Dunedin City Census 2001

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Introduction
On 6 March 2001, the thirty-first New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings was held. This Territorial Authority leaflet contains a summary of key information available from this census for Dunedin City 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 Zealand Dunedin City Males 1,823,007 54,564 Females 1,914,270 59,775 Total 3,737,280 114,342 Change since 1991 Census 363,354 - 159	New Zealand Dunedin City Males 257,481 3,219 Females 268,800 3,309 Total 526,281 6,528 Change since 1991 Census 91,434 1,923
With 114,342 people, Dunedin City ranks 8th in size out of the 74 Territorial Authorities in New Zealand. Dunedin City has 3.1% of the population of New Zealand. While the population of New Zealand has grown since 1991, the population of Dunedin City has declined	With 6,528 Mäori people, Dunedin City ranks 26th in size out of the 74 Territorial Authorities in New Zealand. Dunedin City has 1.2% of the Mäori population of New Zealand. The rate of Mäori population growth since the 1991 Census is greater than for New Zealand as a whole.

Age and sex

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

Total population	Mäori ethnic population
Age-sex structure	Age-sex structure
The median age of people in Dunedin City is 34.4, compared with 34.8 for all of New Zealand. 13.3% of people (15,231) in Dunedin City are aged 65 and over, compared with all of New Zealand which has 12.1% of people aged 65 and over. 18.4% of people (21,000) in Dunedin City are aged under 15, compared with 22.7% for all of New Zealand.	The median age of Mäori people in Dunedin City is 20.7, compared with 21.9 for all Mäori in New Zealand. 2.5% of Mäori people (162) in Dunedin City are aged 65 and over, compared with 3.4% for all Mäori in New Zealand. 33.2% of Mäori people (2,166) in Dunedin City are aged under 15, compared with 37.3% for all Mäori in New Zealand.

Ethnic groups (total responses)

92.6% of people (103,296) in Dunedin City said they belong to the European ethnic group. For all New Zealand 80.1% said they belong to the European ethnic group. 5.9% of people (6,531) in Dunedin City said they belong to the Mäori ethnic group compared with all of New Zealand at 14.7%. The population of Dunedin City contains a smaller proportion of Pacific peoples (2.0%) and smaller proportion of Asian people (4.0%) compared with the whole of New Zealand (at 6.5% and 6.6% respectively).

Ethnic groups

Marital status

Total population	Mäori ethnic population
Marital status	Marital status
34,431 people aged 15 years and over who live in Dunedin City said they had never married; 39,561 were married and 15,351 were widowed, separated or divorced. 17.5% of people aged 15 years and over (5,850) in Dunedin City who have never been married said that they live with a partner.	2,487 Mäori people aged 15 years and over who live in Dunedin City said they had never married; 1,128 were married and 558 were widowed, separated or divorced. 19.9% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (477) in Dunedin City who have never been married said that they live with a partner.

Languages spoken

Total population

Mäori ethnic population

The most common language after English in Dunedin City is Mäori, spoken by 2.3% of people. For New Zealand as a whole, the most common language after English is also Mäori (4.5%). 87.6% of the population in Dunedin City (97,263) speak only one language, compared with 82.1% for New Zealand as a whole. 8.5% of the people in Dunedin City (9,480) speak two languages; 2.3% (2,514) speak three or more languages.

19.4% (1,254) of the Mäori people in Dunedin City speak Mäori. This is the most commonly spoken language after English, for all Mäori in New Zealand (25.2%) and in Dunedin City. 75.4% of the Mäori population in Dunedin City (4,863) speak only one language, compared with 71.3% for Mäori in New Zealand as a whole. 19.3% of Mäori people in Dunedin City (1,248) speak two languages; 2.4% (153) speak three or more languages.

Education

Total population	Mäori ethnic population
Highest qualification	Highest qualification
34.7% of people aged 15 years and over (28,611) in Dunedin City said they have a tertiary qualification, compared with 32.2% for New Zealand as a whole. 24.3% of people aged 15 years and over (20,040) in Dunedin City said they have no formal qualifications, compared with 27.6% of people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand.	29.3% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (1,152) living in Dunedin City said they have a tertiary qualification, compared with 21.2% for all Mäori people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand. 27.6% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (1,083) in Dunedin City 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 Dunedin City is $14,500, compared with $18,500 for all of New Zealand. 60.5% of people aged 15 years and over in Dunedin City have an annual income of $20,000 or less, compared with 52.8% for New Zealand as a whole. 7.9% of people aged 15 years and over in Dunedin City have an annual income of more than $50,000, compared with 11.5% for New Zealand as a whole.	The median income of Mäori people in Dunedin City is $12,200, compared with $14,800 for all Mäori in New Zealand. 66.8% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over in Dunedin City have an annual income of $20,000 or less, compared with 61.2% for Mäori in New Zealand as a whole. 4.5% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over in Dunedin City 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 Dunedin City is 8.6%, compared with 7.5% for all of New Zealand. The most popular occupational group in Dunedin City is service and sales workers. This is also the most popular occupational group in New Zealand as a whole.	The unemployment rate of Mäori in Dunedin City is 16.4%, compared with 16.8% for all Mäori in New Zealand. The most popular occupational group for Mäori in Dunedin City is service and sales workers. This is also the most popular occupational group for all Mäori in New Zealand.

Access to telecommunication systems

15,468 households or 36.6% in Dunedin City have access to the Internet, compared with 37.4% for all of New Zealand. 1,038 households or 2.5% in Dunedin City have no access to a telephone, compared with 3.7% for all of New Zealand.

Access to telecommunication systems

Households

In Dunedin City, 63.4% (27,207) of all households are one-family households. For New Zealand as a whole, one-family households make up 69.1% of all households. 11,514 people in Dunedin City live in one-person households, which is 26.8% of all households. In New Zealand as a whole, one-person households make up 23.4% of all households. Average household size in Dunedin City is 2.5 people, compared with 2.7 people for New Zealand as a whole.

Household composition

Home ownership and rent

68.8% of permanent private dwellings in Dunedin City are owned with or without a mortgage. This is the same proportion for New Zealand as a whole.

For dwellings that are rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in Dunedin City is $157, compared with $176 for New Zealand as a whole.

Families

In Dunedin City, couples with children (11,181 families) make up 40.0% of all families. Couples with no children make up 41.7% of all families. 18.3% of families (5,118) in Dunedin City are one parent with child(ren) families, compared with 18.9% for New Zealand as a whole.

In New Zealand as a whole, couples with children make up 42.1% of all families and couples with no children make up 39.0% of all families.

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.