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New Zealand Sees a 25% Drop in Housing Permits in July Compared to Last Year
Building consents for standalone homes drop 25%
According to data released by the Statistics Bureau on August 30, 2023, the number of new housing permits issued nationwide in July has totaled 3,058, marking a 25% decline compared to the same period last year.
This decrease is evident when compared to both last year and July 2021 figures. Among the issued permits, standalone houses saw a significant 32% reduction, amounting to 1,183 permits compared to the previous year.
Furthermore, collective housing, including townhouses, units, and apartments, also experienced a decrease of 21%, totaling 1,875 permits compared to last year.
Statistical experts noted that the decline in new housing permits for July, which decreased by 5.2% compared to June, reflects a trend of more than 25% decline since reaching its peak in early 2022.
Looking at the annual statistics, there have been 4,3487 housing permits issued up to July, which represents a 14% decrease compared to the same period last year. However, it’s important to note that these figures still remain relatively high when compared to historical annual averages.
In terms of annual statistics, standalone houses decreased by 23%, totaling 10,951 permits compared to the previous year, while collective housing decreased by 6.4%, reaching 25,536 permits.
Breaking down the types of collective housing, townhouses, flats, and units saw an 11% reduction, totaling 18,451 permits compared to last year. In contrast, apartments experienced a 5.4% increase, reaching 4,070 permits, and retirement villages also grew by 14% to 3,015 permits.
Examining housing permits by major urban areas, Auckland recorded 10,743 permits, a 14% decline compared to the same period last year. Canterbury saw an 11% reduction with 7,650 permits, Waikato recorded 4,121 permits, an 18% decrease, and Wellington reported 3,252 permits, a 17% decline.
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▲ Consents for 50,614 new homes were issued nationwide in the year to July.
뉴질랜드 지난 7월 주택건축허가, 지난해 대비 25% 감소해
독립형 주택에 대한 건축 허가건 25% 감소
2023년 8월 30일, 통계국 자료에 따르면, 지난 7월 동안 전국에서 발급된 신규 주택 건축허가는 지난해 동기 대비 25% 감소한 3,058채로 집계되었다.
이 수치는 지난해와 2021년 7월에 비해 감소한 것으로 나타났으며, 이중 단독주택은 1,183채로 지난해에 비해 32% 감소하였다.
또한 타운하우스, 유닛, 아파트 등을 포함한 공동주택도 1,875채로 지난해에 비해 21% 줄었다.
통계 담당자는 지난 7월의 신규주택 건축허가가 전달인 6월 대비 5.2% 감소한 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 2022년 초에 기록된 최고조에서 25% 이상 감소하는 추세를 보이고 있다고 설명했다.
또한 연간 기준으로 보면, 7월까지 4,3487채의 주택건축허가가 발급되어, 지난해 동기 대비 14% 줄었으며, 그러나 여전히 역대 연간 기준 실적에 비하면 높은 수치이다.
단독주택은 연간 기준으로 1만 7951채로 전년 동기 대비 23% 감소하였으며, 공동주택은 2만 5536채로 6.4% 감소하였다.
공동주택의 종류별로 보면 타운하우스, 플랫, 유닛은 1만 8451채로 지난해에 비해 11% 줄었으며, 아파트는 4,070채로 5.4% 증가하였으며, 은퇴촌은 3,015채로 14% 늘었다.
대도시 지역별로 살펴보면, 오클랜드는 1만 8743채로 지난해 동기 대비 14% 감소했으며, 캔터베리는 7,650채로 11% 줄었고, 와이카토는 4,121채로 18% 감소하였으며, 웰링턴도 3,252채로 17% 줄었다.