Whakaki Community Profile
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Population |
Age profile |
Education |
Ethnic groups |
Income |
Employment |
Families |
Households |
Business
Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Whakaki1 was 885, a change of -6.1 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Wairoa District's population has changed by -10.0 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Whakaki |
Wairoa District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
438 |
4,473 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
450 |
4,440 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
885 |
8,913 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
-57 |
-987 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
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Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
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25.8 percent of people in Whakaki were under the age of 15 years, compared with
28.1 percent in Wairoa District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
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11.5 percent of people in Whakaki were aged 65 years and over compared with
11.6 percent of Wairoa District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Education
At the 2001 Census:
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20.3 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Whakaki had a post-school qualification, compared with
21.6 percent for Wairoa District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
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Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 42.0 percent of people in Whakaki said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
52.1 percent for Wairoa District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Whakaki is $15,100, compared with
$14,600 for Wairoa District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
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Income |
|
dollars |
|
 Whakaki
 Wairoa District
 New Zealand
|
| 100,001 or more |
|
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
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| 50,001 - 70,000 |
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| 40,001 - 50,000 |
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| 30,001 - 40,000 |
|
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
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| 10,001 - 20,000 |
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| 1 - 10,000 |
|
| Nil |
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| Loss |
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|
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|
|
|
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0 |
20 |
40 |
60 |
80 |
100 |
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percent |
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Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Whakaki was 10.1 percent, compared with
Wairoa District percent for 12.0 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Whakaki was Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers (26.5 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Wairoa District was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (23.5 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
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Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Whakaki |
Wairoa District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
40.3% |
40.3% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
36.4% |
34.3% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
22.1% |
25.3% |
18.9% |
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Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Whakaki was
2.9 people, compared with
2.7 for Wairoa District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 91.2 percent of households in Whakaki had access to a telephone, compared with
89.8 percent for Wairoa District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 17.6 percent of households in Whakaki had access to the internet, compared with
18.3 percent for Wairoa District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 92.1 percent of households in Whakaki had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
88.3 percent for Wairoa District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 303 households in Whakaki.
- 70.0 percent of dwellings in Whakaki were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
66.3 percent for Wairoa 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
Whakaki was $35,675 compared with
$34,370 for households in Wairoa District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Whakaki |
Wairoa District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$6,662 |
$6,205 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$5,215 |
$6,406 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$5,269 |
$5,033 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$6,687 |
$6,117 |
$7,358 |
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Business
In 2002:
- There were 29 business locations (geographic units) in Whakaki compared with
530 in Wairoa District and
309,749 for all of New Zealand.
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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