Wairoa District Census 2001

Introduction On 6 March 2001, the thirty -first Census of Population and Dwellings was held. This Territorial Authority leaflet contains a summary of key information available from this census for the District and comparisons with New Zealand as a whole.(1)

The information in this leaflet is based on the census usually resident population count.

The census usually resident population count for people of the Mäori ethnic group includes those people who stated Mäori as either their sole ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups.

Numbers of people counted Total population Mäori ethnic population New Wairoa District New Wairoa District Zealand Zealand Males 1,823,007 4,473 Males 257,481 2,373 Females 1,914,270 4,440 Females 268,800 2,562 Total 3,737,280 8,916 Total 526,281 4,932 Change Change since since 1991 363,354 - 1,209 1991 91,434 - 390 Census Census With 8,916 people, the Wairoa District With 4,932 Mäori people, the Wairoa ranks 64th in size out of the 74 Territorial District ranks 35th in size out of the 74 Authorities in New Zealand. Territorial Authorities in New Zealand. The Wairoa District has 0.2% of the The Wairoa District has 0.9% of the population of New Zealand. While the Mäori population of New Zealand. While population of New Zealand has grown the Mäori population of New Zealand has since 1991, the population of the Wairoa grown since 1991, the Mäori population District has declined. of the Wairoa District has declined.

Age and sex New Zealand Total population Mäori ethnic population Age-sex structure Age-sex structure

Wairoa District Total population Mäori ethnic population Age-sex structure Age-sex structure

The median age of people in the Wairoa The median age of Mäori people in the District is 33.9, compared with 34.8 for all Wairoa District is 25.8, compared with of New Zealand. 21.9 for all Mäori in New Zealand. 11.5% of people (1,029) in the Wairoa 6.8% of Mäori people (336) in the Wairoa District are aged 65 and over, compared District are aged 65 and over, compared with all of New Zealand which has 12.1% with 3.4% for all Mäori in New Zealand. of people aged 65 and over. 35.1% of Mäori people (1,731) in the 28.0% of people (2,499) in the Wairoa Wairoa District are aged under 15, District are aged under 15, compared compared with 37.3% for all Mäori in with 22.7% for all of New Zealand. New Zealand.

Ethnic groups (total responses) 52.1% of people (4,371) in the Wairoa Ethnic groups District said they belong to the European ethnic group. For all New Zealand 80.1% said they belong to the European ethnic group. 58.8% of people (4,935) in the Wairoa District said they belong to the Mäori ethnic group compared with all of New Zealand at 14.7%. The population of the Wairoa District contains a smaller proportion of Pacific peoples (1.5%) and smaller proportion of Asian people (0.9%) compared with the whole of New Zealand (at 6.5% and 6.6% respectively).

Marital status Total population Mäori ethnic population Marital status Marital status

1,998 people aged 15 years and over 1,368 Mäori people aged 15 years and who live in the Wairoa District said they over who live in the Wairoa District said had never married; 2,730 were married they had never married; 1,071 were and 1,035 were widowed, separated or married and 498 were widowed, divorced. separated or divorced. 31.6% of people aged 15 years and over 33.7% of Mäori people aged 15 years (597) in the Wairoa District who have and over (432) in the Wairoa District who never been married said that they live have never been married said that they with a partner. live with a partner.

Languages spoken Total population Mäori ethnic population The most common language after 32.2% (1,566) of the Mäori people in the English in the Wairoa District is Mäori, Wairoa District speak Mäori. This is the spoken by 20.2% of people. For New most commonly spoken language after Zealand as a whole, the most common English, for all Mäori in New Zealand language after English is also Mäori (25.2%) and in the Wairoa District. (4.5%). 67.1% of the Mäori population in the Wairoa District (3,267) speak only one 77.4% of the population in the Wairoa language, compared with 71.3% for District (6,468) speak only one language, Mäori in New Zealand as a whole. compared with 82.1% for New Zealand 29.7% of Mäori people in the Wairoa as a whole. District (1,446) speak two languages; 19.7% of the people in the Wairoa District 1.1% (54) speak three or more (1,647) speak two languages; 1.2% (99) languages. speak three or more languages.

