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Buller District

This section provides people and indicator data for Buller District.

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People data for Buller District

Ethnicity by age, proportion in the area and sex: Census 2006, Estimated population change, births, deaths and natural increase from 1996, Projected population change, Household composition
Indicator data for Buller District

Health: Life expectancy, Cigarette smoking

Knowledge and Skills: Participation in early childhood education, School leavers with higher qualifications, Educational attainment of the adult population

Paid Work: Workplace injury claims

Economic Standard of Living: Population with low incomes, Household crowding

Civil and Political Rights: Voter turnout - local authority elections, Representation of women in local government

Cultural Identity: Māori language speakers, Language retention

Physical Environment: Drinking water quality

Safety: Road casualties

Social Connectedness: Telephone and internet access in the home

People data for Buller District

Ethnicity by age, proportion in the area and sex: Census 2006

Ethnicity European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Age Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
0 - 14 1,755 19.7 285 35.4 18 28.6 30 38.5 0 0 1,920 19.8
15 - 24 867 9.7 141 17.5 12 19.0 3 3.8 9 37.5 957 9.9
25 - 44 2,190 24.6 189 23.5 18 28.6 27 34.6 6 25.0 2,418 24.9
45 - 64 2,664 29.9 150 18.7 12 19.0 15 19.2 6 25.0 2,892 29.8
65 - 74 813 9.1 24 3.0 3 4.8 6 7.7 0 0 849 8.8
75+ 615 6.9 12 1.5 0 0.0 3 3.8 0 0 666 6.9
Total 8,910 100.0 804 100.0 63 100.0 78 100.0 24 100.0 9,702 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 95.3 8.6 0.7 0.8 0.3 105.7
Sex
Male 4,566 51.2 420 52.2 30 47.6 18 23.1 12 50.0 4,968 51.2
Female 4,341 48.7 384 47.8 33 52.4 57 73.1 12 50.0 4,734 48.8
    100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0

Estimated population change, births, deaths and natural increase from 1996

Year Estimated resident
population at June 		Population change Registered births
December year		 Registered deaths
December year		 Natural increase
December year
Number %
1996 10,750  -  - 145 104 41
1997 10,550 -200 -1.9 134 110 24
1998 10,450 -100 -0.9 120 89 31
1999 10,200 -250 -2.4 124 95 29
2000 10,050 -150 -1.5 106 80 26
2001 9,860 -190 -1.9 112 90 22
2002 9,830 -30 -0.3 97 88 9
2003 9,870 40 0.4 101 83 18
2004 9,870 0 0.0 111 92 19
2005 9,870 0 0.0 99 88 11
2006 9,940 70 0.7 110 63 47
2007 9,960 20 0.2 128 88 40
2008 9,960 0 0.0 125 91 34

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   10,100 10,100 10,100 10,100 9,900 0 0.0
Medium 9,900 9,900 9,800 9,600 9,300 8,900 -1,000 -10.0
Low   9,700 9,400 9,000 8,600 8,000 -1,900 -19.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 1,446 39.6 1,344 35.4 1,203 30.8 969 25.7 924 23.0
Couples without children 894 24.5 960 25.3 1,077 27.6 1,086 28.8 1,239 30.9
Multi-family 30 0.8 30 0.8 45 1.2 21 0.6 33 0.8
One parent family 345 9.4 399 10.5 405 10.4 384 10.2 414 10.3
One person 783 21.4 897 23.7 1,032 26.4 1,200 31.8 1,266 31.6
Other multi-person 156 4.3 162 4.3 147 3.8 114 3.0 135 3.4
Total 3,654 100.0 3,792 100.0 3,906 100.0 3,774 100.0 4,011 100.0
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Indicator data for Buller District

Health

Life expectancy - TLA data not available so regional figure provided

Life expectancy at birth indicates the total number of years a person could expect to live, based on the mortality rates of the population at each age in a given year or period.

