Douglas 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 Douglas1 was 852, a change of -2.4 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Stratford District's population has changed by -6.9 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Douglas |
Stratford District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
441 |
4,395 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
414 |
4,491 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
852 |
8,883 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
-21 |
-663 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
31.3 percent of people in Douglas were under the age of 15 years, compared with
24.4 percent in Stratford District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
5.3 percent of people in Douglas were aged 65 years and over compared with
14.2 percent of Stratford District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Douglas |
Stratford District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
31.3% |
24.4% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
63.7% |
61.4% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
5.3% |
14.2% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
26.2 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Douglas had a post-school qualification, compared with
25.1 percent for Stratford District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Douglas |
Stratford District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
34.9% |
39.3% |
27.7% |
| School |
39.5% |
35.6% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
26.2% |
25.1% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 99.3 percent of people in Douglas said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
94.6 percent for Stratford District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Douglas |
Stratford District |
New Zealand |
| European |
99.3% |
94.6% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
4.7% |
9.5% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
0.0% |
0.3% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
0.0% |
0.7% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.4% |
0.1% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Douglas is $25,200, compared with
$18,200 for Stratford District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Douglas |
Stratford District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
5.6% |
2.6% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
6.1% |
2.5% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
8.9% |
5.2% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
8.9% |
6.2% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
11.7% |
11.6% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
16.8% |
18.4% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
19.0% |
27.8% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
19.6% |
21.3% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
2.2% |
3.9% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
2.2% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Douglas was 1.9 percent, compared with
Stratford District percent for 5.5 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Douglas was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (64.4 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Stratford District was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (29.1 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Douglas |
Stratford District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
55.6% |
43.3% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
36.1% |
41.6% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
8.3% |
14.9% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Douglas was
3 people, compared with
2.6 for Stratford District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 95.5 percent of households in Douglas had access to a telephone, compared with
96.7 percent for Stratford District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 31.5 percent of households in Douglas had access to the internet, compared with
26.1 percent for Stratford District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 98.9 percent of households in Douglas had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
91.3 percent for Stratford District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 270 households in Douglas.
- 75.9 percent of dwellings in Douglas were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
72.6 percent for Stratford 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
Douglas was $50,071 compared with
$41,871 for households in Stratford District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Douglas |
Stratford District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$8,387 |
$6,968 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$9,198 |
$8,410 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$7,442 |
$5,872 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$8,805 |
$7,384 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 89 business locations (geographic units) in Douglas compared with
664 in Stratford 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