Population with low incomes

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

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Region		Income less than 60% of national median (2001)
Region		1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
1	Northland	23.9	38.9	35.6	30.2	25.2
2	Auckland	15.0	22.1	20.4	18.2	15.6
3	Waikato	20.3	28.4	25.5	22.4	18.8
4	Bay of Plenty	20.0	32.1	27.7	24.7	21.1
5	Gisborne	24.1	35.4	33.3	30.1	24.7
6	Hawke's Bay	20.8	30.9	29.1	24.6	20.4
7	Taranaki	19.1	28.8	25.7	23.9	19.7
8	Manawatu-Wanganui	21.3	30.3	29.2	25.6	22.6
9	Wellington	13.2	19.1	18.7	15.8	14.1
10	Tasman	25.7	33.3	28.4	24.0	20.3
11	Nelson	16.4	26.1	24.2	23.0	19.0
12	Marlborough	23.7	30.2	25.9	21.5	18.0
13	West Coast	25.0	36.2	32.8	30.6	24.9
14	Canterbury	19.7	27.7	24.1	21.2	18.2
15	Otago	21.2	30.0	27.7	23.9	20.7
16	Southland	20.3	29.0	25.5	22.0	19.4

Region	European		Māori		Pacific		Asian		Other		Total
Region	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Northland	19,470	22.4	9,909	33.9	798	33.0	624	32.2	78	25.5	27,420	25.2
Auckland	71,268	10.7	18,951	19.6	24,774	23.1	48,579	27.4	3,894	27.9	154,653	15.6
Waikato	40,572	16.5	13,842	26.2	2,169	27.3	4,353	32.8	645	36.0	55,749	18.8
Bay of Plenty	29,388	18.4	13,635	29.4	1,245	29.1	1,608	29.5	150	23.0	41,556	21.1
Gisborne	3,984	19.0	4,440	33.5	309	35.5	111	18.9	15	20.0	7,869	24.7
Hawke's Bay	17,067	18.1	6,573	29.3	1,047	34.3	732	31.2	102	27.9	23,064	20.4
Taranaki	13,509	18.8	3,075	28.4	231	26.5	345	22.9	42	21.2	15,771	19.7
Manawatu-Wanganui	31,524	21.2	8,682	29.7	1,167	30.7	1,896	32.4	240	27.6	39,273	22.6
Wellington	35,688	12.1	8,601	21.0	4,734	21.3	6,126	21.2	1,386	34.7	51,153	14.1
Tasman	6,984	20.1	555	23.5	54	22.0	114	30.2	21	25.0	7,395	20.3
Nelson	5,874	18.3	693	26.3	111	24.5	207	26.7	15	11.6	6,522	19.0
Marlborough	5,529	17.6	702	21.5	111	28.5	90	21.0	36	32.4	6,048	18.0
West Coast	5,544	24.6	621	28.7	48	25.4	51	21.8	21	38.9	5,961	24.9
Canterbury	63,951	16.6	6,171	22.2	1,734	24.1	8,355	39.0	804	30.7	77,196	18.2
Otago	27,888	19.7	2,208	23.8	540	25.8	2,088	39.6	276	28.8	31,599	20.7
Southland	12,873	18.9	1,947	24.7	282	26.6	183	21.6	12	10.5	14,202	19.4

Region	0 - 14		15 - 24		25 - 44		45 - 64		65+		Total
Region	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Northland	8,151	31.7	1,983	18.5	5,061	19.1	5,964	20.1	6,261	39.0	27,420	25.2
Auckland	43,380	19.9	22,122	16.4	34,113	11.0	25,299	11.1	29,739	30.5	154,653	15.6
Waikato	15,435	22.5	6,270	16.7	10,284	12.8	10,071	13.8	13,689	36.9	55,749	18.8
Bay of Plenty	11,835	25.9	3,402	16.4	7,689	15.1	7,653	15.2	10,974	37.1	41,556	21.1
Gisborne	2,766	32.6	750	21.5	1,629	20.0	1,332	17.0	1,392	35.9	7,869	24.7
Hawke's Bay	6,807	26.0	1,866	15.6	4,269	14.6	4,128	13.9	5,991	37.4	23,064	20.4
Taranaki	4,116	23.0	1,254	14.2	2,874	13.6	2,913	14.0	4,614	39.9	15,771	19.7
Manawatu-Wanganui	10,572	27.3	4,563	21.0	7,242	16.2	7,119	16.4	9,780	39.4	39,273	22.6
Wellington	13,059	17.2	7,455	15.6	9,999	9.0	8,574	9.9	12,063	29.6	51,153	14.1
Tasman	1,899	23.2	447	13.1	1,398	14.7	1,737	16.7	1,908	39.2	7,395	20.3
Nelson	1,560	23.1	603	15.1	1,239	13.3	1,284	13.6	1,836	37.7	6,522	19.0
Marlborough	1,344	20.5	345	10.7	1,014	11.7	1,338	13.5	2,007	37.9	6,048	18.0
West Coast	1,338	26.8	363	15.9	1,152	17.8	1,458	21.0	1,653	50.8	5,961	24.9
Canterbury	17,220	19.9	9,420	17.6	13,977	11.6	14,460	13.4	22,125	38.8	77,196	18.2
Otago	5,847	20.3	7,017	30.4	5,034	12.1	5,391	13.9	8,316	40.0	31,599	20.7
Southland	3,621	22.4	1,245	14.8	2,544	12.7	2,682	14.2	4,113	41.6	14,202	19.4