Quote Originally Posted by Bjauck View Post
In the linked pdf from W69...look at the graph "Number of People Per Private Dwelling" since May 2008 it has been increasing. Of course that could mask what has been happening in the poorest households...the number of occupants per dwelling could have been increasing at an even higher rate in those households. in addition of course the situation has been been more exaggerated in Auckland than with national figures.
Aging population will also help to keep the averages down (more elderly = more one or two people households). It is what is happening at the margins that is important, and I suspect you are right Bjauck.