Awhitu 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 Awhitu1 was 2,340, a change of 7.7 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Franklin District's population has changed by 8.0 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Awhitu |
Franklin District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
1,188 |
25,827 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
1,152 |
25,842 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
2,340 |
51,669 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
168 |
3,843 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
23.3 percent of people in Awhitu were under the age of 15 years, compared with
25.5 percent in Franklin District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
11.2 percent of people in Awhitu were aged 65 years and over compared with
9.9 percent of Franklin District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Awhitu |
Franklin District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
23.3% |
25.5% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
65.5% |
64.6% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
11.2% |
9.9% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
27.1 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Awhitu had a post-school qualification, compared with
28.6 percent for Franklin District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Awhitu |
Franklin District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
33.8% |
31.2% |
27.7% |
| School |
39.1% |
40.2% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
27.1% |
28.6% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 93.5 percent of people in Awhitu said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
84.7 percent for Franklin District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Awhitu |
Franklin District |
New Zealand |
| European |
93.5% |
84.7% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
11.4% |
15.9% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
1.5% |
3.0% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
1.8% |
4.4% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Awhitu is $19,700, compared with
$21,300 for Franklin District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Awhitu |
Franklin District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
2.7% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
3.5% |
3.5% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
8.6% |
8.3% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
6.9% |
8.4% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
11.3% |
13.1% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
16.1% |
16.4% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
24.6% |
22.4% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
18.8% |
19.5% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
5.6% |
5.1% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
1.7% |
0.9% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Awhitu was 4.2 percent, compared with
Franklin District percent for 5.4 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Awhitu was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (27.7 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Franklin District was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (15.1 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Awhitu |
Franklin District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
42.2% |
46.5% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
43.6% |
37.8% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
14.2% |
15.6% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Awhitu was
2.7 people, compared with
2.9 for Franklin District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 96.3 percent of households in Awhitu had access to a telephone, compared with
96.3 percent for Franklin District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 32.8 percent of households in Awhitu had access to the internet, compared with
36.5 percent for Franklin District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 97.0 percent of households in Awhitu had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
94.3 percent for Franklin District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 852 households in Awhitu.
- 80.5 percent of dwellings in Awhitu were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
74.0 percent for Franklin 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
Awhitu was $53,566 compared with
$50,177 for households in Franklin District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Awhitu |
Franklin District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$10,304 |
$8,556 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$13,302 |
$12,277 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$5,836 |
$5,827 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$8,704 |
$8,370 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 131 business locations (geographic units) in Awhitu compared with
4,064 in Franklin 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