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Hawke's Bay Region

This section provides people and indicator data for Hawke's Bay.

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People data for Hawke's Bay

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 Hawke's Bay

Health: Life expectancy, Cigarette smoking, Suicide

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

Paid Work: Unemployment rate, Employment rate, Median hourly earnings, 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

Leisure and Recreation: Participation in physical activity

Physical Environment: Drinking water quality

Safety: Recorded criminal offences, Road casualties

Social Connectedness: Telephone and internet access in the home, Contact between young people and their parents

People data for Hawke's Bay

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 24,153 21.2 12,069 36.0 2,202 41.8 918 26.1 165 27.5 33,987 23.0
15 - 24 12,777 11.2 5,700 17.0 915 17.4 531 15.1 105 17.5 18,189 12.3
25 - 44 28,197 24.7 8,796 26.2 1,317 25.0 1,182 33.6 252 42.0 37,902 25.6
45 - 64 30,591 26.8 5,475 16.3 657 12.5 666 19.0 72 12.0 37,212 25.2
65 - 74 9,492 8.3 1,074 3.2 120 2.3 147 4.2 6 1.0 10,881 7.4
75+ 8,874 7.8 444 1.3 48 0.9 78 2.2 3 0.5 9,612 6.5
Total 114,081 100.0 33,555 100.0 5,265 100.0 3,513 100.0 600 100.0 147,783 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 79.9 23.5 3.7 2.5 0.4 103.6
Sex
Male 55,005 48.2 16,125 48.1 2,724 51.7 1,719 48.9 327 54.5 71,763 48.6
Female 59,073 51.8 17,433 52.0 2,538 48.2 1,797 51.2 270 45.0 76,020 51.4
    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 146,600  -  - 2,424 1,239 1,185
1997 147,400 800 0.5 2,313 1,265 1,048
1998 147,600 200 0.1 2,118 1,172 946
1999 147,300 -300 -0.2 2,164 1,292 872
2000 147,300 0 0.0 2,176 1,203 973
2001 147,300 0 0.0 2,143 1,235 908
2002 148,500 1,200 0.8 2,058 1,255 803
2003 149,400 900 0.6 2,079 1,328 751
2004 150,400 1,000 0.7 2,164 1,219 945
2005 151,200 800 0.5 2,115 1,276 839
2006 152,100 900 0.6 2,164 1,253 911
2007 152,500 400 0.3 2,318 1,282 1,036
2008 152,800 300 0.2 2,359 1,202 1,157

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   158,100 163,400 167,900 171,900 175,100 23,000 15.0
Medium 152,100 154,900 156,900 158,100 158,600 158,200 6,100 4.0
Low   151,600 150,300 148,400 145,600 141,800 -10,300 -7.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 18,414 40.5 16,458 34.3 15,453 31.1 14,097 27.5 14,706 27.3
Couples without children 10,740 23.6 11,862 24.7 13,278 26.7 14,052 27.4 15,180 28.2
Multi-family 810 1.8 912 1.9 1,158 2.3 1,026 2.0 1,350 2.5
One parent family 4,803 10.6 6,612 13.8 6,924 13.9 7,368 14.4 7,107 13.2
One person 8,523 18.8 9,963 20.8 10,824 21.8 12,627 24.6 13,359 24.8
Other multi-person 2,163 4.8 2,139 4.5 2,058 4.1 2,064 4.0 2,148 4.0
Total 45,453 100.0 47,946 100.0 49,692 100.0 51,234 100.0 53,853 100.0
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Indicator data for Hawke's Bay

Health

Life expectancy

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.

Indicator 1990 - 1992 1995 - 1997 2000 - 2002 2005 - 2007
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Life expectancy at birth (years) 71.7 78.1 73.3 78.9 75.4 79.8 76.3 80.7

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 17,130 37.3 15,546 32.9 32,676 35.0
1996 12,990 28.4 13,689 28.7 26,688 28.5
2006 12,387 27.5 13,404 27.8 25,791 27.7
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 8,850 37.9 13,323 38.4 7,911 33.4 2,592 19.5
1996 5,697 32.9 12,594 33.5 6,519 23.7 1,878 11.3
2006 5,148 31.4 11,295 32.5 7,782 22.7 1,566 8.4
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 7,656 25.6 3,717 39.5 426 30.3 216 20.2 1,401 20.8 12,387 27.5
Female 8,214 24.9 5,202 47.0 381 26.8 75 6.2 1,203 18.9 13,398 27.8
Total 15,870 25.2 8,922 43.5 813 28.9 297 13.0 2,601 19.8 25,785 27.7

Suicide

The number of suicide deaths per 100,000 population, and the number of hospitalisations for intentional self-harm per 100,000 population, expressed as an age-standardised rate for the population aged 5 years and over.

Suicide deaths and hospitalisation for intentional self-harm (for Hawke's Bay/Gisborne Region combined)
Sex 2002 - 2006
Suicide deaths Hospitalisations
Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000
Male 122 24.3 195 43.4
Female 38 7.7 454 95.4
Total 160 15.8 649 69.7
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Knowledge and Skills

Participation in early childhood education

The number of 3 and 4 year olds enrolled in early childhood 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 98 103 101 2,243 2,354 4,597
2002 101 106 104 2,150 2,443 4,593
2003 105 107 106 2,354 2,357 4,711
2004 113 112 113 2,411 2,565 4,976
2005 113 115 114 2,385 2,461 4,846
2006 100 111 106 2,117 2,348 4,465
2007 106 104 105 2,308 2,180 4,488
2008 103 110 107 2,213 2,397 4,610
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 1,294 97.0 783 88.1 68 78.2 26 92.9 5 83.3 2,176 92.8
2001 1,307 97.8 794 88.7 64 84.2 28 84.8 6 85.7 2,199 93.7
2002 1,239 97.5 773 87.9 82 89.1 36 97.3 9 90.0 2,140 93.4
2003 1,292 98.4 829 91.3 86 90.5 45 93.8 13 92.9 2,266 95.3
2004 1,193 98.4 767 91.1 90 90.0 36 90.0 16 100.0 2,102 95.1
2005 1,211 98.3 843 91.3 95 88.8 44 95.7 18 100.0 2,211 95.1
2006 1,129 98.8 763 93.5 98 98.0 40 97.6 24 72.7 2,054 96.3
2007 1,147 98.9 768 92.0 89 87.3 44 100.0 14 93.3 2,062 95.6
2008 1,069 98.9 727 93.8 115 92.7 47 94.0 16 100.0 1,974 96.5

School leavers with higher qualifications

The proportion of school leavers who had attained a qualification at National Certificate of Educational Attainment (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 51.2 60.3 1,358 55.9 23.3 30.0 651 26.8
2006 52.3 62.1 1,318 57.4 25.3 35.6 703 30.6
2007 57.2 71.5 1,465 64.4 28.1 44.4 827 36.3
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 1,035 66.6 269 35.9 21 26.9 26 66.7 7 70.0 1,358 55.9
2006 965 65.0 283 41.9 36 39.6 29 74.4 5 62.5 1,318 57.4
2007 1,063 71.6 327 49.6 46 52.9 24 72.7 5 38.5 1,465 64.4
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 536 34.5 86 11.5 5 6.4 18 46.2 6 60.0 651 26.8
2006 570 38.4 105 15.6 5 5.5 19 48.7 4 50.0 703 30.6
2007 639 43.1 150 22.8 17 19.5 19 57.6 2 15.4 827 36.3

Educational attainment of the adult population 25-64 (for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay combined)

The proportion of adults aged 25–64 years with an educational attainment of at least upper secondary school level and the proportion of adults with at least tertiary qualifications.

