The Quality of Life Survey is a biennial survey of resident perceptions of well-being in New Zealand's larger urban areas.
The random survey of around 7000 respondents includes a sample of more than 500 Christchurch residents.
The survey is part of the wider Quality of Life Project, which is a partnership between New Zealand's largest councils, and includes Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Hutt, Porirua, Christchurch and Dunedin City Councils. The Greater Wellington region also participates.
2024 survey results
- 2024 Quality of Life Survey snapshot [PDF, 46 KB]
- 2024 Quality of Life Survey results [PDF, 8.4 MB]
- 2022 Quality of Life Survey results [PDF, 5.2 MB]
- 2020 Quality of Life Survey results [PDF, 203 KB]
- 2018 Quality of Life Survey results [PDF, 2.4 MB]
- 2016 Quality of Life Survey results(external link)
- 2014 Quality of Life Survey results [PDF, 2.9 MB]
- 2012 Quality of Life Survey results [PDF, 4.1 MB]
- 2010 Quality of Life Survey results [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- 2008 Quality of Life Survey results [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Community outcomes for Christchurch
The community outcomes monitoring programme reports on key indicators identified for each of Christchurch's Community Outcomes. This is a useful source of summary information across a broad range of aspects of community well-being.
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