Remuera South 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 Remuera South1 was 3,417, a change of 0.9 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Auckland City's population has changed by 6.4 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Remuera South |
Auckland City |
New Zealand |
| Males |
1,626 |
177,999 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
1,791 |
189,735 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
3,417 |
367,737 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
30 |
21,966 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
21.4 percent of people in Remuera South were under the age of 15 years, compared with
19.7 percent in Auckland City and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
9.7 percent of people in Remuera South were aged 65 years and over compared with
10.3 percent of Auckland City and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Remuera South |
Auckland City |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
21.4% |
19.7% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
68.8% |
70.0% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
9.7% |
10.3% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
48.7 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Remuera South had a post-school qualification, compared with
41.2 percent for Auckland City and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Remuera South |
Auckland City |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
8.6% |
17.1% |
27.7% |
| School |
42.8% |
41.7% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
48.7% |
41.2% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 74.2 percent of people in Remuera South said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
65.7 percent for Auckland City and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Remuera South |
Auckland City |
New Zealand |
| European |
74.2% |
65.7% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
2.3% |
8.4% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
2.5% |
13.7% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
23.5% |
18.7% |
6.6% |
| Other |
1.0% |
1.6% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Remuera South is $28,200, compared with
$22,300 for Auckland City and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Remuera South |
Auckland City |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
9.5% |
4.8% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
5.6% |
4.4% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
10.4% |
8.6% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
8.6% |
8.4% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
13.2% |
12.6% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
13.1% |
14.3% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
13.7% |
19.4% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
18.2% |
20.4% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
6.6% |
6.3% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
1.0% |
0.8% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Remuera South was 4.8 percent, compared with
Auckland City percent for 7.9 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Remuera South was Professionals (26.3 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Auckland City was Professionals (21.4 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
- There were 819 families in Remuera South.
Family type
| |
Remuera South |
Auckland City |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
52.7% |
43.4% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
31.1% |
37.6% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
15.8% |
19.0% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Remuera South was
2.8 people, compared with
2.7 for Auckland City and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 98.1 percent of households in Remuera South had access to a telephone, compared with
96.5 percent for Auckland City and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 61.5 percent of households in Remuera South had access to the internet, compared with
47.2 percent for Auckland City and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 92.0 percent of households in Remuera South had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
87.8 percent for Auckland City and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 1,182 households in Remuera South.
- 62.5 percent of dwellings in Remuera South were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
56.1 percent for Auckland 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
Remuera South was $57,395 compared with
$50,178 for households in Auckland City and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Remuera South |
Auckland City |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$8,847 |
$7,715 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$14,548 |
$13,353 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$6,663 |
$5,830 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$9,239 |
$7,996 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 548 business locations (geographic units) in Remuera South compared with
48,559 in Auckland City 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