At least upper secondary, by age and sex ("..s" indicates numbers below 1,000)
Year Male Female 25 - 44 45 - 64 Total 25 - 64
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 25,000 58.4 24,300 51.7 33,900 60.0 15,400 46.2 49,300 54.9
1991 28,500 61.2 25,600 51.4 36,600 61.3 17,500 47.8 54,100 56.2
1996 31,600 67.6 31,300 62.0 40,100 71.1 22,800 56.0 62,900 64.7
2001 32,600 66.4 35,300 68.2 40,400 70.2 27,400 63.5 67,800 67.3
2002 33,100 67.5 35,000 69.5 39,900 71.2 28,200 65.2 68,100 68.5
2003 33,600 69.6 37,600 70.4 43,100 74.6 28,000 63.9 71,100 70.0
2004 34,100 66.5 38,600 68.7 43,700 74.4 29,000 59.5 72,700 67.6
2005 35,100 67.8 38,900 69.2 41,700 73.4 32,300 63.1 74,000 68.5
2006 36,700 73.8 38,900 72.9 40,500 78.2 35,100 68.4 75,600 73.3
2007 34,700 73.2 36,300 71.6 36,900 75.0 34,100 69.7 71,100 72.4
2008 36,200 72.2 39,500 73.2 39,300 75.3 36,300 70.2 75,600 72.7
At least tertiary, by age and sex ("..s" indicates numbers below 1,000)
Year Male Female 25 - 44 45 - 64 Total 25 - 64
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 1,600 3.6 ..s ..s 2,000 3.5 ..s ..s 2,400 2.7
1991 2,000 4.2 1,200 2.4 2,300 3.9 ..s ..s 3,200 3.3
1996 2,500 5.4 1,900 3.7 3,000 5.2 1,400 3.5 4,400 4.5
2001 3,900 7.9 3,400 6.5 4,400 7.7 2,800 6.4 7,200 7.2
2002 4,400 8.9 4,400 8.7 6,000 10.7 2,800 6.4 8,800 8.8
2003 4,400 9.1 5,400 10.2 6,500 11.2 3,300 7.6 9,800 9.7
2004 5,000 9.8 6,100 10.9 7,400 12.6 3,700 7.6 11,100 10.3
2005 5,300 10.1 6,100 10.9 7,200 12.6 4,200 8.2 11,400 10.5
2006 5,700 11.5 6,300 11.7 7,100 13.8 4,900 9.5 12,000 11.6
2007 5,400 11.4 7,100 14.0 6,900 14.0 5,600 11.5 12,600 12.8
2008 5,900 11.8 7,500 13.8 7,900 15.1 5,500 10.6 13,400 12.9
At least upper secondary, by ethnicity ("..s" indicates numbers below 1,000) 
Year European Māori Pacific Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 45,000 60.9 3,500 24.5 ..s ..s ..s ..s 49,300 54.9
1991 45,200 62.5 7,900 35.9 ..s ..s ..s ..s 54,100 56.2
1996 53,200 69.7 8,100 44.5 ..s ..s 1,100 73.2 62,900 64.7
2001 53,300 74.6 11,700 47.0 ..s ..s 1,900 73.5 67,800 67.3
2002 53,400 74.8 11,600 49.2 1,300 64.1 1,800 75.5 68,100 68.5
2003 54,200 74.2 13,800 57.4 ..s ..s 2,400 84.3 71,100 70.0
2004 53,700 74.1 15,400 54.1 ..s ..s 2,600 68.1 72,700 67.6
2005 52,000 73.8 17,200 57.6 1,500 44.0 3,400 77.2 74,000 68.5
2006 54,400 77.4 16,200 62.7 1,200 50.6 3,800 81.0 75,600 73.3
2007 52,600 75.9 15,600 65.1 1,100 49.0 1,600 63.8 71,100 72.4
2008 56,500 78.1 16,800 63.6 1,200 41.7 1,000 44.5 75,600 72.7
At least tertiary, by ethnicity ("..s" indicates numbers below 1,000) 
Year European Māori Pacific Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 2,400 3.2 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 2,400 2.7
1991 2,900 4.0 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 3,200 3.3
1996 3,900 5.1 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 4,400 4.5
2001 6,500 9.1 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 7,200 7.2
2002 7,600 10.6 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 8,800 8.8
2003 8,000 11.0 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 9,800 9.7
2004 8,400 11.6 1,500 5.3 ..s ..s 1,200 30.3 11,100 10.3
2005 8,100 11.4 2,000 6.7 ..s ..s 1,300 29.1 11,400 10.5
2006 8,700 12.4 1,800 7.0 ..s ..s 1,400 30.2 12,000 11.6
2007 10,100 14.5 1,800 7.5 ..s ..s ..s ..s 12,600 12.8
2008 11,000 15.2 1,900 7.2 ..s ..s ..s ..s 13,400 12.9
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Paid Work

