Morrinsville East Community Profile
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Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Morrinsville East1 was 3,678, a change of 4.4 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Matamata-Piako District's population has changed by -0.7 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Morrinsville East |
Matamata-Piako District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
1,761 |
14,622 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
1,917 |
14,850 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
3,678 |
29,469 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
156 |
-192 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
22.7 percent of people in Morrinsville East were under the age of 15 years, compared with
24.9 percent in Matamata-Piako District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
18.6 percent of people in Morrinsville East were aged 65 years and over compared with
14.0 percent of Matamata-Piako District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Morrinsville East |
Matamata-Piako District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
22.7% |
24.9% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
58.8% |
61.0% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
18.6% |
14.0% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
29.1 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Morrinsville East had a post-school qualification, compared with
24.1 percent for Matamata-Piako District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Morrinsville East |
Matamata-Piako District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
34.1% |
36.8% |
27.7% |
| School |
36.9% |
39.1% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
29.1% |
24.1% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 92.4 percent of people in Morrinsville East said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
89.7 percent for Matamata-Piako District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Morrinsville East |
Matamata-Piako District |
New Zealand |
| European |
92.4% |
89.7% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
9.6% |
13.2% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
1.0% |
1.1% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
2.7% |
2.2% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Morrinsville East is $19,000, compared with
$20,100 for Matamata-Piako District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Morrinsville East |
Matamata-Piako District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
1.6% |
3.4% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
2.9% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
6.3% |
6.1% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
8.2% |
7.6% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
11.8% |
12.5% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
16.9% |
17.9% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
27.1% |
25.3% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
20.7% |
20.0% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
3.9% |
4.0% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Morrinsville East was 4.7 percent, compared with
Matamata-Piako District percent for 5.2 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Morrinsville East was Service and Sales Workers (14.9 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Matamata-Piako District was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (29.2 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
- There were 990 families in Morrinsville East.
Family type
| |
Morrinsville East |
Matamata-Piako District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
40.6% |
43.7% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
44.2% |
41.4% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
15.2% |
14.9% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Morrinsville East was
2.5 people, compared with
2.7 for Matamata-Piako District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 97.5 percent of households in Morrinsville East had access to a telephone, compared with
96.0 percent for Matamata-Piako District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 28.7 percent of households in Morrinsville East had access to the internet, compared with
28.9 percent for Matamata-Piako District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 91.0 percent of households in Morrinsville East had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
92.4 percent for Matamata-Piako District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 1,434 households in Morrinsville East.
- 74.4 percent of dwellings in Morrinsville East were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
71.5 percent for Matamata-Piako 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
Morrinsville East was $40,838 compared with
$41,638 for households in Matamata-Piako District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Morrinsville East |
Matamata-Piako District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$6,499 |
$6,959 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$8,411 |
$7,814 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$5,301 |
$5,513 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$7,800 |
$8,156 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 324 business locations (geographic units) in Morrinsville East compared with
2,199 in Matamata-Piako 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