Whataupoko 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 Whataupoko1 was 3,654, a change of 0.2 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Gisborne District's population has changed by -3.9 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Whataupoko |
Gisborne District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
1,725 |
21,510 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
1,926 |
22,461 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
3,654 |
43,974 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
9 |
-1,809 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
23.6 percent of people in Whataupoko were under the age of 15 years, compared with
27.5 percent in Gisborne District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
14.5 percent of people in Whataupoko were aged 65 years and over compared with
11.7 percent of Gisborne District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Whataupoko |
Gisborne District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
23.6% |
27.5% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
61.8% |
60.8% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
14.5% |
11.7% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
36.0 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Whataupoko had a post-school qualification, compared with
26.8 percent for Gisborne District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Whataupoko |
Gisborne District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
22.1% |
36.2% |
27.7% |
| School |
42.0% |
36.9% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
36.0% |
26.8% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 87.9 percent of people in Whataupoko said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
63.1 percent for Gisborne District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Whataupoko |
Gisborne District |
New Zealand |
| European |
87.9% |
63.1% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
18.4% |
46.2% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
1.3% |
2.7% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
2.5% |
1.5% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Whataupoko is $21,000, compared with
$15,300 for Gisborne District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Whataupoko |
Gisborne District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
2.7% |
1.4% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
2.3% |
1.4% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
8.0% |
4.1% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
8.8% |
5.5% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
12.7% |
9.9% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
17.3% |
16.9% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
25.3% |
29.7% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
19.7% |
26.4% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
3.1% |
3.9% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.1% |
0.7% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Whataupoko was 5.4 percent, compared with
Gisborne District percent for 10.4 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Whataupoko was Professionals (19.4 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Gisborne District was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (18.9 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
- There were 1,014 families in Whataupoko.
Family type
| |
Whataupoko |
Gisborne District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
39.6% |
39.7% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
42.3% |
32.7% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
18.0% |
27.6% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Whataupoko was
2.6 people, compared with
2.8 for Gisborne District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 97.3 percent of households in Whataupoko had access to a telephone, compared with
91.3 percent for Gisborne District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 36.1 percent of households in Whataupoko had access to the internet, compared with
24.9 percent for Gisborne District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 92.2 percent of households in Whataupoko had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
86.7 percent for Gisborne District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 1,383 households in Whataupoko.
- 76.7 percent of dwellings in Whataupoko were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
62.9 percent for Gisborne 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
Whataupoko was $41,679 compared with
$35,874 for households in Gisborne District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Whataupoko |
Gisborne District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$6,733 |
$6,291 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$8,594 |
$7,282 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$5,543 |
$5,040 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$7,606 |
$6,206 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 177 business locations (geographic units) in Whataupoko compared with
2,780 in Gisborne 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