South Waikato District 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 the South Waikato 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 South Waikato District Males 1,823,007 11,790 Females 1,914,270 11,682 Total 3,737,280 23,472 Change since 1991 Census 363,354 - 2,937	New Zealand South Waikato District Males 257,481 3,321 Females 268,800 3,525 Total 526,281 6,846 Change since 1991 Census 91,434 - 90
With 23,472 people, the South Waikato District ranks 45th in size out of the 74 Territorial Authorities in New Zealand. The South Waikato District has 0.6% of the population of New Zealand. While the population of New Zealand has grown since 1991, the population of the South Waikato District has declined.	With 6,846 Mäori people, the South Waikato District ranks 25th in size out of the 74 Territorial Authorities in New Zealand. The South Waikato District has 1.3% of the Mäori population of New Zealand. While the Mäori population of New Zealand has grown since 1991, the Mäori population of the South Waikato District has declined.

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 the South Waikato District is 32.0, compared with 34.8 for all of New Zealand. 9.8% of people (2,289) in the South Waikato District are aged 65 and over, compared with all of New Zealand which has 12.1% of people aged 65 and over. 28.8% of people (6,753) in the South Waikato District are aged under 15, compared with 22.7% for all of New Zealand.	The median age of Mäori people in the South Waikato District is 20.1, compared with 21.9 for all Mäori in New Zealand. 2.9% of Mäori people (198) in the South Waikato District are aged 65 and over, compared with 3.4% for all Mäori in New Zealand. 41.0% of Mäori people (2,805) in the South Waikato District are aged under 15, compared with 37.3% for all Mäori in New Zealand.

Ethnic groups (total responses)

70.8% of people (15,897) in the South Waikato District said they belong to the European ethnic group. For all New Zealand 80.1% said they belong to the European ethnic group. 30.5% of people (6,846) in the South Waikato District said they belong to the Mäori ethnic group compared with all of New Zealand at 14.7%. The population of the South Waikato District contains a larger proportion of Pacific peoples (12.7%) and a smaller proportion of Asian people (1.6%) 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
4,938 people aged 15 years and over who live in the South Waikato District said they had never married; 7,899 were married and 2,514 were widowed, separated or divorced. 29.8% of people aged 15 years and over (1,416) in the South Waikato District who have never been married said that they live with a partner.	1,917 Mäori people aged 15 years and over who live in the South Waikato District said they had never married; 1,302 were married and 549 were widowed, separated or divorced. 33.7% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (615) in the South Waikato 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 South Waikato District is Mäori, spoken by 8.4% of people. For New Zealand as a whole, the most common language after English is also Mäori (4.5%). 83.9% of the population in the South Waikato District (18,759) speak only one language, compared with 82.1% for New Zealand as a whole. 11.8% of the people in the South Waikato District (2,643) speak two languages; 2.1% (465) speak three or more languages.

21.9% (1,479) of the Mäori people in the South Waikato District speak Mäori. This is the most commonly spoken language after English, for all Mäori in New Zealand (25.2%) and in the South Waikato District. 75.0% of the Mäori population in the South Waikato District (5,079) speak only one language, compared with 71.3% for Mäori in New Zealand as a whole. 20.2% of Mäori people in the South Waikato District (1,365) speak two languages; 1.6% (108) speak three or more languages.

Education

Total population	Mäori ethnic population
Highest qualification	Highest qualification
23.7% of people aged 15 years and over (3,276) in the South Waikato District said they have a tertiary qualification, compared with 32.2% for New Zealand as a whole. 41.1% of people aged 15 years and over (5,688) in the South Waikato District said they have no formal qualifications, compared with 27.6% of people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand.	15.2% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (513) living in the South Waikato District said they have a tertiary qualification, compared with 21.2% for all Mäori people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand. 53.5% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (1,806) in the South Waikato 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 South Waikato District is $17,600, compared with $18,500 for all of New Zealand. 54.5% of people aged 15 years and over in the South Waikato District have an annual income of $20,000 or less, compared with 52.8% for New Zealand as a whole. 11.7% of people aged 15 years and over in the South Waikato 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 South Waikato District is $14,600, compared with $14,800 for all Mäori in New Zealand. 61.6% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over in the South Waikato District have an annual income of $20,000 or less, compared with 61.2% for Mäori in New Zealand as a whole. 5.8% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over in the South Waikato 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 South Waikato District is 10.3%, compared with 7.5% for all of New Zealand. The most popular occupational group in the South Waikato 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 South Waikato District is 19.5%, compared with 16.8% for all Mäori in New Zealand. The most popular occupational group for Mäori in the South Waikato 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

1,974 households or 25.9% in the South Waikato District have access to the Internet, compared with 37.4% for all of New Zealand. 537 households or 7.1% in the South Waikato District have no access to a telephone, compared with 3.7% for all of New Zealand.

Access to telecommunication systems

Households

In the South Waikato District, 73.0% (5,682) of all households are one-family households. For New Zealand as a whole, one-family households make up 69.1% of all households. 1,683 people in the South Waikato District live in one-person households, which is 21.6% of all households. In New Zealand as a whole, one-person households make up 23.4% of all households. Average household size in the South Waikato District is 2.8 people, compared with 2.7 people for New Zealand as a whole.

Household composition

Home ownership and rent

69.6% of permanent private dwellings in the South Waikato 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 South Waikato District is $116, compared with $176 for New Zealand as a whole.

Families

In the South Waikato District, couples with children (2,637 families) make up 43.7% of all families. Couples with no children make up 34.2% of all families. 22.1% of families (1,332) in the South Waikato 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.