Turitea Community Profile
The Community Profile provides information about your local community.
Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Turitea1 was 1,197, a change of 10.6 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
| |
Turitea |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| Males |
618 |
34,380 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
579 |
37,656 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
1,197 |
72,033 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
114 |
-1,062 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
23.6 percent of people in Turitea 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.
-
7.0 percent of people in Turitea were aged 65 years and over compared with
11.3 percent of Palmerston North City and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Turitea |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
23.6% |
21.2% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
69.2% |
67.5% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
7.0% |
11.3% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
44.3 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Turitea had a post-school qualification, compared with
35.2 percent for Palmerston North City and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Turitea |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
16.8% |
23.4% |
27.7% |
| School |
39.2% |
41.3% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
44.3% |
35.2% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 94.7 percent of people in Turitea 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.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Turitea |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| European |
94.7% |
85.2% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
9.7% |
13.5% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
0.3% |
3.1% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
2.4% |
6.2% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.5% |
0.7% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Turitea is $25,200, compared with
$17,200 for Palmerston North City and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Turitea |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
2.9% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
3.6% |
2.1% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
11.2% |
5.8% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
9.4% |
6.8% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
13.4% |
11.8% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
18.1% |
16.8% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
17.8% |
25.2% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
17.8% |
25.2% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
5.1% |
4.4% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.7% |
0.4% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Turitea was 5.1 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 Turitea was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (19.7 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).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Turitea |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
41.4% |
40.4% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
45.9% |
39.2% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
12.6% |
20.4% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Turitea was
2.7 people, compared with
2.6 for Palmerston North City and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 98.6 percent of households in Turitea had access to a telephone, compared with
97.1 percent for Palmerston North City and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 51.4 percent of households in Turitea had access to the internet, compared with
40.1 percent for Palmerston North City and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 96.4 percent of households in Turitea 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 432 households in Turitea.
- 75.0 percent of dwellings in Turitea 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
Turitea was $49,677 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
| |
Turitea |
Palmerston North City |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$7,776 |
$6,919 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$9,394 |
$9,485 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$7,258 |
$5,523 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$9,343 |
$7,854 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 166 business locations (geographic units) in Turitea compared with
5,484 in Palmerston North 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