Muriwai Beach Community Profile
The Community Profile provides information about your local community.
Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Muriwai Beach1 was 2,037, a change of 14.3 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Rodney District's population has changed by 14.6 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Muriwai Beach |
Rodney District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
1,011 |
37,290 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
1,029 |
38,892 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
2,037 |
76,185 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
255 |
9,699 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
24.4 percent of people in Muriwai Beach were under the age of 15 years, compared with
22.7 percent in Rodney District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
6.2 percent of people in Muriwai Beach were aged 65 years and over compared with
14.9 percent of Rodney District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Muriwai Beach |
Rodney District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
24.4% |
22.7% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
69.5% |
62.4% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
6.2% |
14.9% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
38.5 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Muriwai Beach had a post-school qualification, compared with
30.2 percent for Rodney District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Muriwai Beach |
Rodney District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
17.8% |
26.6% |
27.7% |
| School |
43.7% |
43.2% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
38.5% |
30.2% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 97.2 percent of people in Muriwai Beach said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
93.8 percent for Rodney District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Muriwai Beach |
Rodney District |
New Zealand |
| European |
97.2% |
93.8% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
8.9% |
8.7% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
2.4% |
1.8% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
1.1% |
2.2% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Muriwai Beach is $24,500, compared with
$19,500 for Rodney District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Muriwai Beach |
Rodney District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
3.5% |
2.7% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
5.1% |
2.7% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
10.2% |
7.0% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
10.2% |
7.8% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
12.9% |
12.7% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
14.6% |
16.1% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
20.4% |
25.4% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
17.1% |
20.3% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
5.8% |
4.3% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.7% |
0.9% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Muriwai Beach was 5.3 percent, compared with
Rodney District percent for 5.1 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Muriwai Beach was Technicians and Associate Professionals (15.9 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Rodney District was Legislators, Administrators and Managers (15.7 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
- There were 525 families in Muriwai Beach.
Family type
| |
Muriwai Beach |
Rodney District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
49.7% |
41.5% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
39.4% |
44.2% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
11.4% |
14.2% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Muriwai Beach was
2.7 people, compared with
2.6 for Rodney District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 97.8 percent of households in Muriwai Beach had access to a telephone, compared with
97.2 percent for Rodney District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 46.9 percent of households in Muriwai Beach had access to the internet, compared with
39.1 percent for Rodney District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 96.0 percent of households in Muriwai Beach had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
94.0 percent for Rodney District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 717 households in Muriwai Beach.
- 75.9 percent of dwellings in Muriwai Beach were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
74.5 percent for Rodney District and
67.8 percent for all of New Zealand.
Information from data collected in the 2001 Household Expenditure Survey shows that:
- The total average annual spending for households in
Muriwai Beach was $58,002 compared with
$50,240 for households in Rodney District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Muriwai Beach |
Rodney District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$10,610 |
$8,470 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$15,601 |
$13,004 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$6,125 |
$5,617 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$9,040 |
$7,922 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 182 business locations (geographic units) in Muriwai Beach compared with
7,122 in Rodney District and
309,749 for all of New Zealand.
The information in this profile is based on the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings, the 2001 Household Expenditure Survey and the New Zealand Business Demographic Statistics.
All population statistics are for the census usually resident population count and have been randomly rounded to base three to preserve confidentiality.
Percentages have been calculated against complete responses; that is, they exclude cases where no answers were provided and have been calculated on the rounded data so do not always total 100%.
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This page last modified on: 30 May 2003