These statistics support analysis of household spending patterns, cost-of-living pressures and differences in expenditure across household groups.
Income and Earnings
Provides statistics on income and earnings across New Zealand, supporting analysis of earnings levels and differences across industries, occupations and demographic groups. The datasets include measures such as average hourly earnings, average weekly earnings and the number of people, with breakdowns across characteristics including industry, occupation, region, age, sex, ethnicity, qualifications and employment status. These statistics support analysis of labour market earnings, income disparities and changes in earnings across different population groups and economic sectors over time.
Details
Category
Economy
Financial
Geographic Coverage
New Zealand (by City)
Refreshes
Annually
Access
Free, unlimited access
Schemas available
NZ_HOUSEHOLDS_FREE
Tables available
Example tables:
- HES_HES_001_HOUSEHOLD_EXPENDITURE_FOR_GROUP_SUBGROUP_AND_CLASS
- HES_HES_004_HOUSEHOLD_EXPENDITURE_FOR_GROUP_AND_SUBGROUP_BY_NUMBER_OF_PEOPLE_IN_HOUSEHOLD
- HES_HES_007_HOUSEHOLD_EXPENDITURE_FOR_GROUP_AND_SUBGROUP_BY_TENURE_OF_HOUSEHOLD
- INC_INC_003_EARNINGS_FROM_MAIN_WAGE_AND_SALARY_JOB_BY_INDUSTRY_ANZSIC_2006_SEX_AND_HIGHEST_QUALIFICATION
- INC_INC_009_EARNINGS_FROM_WAGES_AND_SALARIES_AND_SELF_EMPLOYMENT_BY_SEX_REGION_AND_ETHNIC_GROUPS
- INC_INC_012_INCOME_BY_DISABILITY_STATUS_AGE_GROUPS_AND_INCOME_SOURCE
Cloud Region Availability - AWS
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Cloud Region Availability - Azure
Australia East (New South Wales)
Japan East (Tokyo, Saitama)
Korea Central (Seoul)
Cloud Region Availability - GCP
Australia Southeast 2 (Melbourne)
Use Cases
Market Analysis
Analyse household expenditure patterns across income groups, household sizes and regions to identify target markets, consumer preferences and opportunities for product and service development.
Location Planning
Assess regional differences in household spending and income to inform retail expansion, store location strategies and geographic market prioritisation.
Workforce Remuneration and Salary Benchmarking
Compare earnings across industries, occupations, qualifications and demographic groups to inform salary structures, recruitment budgets and workforce planning.
Financial Services and Credit Risk Assessment
Examine household income and expenditure profiles to support consumer lending strategies, financial product development and population-level affordability assessments.
Social Policy Development
Evaluate household spending burdens and income disparities to inform government assistance programmes, housing affordability policies and social welfare priorities.
Income Inequality and Household Economic Research
Investigate differences in earnings, income sources and expenditure across demographic and household groups to understand economic inequality, living standards and changes in household financial circumstances.
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