Fiordland 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 Fiordland1 was 48, a change of 60.0 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Southland District's population has changed by -6.0 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Fiordland |
Southland District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
39 |
14,997 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
9 |
13,719 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
48 |
28,716 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
18 |
-1,848 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
6.3 percent of people in Fiordland were under the age of 15 years, compared with
23.3 percent in Southland District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
6.3 percent of people in Fiordland were aged 65 years and over compared with
11.0 percent of Southland District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Fiordland |
Southland District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
6.3% |
23.3% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
93.8% |
65.8% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
6.3% |
11.0% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
27.3 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Fiordland had a post-school qualification, compared with
24.9 percent for Southland District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Fiordland |
Southland District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
27.3% |
36.8% |
27.7% |
| School |
36.4% |
38.3% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
27.3% |
24.9% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 85.7 percent of people in Fiordland said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
95.5 percent for Southland District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Fiordland |
Southland District |
New Zealand |
| European |
85.7% |
95.5% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
14.3% |
8.6% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
0.0% |
0.4% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
0.0% |
0.7% |
6.6% |
| Other |
7.1% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Fiordland is $51,400, compared with
$20,400 for Southland District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Fiordland |
Southland District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
9.1% |
3.5% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
18.2% |
2.5% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
18.2% |
6.1% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
9.1% |
7.4% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
18.2% |
12.7% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
9.1% |
18.5% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
18.2% |
24.3% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
0.0% |
21.3% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
0.0% |
3.0% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.0% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Fiordland was 0.0 percent, compared with
Southland District percent for 2.8 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Fiordland was Labourers (50.0 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Southland District was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (40.0 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Fiordland |
Southland District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
...% |
47.3% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
...% |
42.8% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
...% |
9.9% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Fiordland was
1.6 people, compared with
2.6 for Southland District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 50.0 percent of households in Fiordland had access to a telephone, compared with
96.5 percent for Southland District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 0.0 percent of households in Fiordland had access to the internet, compared with
29.7 percent for Southland District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 33.3 percent of households in Fiordland had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
95.0 percent for Southland District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 9 households in Fiordland.
- 50.0 percent of dwellings in Fiordland were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
77.8 percent for Southland 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
Fiordland was .. compared with
$43,285 for households in Southland District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Fiordland |
Southland District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
.. |
$6,988 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
.. |
$10,052 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
.. |
$5,614 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
.. |
$5,973 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 2 business locations (geographic units) in Fiordland compared with
2,403 in Southland 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