Hauraki District Census 2001




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 the Hauraki 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 Zealand

Hauraki District

Males

1,823,007

8,322

Females

1,914,270

8,445

Total

3,737,280

16,764

Change since 1991 Census



363,354



- 279


New Zealand

Hauraki District

Males

257,481

1,464

Females

268,800

1,584

Total

526,281

3,048

Change since 1991 Census



91,434



519
  • With 16,764 people, the Hauraki District ranks 52nd in size out of the 74 Territorial Authorities in New Zealand.
  • The Hauraki District has 0.4% of the population of New Zealand. While the population of New Zealand has grown since 1991, the population of the Hauraki District has declined.
  • With 3,048 Mäori people, the Hauraki District ranks 49th in size out of the 74 Territorial Authorities in New Zealand.
  • The Hauraki District has 0.6% of the Mäori population of New Zealand. The rate of Mäori population growth since the 1991 Census is less than for New Zealand as a whole.



Age and sex

New Zealand
Total population
Mäori ethnic population
Age-sex structure

Age-sex structure

Hauraki District
Total population
Mäori ethnic population
Age-sex structure

Age-sex structure

  • The median age of people in the Hauraki District is 37.6, compared with 34.8 for all of New Zealand.
  • 14.6% of people (2,442) in the Hauraki District are aged 65 and over, compared with all of New Zealand which has 12.1% of people aged 65 and over.
  • 25.4% of people (4,260) in the Hauraki District are aged under 15, compared with 22.7% for all of New Zealand.
  • The median age of Mäori people in the Hauraki District is 21.3, compared with 21.9 for all Mäori in New Zealand.
  • 4.1% of Mäori people (126) in the Hauraki District are aged 65 and over, compared with 3.4% for all Mäori in New Zealand.
  • 39.4% of Mäori people (1,203) in the Hauraki District are aged under 15, compared with 37.3% for all Mäori in New Zealand.


Ethnic groups (total responses)
  • 87.5% of people (14,238) in the Hauraki District said they belong to the European ethnic group. For all New Zealand 80.1% said they belong to the European ethnic group.
  • 18.7% of people (3,051) in the Hauraki District said they belong to the Mäori ethnic group compared with all of New Zealand at 14.7%.
  • The population of the Hauraki District contains a smaller proportion of Pacific peoples (1.7%) and smaller proportion of Asian people (1.5%) 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

  • 3,087 people aged 15 years and over who live in the Hauraki District said they had never married; 6,375 were married and 2,388 were widowed, separated or divorced.
  • 25.9% of people aged 15 years and over (771) in the Hauraki District who have never been married said that they live with a partner.
  • 825 Mäori people aged 15 years and over who live in the Hauraki District said they had never married; 591 were married and 312 were widowed, separated or divorced.
  • 32.8% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (258) in the Hauraki District 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 the Hauraki District is Mäori, spoken by 4.8% of people. For New Zealand as a whole, the most common language after English is also Mäori (4.5%).
  • 89.4% of the population in the Hauraki District (14,529) speak only one language, compared with 82.1% for New Zealand as a whole.
  • 7.6% of the people in the Hauraki District (1,230) speak two languages; 1.1% (186) speak three or more languages.
  • 21.9% (660) of the Mäori people in the Hauraki District speak Mäori. This is the most commonly spoken language after English, for all Mäori in New Zealand (25.2%) and in the Hauraki District.
  • 75.0% of the Mäori population in the Hauraki District (2,262) speak only one language, compared with 71.3% for Mäori in New Zealand as a whole.
  • 20.0% of Mäori people in the Hauraki District (603) speak two languages; 1.5% (45) speak three or more languages.



Education
Total population
Mäori ethnic population
Highest qualification

Highest qualification

  • 21.9% of people aged 15 years and over (2,304) in the Hauraki District said they have a tertiary qualification, compared with 32.2% for New Zealand as a whole.
  • 41.4% of people aged 15 years and over (4,356) in the Hauraki District said they have no formal qualifications, compared with 27.6% of people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand.
  • 15.8% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (240) living in the Hauraki District said they have a tertiary qualification, compared with 21.2% for all Mäori people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand.
  • 53.4% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (810) in the Hauraki District 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 Hauraki District is $15,200, compared with $18,500 for all of New Zealand.
  • 60.3% of people aged 15 years and over in the Hauraki District have an annual income of $20,000 or less, compared with 52.8% for New Zealand as a whole.
  • 8.6% of people aged 15 years and over in the Hauraki District 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 the Hauraki District is $13,100 compared with $14,800 for all Mäori in New Zealand.
  • 68.8% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over in the Hauraki District have an annual income of $20,000 or less, compared with 61.2% for Mäori in New Zealand as a whole.
  • 2.9% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over in the Hauraki 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 Hauraki District is 9.0%, compared with 7.5% for all of New Zealand.
  • The most popular occupational group in the Hauraki District is agriculture and fishery workers. The most popular occupational group in New Zealand as a whole is service and sales.
  • The unemployment rate of Mäori in the Hauraki District is 21.2%, compared with 16.8% for all Mäori in New Zealand.
  • The most popular occupational group for Mäori in the Hauraki District is plant and machine operators and assemblers. The most popular occupational group for all Mäori in New Zealand as a whole is service and sales.



Access to telecommunication systems
  • 1,503 households or 25.0% in the Hauraki District have access to the Internet, compared with 37.4% for all of New Zealand.
  • 342 households or 5.7% in the Hauraki District have no access to a telephone, compared with 3.7% for all of New Zealand.
Access to telecommunication systems


Households
  • In the Hauraki District, 71.2% (4,368) of all households are one-family households. For New Zealand as a whole, one-family households make up 69.1% of all households.
  • 1,482 people in the Hauraki District live in one-person households, which is 24.1% of all households. In New Zealand as a whole, one-person households make up 23.4% of all households.
  • Average household size in the Hauraki District is 2.6 people, compared with 2.7 people for New Zealand as a whole.
Household composition



Home ownership and rent
  • 73.4% of permanent private dwellings in the Hauraki District are owned with or without a mortgage, compared with 68.8% for all of New Zealand.
  • For dwellings that are rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in the Hauraki District is $124, compared with $176 for New Zealand as a whole.


Families
  • In the Hauraki District, couples with children (1,746 families) make up 38.5% of all families. Couples with no children make up 42.3% of all families.
  • 19.2% of families (870) in the Hauraki District 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.

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