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Studies
Concept
Name
Family and household concept
en-NZ
Label
Dwelling
en-NZ
Description
a structure, part of a structure, or group of structures that is used, or intended to be used, as a place where people reside
- Non-private dwelling: provides short- or long-term communal or transitory type accommodation. Non-private dwellings are generally available to the public by virtue of employment, study, special need, legal requirement, or recreation. They include institutions and group-living quarters such as hotels, motels, hospitals, retirement homes, prisons, hostels, motor camps, boarding houses, defence barracks, ships, and trains.
- Private dwelling: accommodates a person or group of people and is generally unavailable for public use. The main purpose of a private dwelling is as a place of habitation for residents who usually live independently within the community.