Pukerua Bay Community Profile
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Population |
Age profile |
Education |
Ethnic groups |
Income |
Employment |
Families |
Households |
Business
Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Pukerua Bay1 was 1,692, a change of 1.6 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Porirua City's population has changed by 1.6 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Pukerua Bay |
Porirua City |
New Zealand |
| Males |
849 |
23,244 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
843 |
24,126 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
1,692 |
47,367 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
27 |
744 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
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Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
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25.7 percent of people in Pukerua Bay were under the age of 15 years, compared with
28.1 percent in Porirua City and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
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7.6 percent of people in Pukerua Bay were aged 65 years and over compared with
6.8 percent of Porirua City and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Education
At the 2001 Census:
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46.7 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Pukerua Bay had a post-school qualification, compared with
30.8 percent for Porirua City and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
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Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 94.0 percent of people in Pukerua Bay said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
63.9 percent for Porirua City and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Pukerua Bay is $25,800, compared with
$20,500 for Porirua City and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
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Income |
|
dollars |
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 Pukerua Bay
 Porirua City
 New Zealand
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| 100,001 or more |
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| 70,001 - 100,000 |
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| 50,001 - 70,000 |
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| 40,001 - 50,000 |
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| 30,001 - 40,000 |
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| 20,001 - 30,000 |
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| 10,001 - 20,000 |
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| 1 - 10,000 |
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| Nil |
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| Loss |
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0 |
20 |
40 |
60 |
80 |
100 |
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percent |
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Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Pukerua Bay was 5.1 percent, compared with
Porirua City percent for 10.3 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Pukerua Bay was Professionals (22.3 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Porirua City was Clerks (17.2 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
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Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Pukerua Bay |
Porirua City |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
47.6% |
46.7% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
37.2% |
28.4% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
15.9% |
25.0% |
18.9% |
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Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Pukerua Bay was
2.7 people, compared with
3.1 for Porirua City and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 99.0 percent of households in Pukerua Bay had access to a telephone, compared with
94.8 percent for Porirua City and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 57.0 percent of households in Pukerua Bay had access to the internet, compared with
40.7 percent for Porirua City and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 94.5 percent of households in Pukerua Bay had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
85.6 percent for Porirua City and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 609 households in Pukerua Bay.
- 85.4 percent of dwellings in Pukerua Bay were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
62.7 percent for Porirua City 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
Pukerua Bay was $51,442 compared with
$48,177 for households in Porirua City and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Pukerua Bay |
Porirua City |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$7,878 |
$7,780 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$11,383 |
$10,680 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$6,512 |
$6,052 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$9,268 |
$8,573 |
$7,358 |
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Business
In 2002:
- There were 89 business locations (geographic units) in Pukerua Bay compared with
2,614 in Porirua City and
309,749 for all of New Zealand.
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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