Loneliness
The percentage of people aged 15 years and over who reported feeling lonely during the previous 12 months, 2008
| "Big city" |
Sometimes |
Most of
the time |
Always |
Total reporting
loneliness |
| Rodney District |
9.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
12.2 |
| North Shore City |
14.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
16.3 |
| Waitakere City |
16.8 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
18.5 |
| Auckland City |
15.9 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
18.6 |
| Manukau City |
17.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
20.2 |
| Hamilton City |
18.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
19.4 |
| Tauranga City |
16.4 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
18.8 |
| Porirua City |
14.1 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
16.2 |
| Hutt City (Lower Hutt) |
15.8 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
18.2 |
| Wellington City |
14.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
15.8 |
| Christchurch City |
12.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
13.4 |
| Dunedin City |
15.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
16.9 |
| New Zealand |
14.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
16.4 |
Source: Quality of Life Survey, 2008 |
