Wellington Region 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 Wellington Region1 was 423,765, a change of 2.3 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Wellington Region |
New Zealand |
| Males |
205,869 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
217,899 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
423,765 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
9,717 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's regional council.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
21.9 percent of people in Wellington Region were under the age of 15 years, compared with
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
11.1 percent of people in Wellington Region were aged 65 years and over compared with
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Wellington Region |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
21.9% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
67.0% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
11.1% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
39.0 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Wellington Region had a post-school qualification, compared with
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Wellington Region |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
21.9% |
27.7% |
| School |
39.1% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
39.0% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 80.9 percent of people in Wellington Region said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Wellington Region |
New Zealand |
| European |
80.9% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
12.5% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
7.9% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
6.8% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.9% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Wellington Region is $22,400, compared with
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Wellington Region |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
3.8% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
4.2% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
8.3% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
8.3% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
13.1% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
15.9% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
21.8% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
19.8% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
4.2% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.5% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Wellington Region was 7.1 percent, compared with
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Wellington Region was Professionals (20.1 percent).
The most popular occupational group
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
- There were 109,347 families in Wellington Region.
Family type
| |
Wellington Region |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
43.2% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
38.8% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
18.0% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Wellington Region was
2.6 people, compared with
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 97.2 percent of households in Wellington Region had access to a telephone, compared with
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 44.2 percent of households in Wellington Region had access to the internet, compared with
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 86.9 percent of households in Wellington Region had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 155,838 households in Wellington Region.
- For dwellings that were rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in Wellington Region was $194, compared with
$174 for New Zealand as a whole.
- 66.7 percent of dwellings in Wellington Region were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
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
Wellington Region was $47,236 compared with
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Wellington Region |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$7,375 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$10,234 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$6,057 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$8,570 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 36,994 business locations (geographic units) in Wellington Region compared with
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