  1995 - 1997 2000 - 2002 2005 - 2007
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Life expectancy at birth (years) 72.3 78.4 74.2 81.4 76.9 81.6

Cigarette smoking

The proportion (%) of the population in the area aged 15 years and over who currently smoke cigarettes.

The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by sex
Year Male Female Total
Number % Number % Number %
1981 1,377 36.5 1,149 33.2 2,523 34.9
1996 1,119 31.0 1,032 30.9 2,163 31.2
2006 1,032 32.6 969 31.1 2,013 32.0
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 513 32.3 960 36.9 765 38.0 285 23.9
1996 330 32.5 1,047 35.9 615 28.6 171 13.7
2006 303 34.7 810 36.4 717 27.6 183 13.3
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 834 32.8 99 45.9 9 21.1 3 5.0 144 27.2 1,032 32.9
Female 795 31.6 117 49.6 0 0.0 3 10.3 114 21.0 969 30.8
Total 1,641 32.4 222 47.7 21 39.9 6 15.1 264 25.1 2,013 31.7
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Knowledge and Skills

Participation in early childhood education

The number of 3 and 4 year olds enrolled in early childhood education centres or home-based education programmes as a proportion of all 3 and 4 year olds, and the number and proportion of Year 1 students who indicated they have attended some form of early childhood education.

"Apparent" participation rate, 3 and 4 year olds (numbers can add to more than 100%)
Year Participation rate % Number enrolled
3 year 4 year Total 3 year 4 year Total
2001 57 77 67 72 94 166
2002 84 71 77 98 89 187
2003 77 84 80 84 97 181
2004 88 92 90 98 100 198
2005 74 80 77 86 89 175
2006 66 76 71 76 87 163
2007 87 75 81 96 88 184
2008 72 116 95 69 126 195
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 105 84.7 21 87.5 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 127 84.7
2001 99 90.0 18 85.7 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 119 89.5
2002 95 95.0 21 91.3 2 100.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 120 94.5
2003 109 96.5 12 92.3 1 100.0 1 50.0 1 100.0 124 95.4
2004 96 95.1 16 100.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 3 100.0 116 95.9
2005 87 92.6 14 87.5 2 100.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 105 92.1
2006 102 92.7 7 77.8 0 0.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 111 91.7
2007 94 96.9 13 100.0 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 113 97.4
2008 91 95.8 10 100.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 105 96.3

School leavers with higher qualifications

The proportion of school leavers who had attained a qualification at National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 2 or above, and the proportion who leave with Bursary and above.

School leavers with higher qualifications, by sex
Year NCEA Level 2 or higher Bursary or higher
Sex (%) Total Sex (%) Total
Male Female Number % Male Female Number %
2005 32.3 42.6 46 37.4 9.7 21.3 19 15.4
2006 26.5 25.9 28 26.2 0.0 1.7 1 0.9
2007 35.5 50.9 49 42.6 4.8 18.9 13 11.3
School leavers with higher qualifications, by ethnicity
NCEA Level 2 or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 42 41.2 4 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 46 37.4
2006 26 28.9 1 6.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 28 26.2
2007 42 43.8 5 29.4 0 0.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 49 42.6
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 18 17.6 1 5.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 15.4
2006 1 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.9
2007 11 11.5 2 11.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 11.3

Educational attainment of the adult population

The proportion of adults aged 25 - 64 years with an educational attainment of at least upper secondary school level.

