INFORMATION GUIDE 1996 CENSUS of Population and Dwellings Prepared by: Customer Services Statistics New Zealand CHRISTCHURCH 3rd March 1997 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ iii HOW TO USE THIS DIRECTORY ....................................................................... iv SUBJECT POPULATIONS ...................................................................................... v DWELLING, HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY ................................................ 1 PERSONAL INFORMATION ...................................................................... 11 GEOGRAPHIC AREAS ............................................................................... 148 INDEX ............................................................................................................ 212 ii INTRODUCTION This information guide provides a catalogue of the information available from the 1996 Census of Population and Dwellings. It represents all the 1996 Census information available . The information listed within this guide is categorised into four parts. There is Dwelling , Family, Personal , and Geographic information. Generally within each part, the variables are arranged alphabetically. iii HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE To order customised tables from the 1996 Census of Population and Dwellings, it is important that you specify exactly what you want. There are 5 key components to any table request. They are: (1) Census Year , e.g. 1996 (2) Subject Population , e.g. Population Resident in NZ (3) Areas , e.g. Area Unit of Usual Residence (4) Variable Name “Age Group Standard 5 Yearly with Broad Coverage” (5) Number of Categories for each Variable, e.g. (15) Examples The following examples list the table specifications required to produce the tables listed on the following pages. Example 1 Regional Council of Usual Residence (16),) Sex (3) by Age Group (18) for Population Resident in New Zealand Example 2 Territorial Local Authority of Usual Residence (76), Age Group (12) and Sex (3) by Industry (Major Division,) (11) for Population Resident in New Zealand Aged 15 Years and Over Gainfully Employed in the Full-time and Part-time Labour Force. Example 3 Number of Bedrooms (10) by Number of Occupants (9) for Private Dwellings iv SUBJECT POPULATIONS Total Population - This refers to persons present at the place of enumeration on census night including overseas visitors in NZ on census night. Excluded are NZ Residents who are temporarily out of the country on census night and NZ Armed Forces serving overseas on census night. Total Population Aged 15 Years and Over - As above for persons aged 15 years and over. Population Resident in New Zealand - Consists of Persons in NZ on census night who usually reside in NZ. Population Resident in New Zealand Aged 15 Years and Over - Consists of Persons in New Zealand on census night, aged 15 years and over who usually reside in NZ. Overseas Population - Persons in NZ on census night who usually reside overseas. Population Resident in New Zealand Aged 15 Years and Over Gainfully Employed in Full-time and Part-time Labour Force - Refers to persons usually resident in New Zealand employed in the full-time or part-time labour force. It excludes persons who are unemployed and seeking work and those persons in the non-labour force. Dwellings - A dwelling is any building or structure which is used as living quarters by a household of one or more persons on census night. It is usually self-contained in respect of sleeping, cooking, bathing and toilet facilities. It can be of a permanent, temporary or even mobile nature and includes structures such as motels, hotels, hospitals, etc. Private Dwellings - This is a permanent or temporary dwelling which is occupied by a private household. It includes houses and flats. Permanent Private Dwelling - This refers to a dwelling that is fixed in location, of durable construction, and occupied by a private household. v Categories: - Separate house - Two flats or houses joined together - Three or more flats or houses joined together - Flat or house joined to a business or shop - Bach, crib or hut (not in a work camp) - Temporary Private Dwellings - This is a temporary or mobile dwelling occupied by a private household. Categories: - Caravan, cabin or tent in a motor camp - Other (e.g. yacht - note no further breakdown of category available) Non Private Dwellings - This is a dwelling in which a number of generally unrelated persons (either individuals or families) live. Non-Private establishments usually have common cooking and dining facilities. Such dwellings include institutions and group-living quarters, e.g. hotels, motels, hospitals, prisons, school hostels, motor camps, etc. Persons of NZ Maori Ethnic Group Resident in New Zealand - Refers to persons who stated NZ Maori as either their sole ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups and were in NZ on census night and usually reside in NZ. Persons of NZ Maori Ancestry Resident in New Zealand - Refers to persons who have Maori ancestors, no matter how distant and were in NZ on census night and usually reside in NZ. Persons of Pacific Island Polynesian Ethnic Group Resident in NZ - Refers to persons who stated a Pacific Island Polynesian ethnic group as either their sole ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups and were in NZ on census night and usually reside in NZ. Population Resident in Private Dwellings - Refers to persons in private dwellings on census night. Population Usually Resident in Private Dwellings - Refers to persons who usually reside in private dwellings (includes those persons who were in the dwelling on census night and persons who were temporarily absent; but excludes guests and visitors to the dwelling on census night). vi 1996 Census Information Summation Options • Household/Dwelling • Family • Economic Family • Extended Family • Individual • Double Counting Dwelling, Household and Family Information • Dwelling Indicator (DWEIND) 1 | Private 2 | Non-Private 3 | Not Applicable • Dwelling Type (DWETYPE 01 | Separate house (including emergency house, women's refuge, DSW house, embassy) 02 | Two flats or houses joined together 03 | Three or more flats or houses joined together, in 1 or 2 storey building 04 | Three or more flats or houses joined together, in 3 or more storey building 05 | Flat or house joined to a business or shop 06 | Bach, crib or other holiday home 07 | Caravan, cabin or tent in a motor camp 08 | Mobile or temporary dwelling (not in a motor camp) 09 | Hotel, motel, guest house or boarding house (including NZ Post welfare cottage, time share units) 10 | Home for the elderly, retirement home 11 | Motor camp 12 | Welfare institution (church hostel, orphanage, night shelter, IHC house, drug recovery centre) 13 | Educational institution (school hostel, seminary, University halls of residence) 14 | Religious institution (convent, monastery, church retreat) 15 | Public hospital (including public convalescent home, maternity home, health camp) 16 | Private hospital (including private convalescent home, maternity home) 17 | Staff quarters, nurses' home (including seasonal group quarters - shearers, fruit pickers) 18 | Youth camp, school camp, scout/guide camp (including youth or immigration hostel, trampers' hut, Outward Bound) 19 | Work camp, construction camp, training camp 20 | Vessel (except navy vessel) 21 | Defence establishment (including armed forces camp, navy base, navy vessel) 22 | Prison, penal institution, police lock-up 23 | Commune 24 | Marae 25 | In transit/No fixed abode 1 • Occupancy (OCUPAN) 01 | Owned with Mortgage 02 | Owned without Mortgage 03 | Owned, Mortgage not specified 04 | Provided Rent Free 05 | Private Person (rented or leased) 07 | Housing New Zealand (rented or leased) 08 | Other Central Government Agency (rented or leased) 06 | Local Authority or City Council (rented or leased) 09 | Business, Real Estate Agency or other organisation (rented or leased) 10 | Landlord not specified (rented or leased) 11 | Not Owned, Rental status not specified 99 | Not specified • Number of Occupants in Household (OCCUNO 0001-0499 | individual occupants 0500-9999 | 500 or more occupants • Weekly Rent (RENT 0000 | No rent paid 0001 -0998 | $ dollars of weekly rent paid 0999 | $999 weekly rent paid 1000-9997 | $1000 or more weekly rent paid 9998 | Unidentifiable 9999 | Not specified • Tenure (TENURE 1 | Owned with Mortgage 2 | Owned without Mortgage 3 | Owned, Mortgage not specified 4 | Provided Rent Free 5 | Rented 6 | Not Owned, Rental status not specified 9 | Not specified ⇒ Rooms • Rooms- Number of (ROOMCNT 01 | One Room 02 | Two Rooms 03 | Three Rooms 04 | Four Rooms 05 | Five Rooms 06 | Six Rooms 07 | Seven Rooms 08 | Eight Rooms 09 | Nine Rooms 10 | Ten Rooms 11 | Eleven Rooms 12 | Twelve Rooms 13 | Thirteen Rooms 14 | Fourteen Rooms 15 | Fifteen Rooms 16 | Sixteen Rooms 17 | Seventeen Rooms 18 | Eighteen Rooms 19 | Nineteen Rooms 20 | Twenty Rooms 21 | Twenty One Rooms 22 | Twenty Two Rooms 23 | Twenty Three Rooms 24 | Twenty Four Rooms 2 25 | Twenty Five Rooms 26 | Twenty Six or More Rooms 98 | Unidentifiable 99 | Not specified • Rooms- Bedrooms Number of 01 | One Bedroom 02 | Two Bedrooms 03 | Three Bedrooms 04 | Four Bedrooms 05 | Five Bedrooms 06 | Six Bedrooms 07 | Seven Bedrooms 08 | Eight Bedrooms 09 | Nine Bedrooms 10 | Ten Bedrooms 11 | Eleven Bedrooms 12 | Twelve Bedrooms 13 | Thirteen Bedrooms 14 | Fourteen or more Bedrooms 98 | Unidentifiable 99 | Not specified • Rooms-