Palmerston North Central 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 Palmerston North Central1 was 2,865, a change of -3.2 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Palmerston North City's population has changed by -1.5 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Palmerston North Central |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| Males |
1,413 |
34,380 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
1,452 |
37,656 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
2,865 |
72,033 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
-96 |
-1,062 |
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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10.9 percent of people in Palmerston North Central were under the age of 15 years, compared with
21.2 percent in Palmerston North City and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
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10.5 percent of people in Palmerston North Central were aged 65 years and over compared with
11.3 percent of Palmerston North City and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Education
At the 2001 Census:
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32.3 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Palmerston North Central had a post-school qualification, compared with
35.2 percent for Palmerston North City and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
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Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 81.8 percent of people in Palmerston North Central said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
85.2 percent for Palmerston North City and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Palmerston North Central is $11,900, compared with
$17,200 for Palmerston North City and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
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Income |
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dollars |
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 Palmerston North Central
 Palmerston North City
 New Zealand
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| 100,001 or more |
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| 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 |
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| 20,001 - 30,000 |
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| 10,001 - 20,000 |
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| 1 - 10,000 |
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| Nil |
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| Loss |
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0 |
20 |
40 |
60 |
80 |
100 |
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Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Palmerston North Central was 16.8 percent, compared with
Palmerston North City percent for 8.4 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Palmerston North Central was Service and Sales Workers (28.9 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Palmerston North City was Service and Sales Workers (18.9 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:
- There were 438 families in Palmerston North Central.
Family type
| |
Palmerston North Central |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
24.0% |
40.4% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
47.9% |
39.2% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
28.1% |
20.4% |
18.9% |
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Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Palmerston North Central was
2.5 people, compared with
2.6 for Palmerston North City and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 93.3 percent of households in Palmerston North Central had access to a telephone, compared with
97.1 percent for Palmerston North City and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 35.4 percent of households in Palmerston North Central had access to the internet, compared with
40.1 percent for Palmerston North City and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 76.0 percent of households in Palmerston North Central had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
89.4 percent for Palmerston North City and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 1,077 households in Palmerston North Central.
- 29.4 percent of dwellings in Palmerston North Central were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
63.2 percent for Palmerston North City 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
Palmerston North Central was $38,907 compared with
$43,699 for households in Palmerston North City and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Palmerston North Central |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$5,890 |
$6,919 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$8,376 |
$9,485 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$4,690 |
$5,523 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$6,674 |
$7,854 |
$7,358 |
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Business
In 2002:
- There were 1,566 business locations (geographic units) in Palmerston North Central compared with
5,484 in Palmerston North City 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