Education Total population Mäori ethnic population Highest qualification Highest qualification

21.6% of people aged 15 years and over 16.1% of Mäori people aged 15 years (1,089) in the Wairoa District said they and over (414) living in the Wairoa have a tertiary qualification, compared District said they have a tertiary with 32.2% for New Zealand as a whole. qualification, compared with 21.2% for all 44.4% of people aged 15 years and over Mäori people aged 15 years and over in (2,241) in the Wairoa District said they New Zealand. have no formal qualifications, compared 52.8% of Mäori people aged 15 years with 27.6% of people aged 15 years and and over (1,356) in the Wairoa District over in New Zealand. said they have no formal qualifications, compared with 43.6% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand.

Income Total population Mäori ethnic population Income Income

The median income of people in the The median income of Mäori people in Wairoa District is $14,600, compared the Wairoa District is $12,900, compared with $18,500 for all of New Zealand. with $14,800 for all Mäori in New 62.6% of people aged 15 years and over Zealand. in the Wairoa District have an annual 69.4% of Mäori people aged 15 years income of $20,000 or less, compared and over in the Wairoa District have an with 52.8% for New Zealand as a whole. annual income of $20,000 or less, 4.8% of people aged 15 years and over compared with 61.2% for Mäori in New in the Wairoa District have an annual Zealand as a whole. income of more than $50,000, compared 1.7% of Mäori people aged 15 years and with 11.5% for New Zealand as a whole. over in the Wairoa District have an annual income of more than $50,000, compared with 5.2% for Mäori in New Zealand as a whole.

Employment and unemployment Total population Mäori ethnic population Labour force status Labour force status

The unemployment rate in the Wairoa The unemployment rate of Mäori in the District is 11.9%, compared with 7.5% for Wairoa District is 18.3%, compared with all of New Zealand. 16.8% for all Mäori in New Zealand. The most popular occupational group in The most popular occupational group for the Wairoa District is agriculture and Mäori in the Wairoa District is plant and fishery workers. The most popular machine operators and assemblers. The occupational group in New Zealand as a most popular occupational group for all whole is service and sales. Mäori in New Zealand as a whole is service and sales.

Access to telecommunication systems 528 households or 18.4% in the Wairoa Access to telecommunication systems District have access to the Internet, compared with 37.4% for all of New Zealand. 294 households or 10.3% in the Wairoa District have no access to a telephone, compared with 3.7% for all of New Zealand.

Households In the Wairoa District, 69.0% (2,088) of all Household composition households are one-family households. For New Zealand as a whole, one-family households make up 69.1% of all households. 765 people in the Wairoa District live in one-person households, which is 25.3% of all households. In New Zealand as a whole, one-person households make up 23.4% of all households. Average household size in the Wairoa District is 2.7 people. This is also the average household size for New Zealand as a whole.

Home ownership and rent 67.2% of permanent private dwellings in For dwellings that are rented, the the Wairoa District are owned with or average weekly rent paid for permanent without a mortgage, compared with 68.8% private dwellings in the Wairoa District is for all of New Zealand. $91, compared with $176 for New Zealand as a whole.

Families In the Wairoa District, couples with In New Zealand as a whole, couples children (915 families) make up 40.4% of with children make up 42.1% of all all families. Couples with no children make families and couples with no children up 34.3% of all families. make up 39.0% of all families. 25.3% of families (573) in the Wairoa District are one parent with child(ren) families, compared with 18.9% for New Zealand as a whole.

All figures in this leaflet have been randomly rounded to base 3 to preserve confidentiality.

(1) The percentages in this leaflet are calculated against complete responses; that is, excluding cases where no answers were provided.

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