Raumati Beach Community Profile
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Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Raumati Beach1 was 4,170, a change of 8.7 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Kapiti Coast District's population has changed by 10.0 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Raumati Beach |
Kapiti Coast District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
1,923 |
19,908 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
2,247 |
22,539 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
4,170 |
42,447 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
333 |
3,861 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
20.9 percent of people in Raumati Beach were under the age of 15 years, compared with
21.0 percent in Kapiti Coast District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
23.3 percent of people in Raumati Beach were aged 65 years and over compared with
22.3 percent of Kapiti Coast District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Raumati Beach |
Kapiti Coast District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
20.9% |
21.0% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
55.8% |
56.8% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
23.3% |
22.3% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
36.6 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Raumati Beach had a post-school qualification, compared with
33.6 percent for Kapiti Coast District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Raumati Beach |
Kapiti Coast District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
22.3% |
26.7% |
27.7% |
| School |
41.0% |
39.8% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
36.6% |
33.6% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 96.2 percent of people in Raumati Beach said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
91.9 percent for Kapiti Coast District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Raumati Beach |
Kapiti Coast District |
New Zealand |
| European |
96.2% |
91.9% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
6.1% |
11.8% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
1.8% |
1.9% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
1.7% |
2.1% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.4% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Raumati Beach is $19,000, compared with
$17,900 for Kapiti Coast District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Raumati Beach |
Kapiti Coast District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
2.7% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
3.1% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
7.2% |
6.3% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
6.2% |
6.4% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
12.2% |
11.1% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
16.5% |
16.4% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
29.3% |
30.8% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
19.2% |
19.9% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
3.1% |
3.6% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Raumati Beach was 5.9 percent, compared with
Kapiti Coast District percent for 7.1 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Raumati Beach was Service and Sales Workers (17.9 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Kapiti Coast District was Service and Sales Workers (17.2 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
- There were 1,182 families in Raumati Beach.
Family type
| |
Raumati Beach |
Kapiti Coast District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
36.3% |
33.9% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
46.4% |
49.0% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
17.3% |
17.1% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Raumati Beach was
2.3 people, compared with
2.4 for Kapiti Coast District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 98.8 percent of households in Raumati Beach had access to a telephone, compared with
97.8 percent for Kapiti Coast District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 42.5 percent of households in Raumati Beach had access to the internet, compared with
38.9 percent for Kapiti Coast District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 88.1 percent of households in Raumati Beach had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
90.3 percent for Kapiti Coast District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 1,746 households in Raumati Beach.
- 78.5 percent of dwellings in Raumati Beach were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
77.1 percent for Kapiti Coast 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
Raumati Beach was $41,512 compared with
$40,526 for households in Kapiti Coast District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Raumati Beach |
Kapiti Coast District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$6,721 |
$6,510 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$8,554 |
$8,470 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$5,569 |
$5,453 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$7,310 |
$7,310 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 260 business locations (geographic units) in Raumati Beach compared with
3,192 in Kapiti Coast 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