Woodend 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 Woodend1 was 2,241, a change of 43.4 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Waimakariri District's population has changed by 14.1 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Woodend |
Waimakariri District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
1,107 |
18,204 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
1,134 |
18,696 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
2,241 |
36,903 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
678 |
4,557 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
25.0 percent of people in Woodend were under the age of 15 years, compared with
23.6 percent in Waimakariri District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
8.8 percent of people in Woodend were aged 65 years and over compared with
12.2 percent of Waimakariri District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Woodend |
Waimakariri District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
25.0% |
23.6% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
66.0% |
64.2% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
8.8% |
12.2% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
29.6 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Woodend had a post-school qualification, compared with
28.2 percent for Waimakariri District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Woodend |
Waimakariri District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
28.0% |
32.0% |
27.7% |
| School |
42.1% |
39.8% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
29.6% |
28.2% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 97.0 percent of people in Woodend said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
96.3 percent for Waimakariri District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Woodend |
Waimakariri District |
New Zealand |
| European |
97.0% |
96.3% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
6.4% |
6.8% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
0.5% |
0.5% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
0.5% |
0.8% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Woodend is $21,100, compared with
$18,400 for Waimakariri District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Woodend |
Waimakariri District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
1.0% |
1.6% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
1.9% |
2.0% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
8.2% |
5.7% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
8.2% |
7.2% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
13.8% |
12.9% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
19.0% |
17.5% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
22.3% |
26.0% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
21.2% |
22.2% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
3.9% |
4.2% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.4% |
0.7% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Woodend was 4.2 percent, compared with
Waimakariri District percent for 4.4 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Woodend was Service and Sales Workers (17.4 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Waimakariri District was Service and Sales Workers (14.0 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Woodend |
Waimakariri District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
46.6% |
43.6% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
43.4% |
43.3% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
9.6% |
13.0% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Woodend was
2.8 people, compared with
2.7 for Waimakariri District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 98.4 percent of households in Woodend had access to a telephone, compared with
97.8 percent for Waimakariri District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 39.5 percent of households in Woodend had access to the internet, compared with
34.7 percent for Waimakariri District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 97.6 percent of households in Woodend had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
94.9 percent for Waimakariri District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 771 households in Woodend.
- 88.8 percent of dwellings in Woodend were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
81.0 percent for Waimakariri 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
Woodend was $46,190 compared with
$42,798 for households in Waimakariri District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Woodend |
Waimakariri District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$7,116 |
$6,754 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$10,741 |
$9,985 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$5,590 |
$5,380 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$7,582 |
$6,591 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 101 business locations (geographic units) in Woodend compared with
2,320 in Waimakariri District 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