Proportion (%) and number aged 25 - 64 with higher qualifications, by age and sex, 2006
Sex 25 - 44 45 - 64 25 - 64
Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary 
Male 684 65.3 783 57.7 1,467 61.1
Female 870 74.4 711 59.4 1,584 66.9
Total 1,554 70.1 1,497 58.7 3,051 64.0
At least tertiary
Male 69 6.6 69 5.1 135 5.6
Female 126 10.8 90 7.5 216 9.1
Total 195 8.8 159 6.2 351 7.4
Proportion (%) and number aged 25 - 64 with higher qualifications, by ethnic group and year
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary
1986 2,244 49.1 63 39.6 3 33.3 6 50.0 3 100.0 2,298 48.8
1991 2,472 52.8 87 40.9 9 60.0 12 80.0 0 0.0 2,550 52.4
1996 2,565 51.7 147 42.6 9 42.9 12 50.0 6 100.0 2,658 51.1
2001 2,508 60.5 132 48.9 9 42.9 27 90.0 9 100.0 2,625 59.9
2006 2,925 64.4 162 54.0 12 44.4 30 83.3 6 66.7 3,051 64.0
At least tertiary
1986 153 3.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 25.0 0 0.0 159 3.4
1991 150 3.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 20.0 0 0.0 156 3.2
1996 189 3.8 6 1.7 0 0.0 9 37.5 0 0.0 198 3.8
2001 210 5.1 9 3.3 0 0.0 9 30.0 6 66.7 228 5.2
2006 333 7.3 9 3.0 3 11.1 9 25.0 3 33.3 351 7.4
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Paid Work

Workplace injury claims

The number of workplace accident insurance claims reported to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), excluding those employees who received accident and emergency treatment only.

December year Number of claims by sex % of claims by sex
Male Female Total Male Female
2002 376 136 512 73.4 26.6
2003 417 147 564 73.9 26.1
2004 320 97 417 76.7 23.3
2005 316 116 432 73.1 26.9
2006 365 112 477 76.5 23.5
2007 363 128 491 73.9 26.1
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Economic Standard of Living

Population with low incomes

The proportion of people living in households with real gross income less than 60 per cent of the median household equivalised national income benchmarked at 2001.

Population with low incomes, by ethnicity
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 2,385 29.8 144 37.2 9 33.3 6 50.0 6 100.0 2,511 30.1
1991 3,222 41.7 234 52.3 18 50.0 12 44.4 0 0.0 3,408 42.0
1996 3,096 38.8 306 45.9 21 50.0 18 46.2 12 66.7 3,285 39.2
2001 2,502 37.0 273 51.1 12 40.0 21 58.3 0 0.0 2,688 37.4
2006 2,097 30.5 201 34.4 18 42.9 24 42.1 9 60.0 2,265 30.9
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 744 34.7 213 18.0 588 24.8 399 25.0 567 53.8 2,511 30.1
1991 873 44.6 300 31.3 837 34.6 642 38.0 759 69.9 3,408 42.0
1996 948 45.2 231 29.8 804 32.2 609 32.2 690 61.2 3,285 39.2
2001 741 43.3 159 27.6 630 32.1 591 31.2 567 54.3 2,688 37.4
2006 465 31.9 117 18.1 408 22.4 606 26.9 672 57.3 2,265 30.9
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 1,146 27.1 1,365 33.3
1991 1,623 39.5 1,788 44.7
1996 1,578 36.5 1,707 42.0
2001 1,299 35.6 1,389 39.3
2006 1,122 29.7 1,143 32.1

Household crowding

The proportion of the population living in crowded housing (ie requiring one or more additional bedrooms, as defined by the Canadian Crowding Index).

Household crowding, by ethnicity
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 939 10.0 81 18.0 9 30.0 3 16.7 6 66.7 1,053 10.5
1991 666 7.3 96 17.5 6 14.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 777 7.9
1996 621 6.9 122 15.2 5 9.8 3 7.3 3 17.6 739 7.5
2001 327 4.2 63 9.3 6 15.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 393 4.6
2006 246 3.1 60 8.4 0 0.0 6 9.5 0 0.0 315 3.6
Household crowding, by age
Year 0 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 246 14.5 162 17.1 255 16.7 288 10.0 93 5.0 9 0.8 1,053 10.5
1991 222 13.2 87 10.5 174 13.5 234 7.8 48 2.5 15 1.3 777 7.9
1996 231 13.8 92 11.8 117 11.3 225 7.7 64 3.0 10 0.8 739 7.5
2001 132 10.1 51 6.9 57 7.4 111 4.7 36 1.6 3 0.3 393 4.6
2006 72 6.7 51 7.2 54 6.1 84 3.8 45 1.7 3 0.2 315 3.6
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 543 10.6 510 10.4
1991 417 8.3 357 7.3
1996 380 7.6 359 7.5
2001 210 4.8 177 4.2
2006 174 3.8 138 3.2
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Civil and Political Rights

Voter turnout - local authority elections

The proportion of all enrolled electors (both resident and ratepayer) who cast a vote in territorial authority elections.

