Census: Questions 5-9 on the Census Dwelling Form, tenure of household is used to determine if the household owns the dwelling, holds it in a family trust, or does not own the dwelling, and whether payment is made by the household and to whom.

Housing tenure

Urban Ward

2018 2013
Tenure type Number % Masterton District % Number % Masterton District % 2013 - 2018
Dwelling owned or partly owned 4,485 57.8 58.1 3,897 55.2 55.4 +588
Dwelling held in a family trust 573 7.4 10.5 633 9.0 12.0 -60
Total owned 5,058 65.2 68.6 4,530 64.2 67.3 +528
Dwelling not owned and not held in a family trust 2,697 34.8 31.4 2,526 35.8 32.7 +171
Not elsewhere included - - - 435 6.2 5.9 -435
Total 7,755 100.0 100.0 7,059 100.0 100.0 +696

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
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