Papatoetoe East Community Profile
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Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Papatoetoe East1 was 4,581, a change of 7.4 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Manukau City's population has changed by 11.4 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Papatoetoe East |
Manukau City |
New Zealand |
| Males |
2,223 |
137,784 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
2,355 |
145,413 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
4,581 |
283,197 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
315 |
28,920 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
24.8 percent of people in Papatoetoe East were under the age of 15 years, compared with
27.0 percent in Manukau City and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
10.5 percent of people in Papatoetoe East were aged 65 years and over compared with
8.3 percent of Manukau City and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Papatoetoe East |
Manukau City |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
24.8% |
27.0% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
64.6% |
64.7% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
10.5% |
8.3% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
25.4 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Papatoetoe East had a post-school qualification, compared with
27.0 percent for Manukau City and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Papatoetoe East |
Manukau City |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
31.5% |
29.3% |
27.7% |
| School |
43.2% |
43.8% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
25.4% |
27.0% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 46.2 percent of people in Papatoetoe East said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
51.6 percent for Manukau City and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Papatoetoe East |
Manukau City |
New Zealand |
| European |
46.2% |
51.6% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
15.8% |
16.5% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
20.8% |
26.9% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
27.7% |
15.1% |
6.6% |
| Other |
2.2% |
1.2% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Papatoetoe East is $16,100, compared with
$19,000 for Manukau City and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Papatoetoe East |
Manukau City |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
0.4% |
1.8% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
1.0% |
2.4% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
4.4% |
6.3% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
6.5% |
7.6% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
12.5% |
13.1% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
17.6% |
17.1% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
24.8% |
20.9% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
24.5% |
22.4% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
7.5% |
7.4% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.8% |
1.0% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Papatoetoe East was 12.6 percent, compared with
Manukau City percent for 10.1 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Papatoetoe East was Clerks (17.7 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Manukau City was Clerks (17.4 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
- There were 1,161 families in Papatoetoe East.
Family type
| |
Papatoetoe East |
Manukau City |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
45.0% |
48.8% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
27.9% |
28.5% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
26.9% |
22.7% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Papatoetoe East was
3.1 people, compared with
3.3 for Manukau City and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 95.1 percent of households in Papatoetoe East had access to a telephone, compared with
94.7 percent for Manukau City and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 29.8 percent of households in Papatoetoe East had access to the internet, compared with
39.4 percent for Manukau City and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 87.6 percent of households in Papatoetoe East had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
90.7 percent for Manukau City and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 1,446 households in Papatoetoe East.
- 59.1 percent of dwellings in Papatoetoe East were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
65.3 percent for Manukau 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
Papatoetoe East was $43,016 compared with
$49,350 for households in Manukau City and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Papatoetoe East |
Manukau City |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$7,007 |
$7,918 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$12,081 |
$13,471 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$5,128 |
$5,728 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$6,772 |
$8,007 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 187 business locations (geographic units) in Papatoetoe East compared with
17,311 in Manukau City and
309,749 for all of New Zealand.
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