Consented dwellings
An approved dwelling consent represents an intention to build, not a completed dwelling.
The Development Strategy anticipates that up to 320,000 additional residential dwellings could be required over the next 30 years. This equates to over 10,000 dwellings a year.
In the fourth year of implementing the Development Strategy, 21,607 residential dwellings were consented in Auckland, an increase of 2,573 on the previous reporting year. In the past five years, over 81,000 dwellings have been consented in the Auckland region.
2017/2018 |
12,368 |
2018/2019 |
14,030 |
2019/2020 |
14,775 |
2020/2021 |
19,034 |
2021/2022 |
21,607 |
Total |
81,814 |
Dwellings consented in the Auckland region, by reporting year (1 July-30 June).
Local boards
The local board areas with the highest number of dwellings consented in 2021/2022 were Henderson-Massey, Howick, and Maungakiekie-Tāmaki.
Henderson-Massey and Howick also had the highest number of dwellings consented in the previous reporting year.
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki experienced the highest growth compared with the previous reporting year (13 per cent increase), whereas Waitematā experienced the greatest decrease compared with the previous reporting year with a 57 per cent decrease.
Dwelling typology
There is a growing trend towards more intensive dwelling typologies.
The number of townhouses etc. consented in 2021/2022 has increased 330 per cent compared with 2017/2018. In contrast, the number of apartments consented has varied. The number of houses consented in 2021/2022 has remained relatively similar to 2017/2018.
The proportion of each typology has also changed. The proportion of townhouses etc. has increased from 23 per cent of consents issued in 2017/2018 to 56 per cent in 2021/2022. In the same period, the proportion of houses has decreased from 48 per cent to 27 per cent of consents issued, and the proportion of apartments has decreased from 23 per cent to 13 per cent.
Dwellings consented by dwelling type (Auckland Region), 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022