Election year 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Voter turnout (%) 74.0 77.0 72.2 74.0 72.0 70.0 61.0

Representation of women in local government

The proportion of female council and mayoral candidates, and elected members or mayors, in local authority elections.

Election activity 2001 2004 2007
Council Mayor Council Mayor Council Mayor
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Women candidates 4 15.0 0 0.0 3 21.0 0 0.0 6 27.0 1 33.0
Women voted in 2 18.0 0 n/a 3 27.0 0 n/a 4 40.0 0 n/a
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Cultural Identity

Māori language speakers

The number of Māori who can hold a conversation about everyday things in Māori, as a proportion of the Māori population, and the total number of Māori speakers as a proportion of the total population.

Speakers of Māori 0 - 14 15 - 29 30 - 49 50 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1996 Māori 24 6.8 33 17.5 27 11.8 21 33.3 9 37.5 105 12.2
Total population 42 1.6 42 2.4 48 1.5 30 1.9 12 0.9 177 1.7
2001 Māori 30 9.7 33 22.0 42 21.2 9 14.3 6 18.2 117 15.4
Total population 48 2.2 45 3.4 63 2.2 30 1.7 12 0.8 201 2.1
2006 Māori 24 8.4 18 10.2 30 14.3 15 16.1 15 38.5 99 12.3
  Total population 33 1.7 39 2.9 45 1.6 24 1.2 18 1.2 162 1.7

Language retention

The proportion of people who can speak the "first language" (excluding English) of their ethnic group, for ethnic groups (other than Māori) with an established resident population in New Zealand.

  Born in NZ Overseas born Total
2001 2006 2001 2006 2001 2006
Language retention  (%) ..s ..s 66.7 68.2 37.8 32.7
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Physical Environment

Drinking water quality (can be more than 100% and highly variable)

The proportion of the estimated resident population who receive their water from community water supplies whose drinking water complies with either the 2000 or 2005 Drinking-water standards for New Zealand relating to E. coli and Cryptosporidium.

Year E. coli (%) Cryptosporidium (%)
2001 65.5 53.8
2002 66.0 55.3
2003 67.0 0.0
2004 5.8 1.4
2005 2.8 1.4
2006/2007 4.9 1.4
2007/2008 54.0 1.4

Safety

Road casualties

The number of people injured or killed in motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 of the total population.

Year Injuries Deaths
Number Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000
2001 47 465.3 89.1
2002 35 358.6 41.0
2003 45 463.0 10.3
2004 46 477.2 41.5
2005 48 501.6 10.4
2006 61 637.4 10.4
2007 73 732.9 20.1
2008 54 542.2 20.1
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Social Connectedness

Telephone and internet access in the home

The proportion of the population with telephone and internet access in the home.

Telephone access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
1996 90.4 80.5 82.4 78.6 83.3 88.5 91.1 89.0 86.3 87.8 92.5 94.3 89.8
2001 94.2 85.2 92.3 100.0 80.0 92.8 94.9 93.5 91.0 92.4 94.7 96.5 93.8
2006 96.5 93.7 100.0 100.0 85.7 95.5 97.5 97.3 94.9 95.5 96.0 98.4 96.5
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 27.7 22.4 23.1 41.2 80.0 27.7 28.5 35.2 29.7 32.4 28.0 ..s 28.1
2006 55.3 42.9 41.2 52.4 71.4 54.2 55.9 63.7 56.8 61.2 58.6 ..s 55.1
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