{
  "about": "Machine-readable zone-level indicators for Auckland Living Intelligence. Zones are fixed groupings of Auckland Council's 21 local board areas, defined by this site.",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (attribution: Auckland Living Intelligence; underlying sources as stated per indicator)",
  "generated_from": "aucklandmasterdata_12.xlsx (v12.1, crime range fix 2026-09-03)",
  "data_last_updated": "2026-08-04",
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        "value": 415074,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
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        "source": "Stats NZ population estimates"
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        "value": 39.3,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census",
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        "value": 122067,
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        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
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      },
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        "value": 18.6,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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        "value": 42.6,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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        "value": 8.1,
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        "source": "Auckland Council 2026"
      },
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        "source": "Auckland Council 2026"
      },
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        "period": "12 months to May 2026 (June 2025 – May 2026)",
        "source": "NZ Police (policedata.nz)",
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      }
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        "value": 259950,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
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        "value": 287400,
        "source": "Stats NZ population estimates"
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        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census",
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        "value": 110299,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census",
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        "value": 59.8,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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        "source": "MBIE Tenancy Services bond data, 2026 Q1",
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      },
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        "3br": 665,
        "4br": 779,
        "source": "MBIE Tenancy Services bond data, 2026 Q1"
      },
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        "roll_weighted_eqi": 457,
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        "source": "Education Counts School Directory 2026",
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        "value": 20.2,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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        "value": 40.5,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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        "note": "coverage, not frequency; stop-to-board assignment approximate"
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        "source": "Auckland Council 2026"
      },
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        "source": "Auckland Council 2026"
      },
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        "source": "NZ Police (policedata.nz)",
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      }
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        "value": 406836,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
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        "source": "Stats NZ population estimates"
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        "value": 121618,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census",
        "note": "population-weighted"
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        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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        "source": "MBIE Tenancy Services bond data, 2026 Q1"
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        "source": "Education Counts School Directory 2026"
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        "value": 15.4,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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        "value": 43.7,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
      "pt_commute_pct": {
        "value": 12.1,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census",
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        "source": "Auckland Transport open data 2026",
        "note": "coverage, not frequency; stop-to-board assignment approximate"
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        "area_ha": 2529,
        "public_playgrounds": 156,
        "source": "Auckland Council 2026"
      },
      "sport_sites": {
        "count": 98,
        "per_10k_residents": 2.22,
        "source": "Auckland Council 2026"
      },
      "recorded_victimisations_per_1000": {
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        "period": "12 months to May 2026 (June 2025 – May 2026)",
        "source": "NZ Police (policedata.nz)",
        "caveat": "station catchments do not match zone boundaries — approximation; recorded victimisations undercount actual offending",
        "method": "NZ Police station-level records aggregated to zones via station catchment assignment"
      }
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    "East": {
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        "value": 153570,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
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        "source": "Stats NZ population estimates"
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        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census",
        "note": "population-weighted"
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        "value": 125700,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census",
        "note": "population-weighted"
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      "home_ownership_pct": {
        "value": 66.0,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
      "median_weekly_rent_bond_all_nzd": {
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      },
      "median_weekly_rent_bond_by_bedroom_nzd": {
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        "source": "MBIE Tenancy Services bond data, 2026 Q1"
      },
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        "source": "Education Counts School Directory 2026"
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        "value": 19.0,
        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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        "source": "Stats NZ 2023 Census"
      },
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      }
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