Unemployment rate (for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay combined - '..s' indicates numbers below 1,000)

The number of people aged 15 years and over who are not employed and who are actively seeking and available for paid work, expressed as a percentage of the total labour force.

Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 Male Female Total 15+
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 2,600 10.9 1,500 3.3 ..s ..s 2,300 4.4 2,400 6.1 4,700 5.1
1991 4,300 22.5 4,100 9.1 1,500 6.7 6,000 11.6 4,000 10.8 10,000 11.3
1996 2,700 15.1 3,100 6.8 1,400 5.1 3,600 7.1 3,600 8.7 7,200 7.8
2001 2,000 14.7 3,100 6.7 1,200 3.7 3,400 6.6 2,900 6.8 6,300 6.7
2002 1,900 13.5 2,300 5.1 ..s ..s 2,400 4.7 2,600 6.0 5,000 5.3
2003 2,100 14.5 2,400 5.0 ..s ..s 2,700 5.2 2,500 5.6 5,200 5.4
2004 2,100 13.5 2,100 4.4 1,100 3.0 2,300 4.2 3,100 6.3 5,400 5.2
2005 2,600 14.1 2,100 4.5 1,100 2.6 2,600 4.5 3,200 6.2 5,800 5.3
2006 2,200 12.9 1,300 3.0 1,000 2.5 2,200 4.0 2,300 4.7 4,600 4.3
2007 2,500 13.8 1,600 3.9 ..s ..s 2,000 3.8 2,900 5.9 4,900 4.8
2008 2,900 17.3 2,100 4.8 1,200 2.9 3,000 5.6 3,300 6.2 6,300 5.9

Employment rate (% for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay combined - '..s' indicates numbers below 1,000)

The proportion of the population aged 15–64 years who are in paid employment for at least one hour per week.

Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Male Female Total
15-64 15-64 15-64
1986 66.1 77.2 63.7 8.4 84.1 58.3 70.6
1991 45.6 69.2 57.6 5.2 70.4 49.8 59.9
1996 56.4 74.5 65.0 7.3 76.9 58.5 67.5
2001 50.8 74.8 72.3 8.7 76.7 62.6 69.5
2002 55.0 76.2 74.8 7.3 79.1 64.9 71.8
2003 53.6 77.9 73.4 9.0 80.1 64.3 71.9
2004 51.4 78.4 73.8 10.1 79.0 64.3 71.4
2005 56.5 78.7 77.1 12.4 79.1 68.3 73.5
2006 55.0 81.3 79.4 13.9 81.4 68.9 75.0
2007 59.9 78.2 82.2 13.3 82.6 69.9 76.0
2008 52.9 78.5 81.1 14.1 79.6 69.7 74.4

Median hourly earnings ($ for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay combined)

Real median hourly earnings from all wages and salaries for employees earning income from wage and salary jobs, as measured by the New Zealand Income Survey.

Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 15.8 15.5 15.8 16.0 16.0 16.2 16.5 16.5 16.8 16.7 17.3

Workplace injury claims (for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay combined)

The number of workplace accident insurance claims reported to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) per 1,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), excluding those employees who received accident and emergency treatment only.

December year Number of claims % of claims by sex Rate per
1,000 FTEs
Male Female Total Male Female
2002 11,014 3,558 14,572 75.6 24.4 189.7
2003 11,388 3,767 15,155 75.1 24.9 194.1
2004 11,562 3,806 15,368 75.2 24.8 187.1
2005 11,487 3,865 15,352 74.8 25.2 179.7
2006 10,643 4,001 14,644 72.7 27.3 171.5
2007 10,600 4,100 14,700 72.1 27.9 180.0
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Economic Standard of Living

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.

Population with low incomes, by ethnicity
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 17,139 18.6 5,859 32.2 405 25.4 171 20.7 33 26.8 22,848 20.8
1991 24,906 27.4 9,573 47.6 834 47.2 411 33.2 15 20.8 34,218 30.9
1996 24,162 25.7 10,194 44.8 1,107 45.0 624 37.1 69 35.4 32,655 29.1
2001 18,414 21.1 8,097 39.3 1,095 42.0 642 35.1 48 27.6 25,965 24.6
2006 17,067 18.1 6,573 29.3 1,047 34.3 732 31.2 102 27.9 23,064 20.4
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 7,938 27.2 1,863 11.2 4,653 15.0 3,255 15.8 5,139 40.8 22,848 20.8
1991 10,578 38.2 3,381 22.4 7,284 22.9 5,355 24.5 7,617 53.3 34,218 30.9
1996 10,854 38.5 3,240 24.1 7,227 22.5 4,761 20.1 6,570 44.1 32,655 29.1
2001 8,763 33.5 2,316 21.7 5,682 19.6 4,116 16.3 5,091 35.3 25,965 24.6
2006 6,807 26.0 1,866 15.6 4,269 14.6 4,128 13.9 5,991 37.4 23,064 20.4
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 9,879 18.4 12,969 23.1
1991 14,724 27.4 19,497 34.2
1996 14,193 26.0 18,459 32.0
2001 11,133 21.7 14,835 27.3
2006 10,188 18.6 12,876 22.0

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 8,709 8.3 8,718 36.0 798 38.6 144 14.2 33 26.8 17,916 13.6
1991 7,530 7.3 8,019 31.7 834 37.0 456 28.9 15 19.2 16,437 12.5
1996 6,322 6.0 7,958 27.5 1,213 35.4 468 21.3 73 29.3 14,481 10.9
2001 5,364 5.3 7,449 26.2 1,449 35.2 582 22.5 39 16.5 13,785 10.5
2006 5,508 5.2 7,944 26.4 1,698 36.9 642 20.6 96 19.5 14,349 10.5
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 4,272 19.2 2,472 18.3 4,914 22.7 4,317 11.6 1,686 7.1 261 2.0 17,916 13.6
1991 4,101 18.4 1,968 17.4 4,182 21.0 4,440 11.6 1,458 5.8 294 2.0 16,437 12.5
1996 4,255 18.8 1,670 15.5 3,044 17.1 3,961 10.4 1,290 4.6 261 1.6 14,481 10.9
2001 3,999 18.5 1,764 15.4 2,724 17.6 3,729 10.4 1,302 4.3 264 1.6 13,785 10.5
2006 3,936 19.1 1,839 16.0 3,000 18.0 3,585 10.2 1,683 4.8 309 1.7 14,349 10.5
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 8,961 13.9 8,958 13.4
1991 8,157 12.7 8,280 12.2
1996 7,093 10.9 7,388 10.8
2001 6,780 10.6 7,005 10.4
2006 6,909 10.4 7,440 10.6
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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 local authority elections for regional councils.

Election year 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Voter turnout (%) 60.0 57.0 58.0 56.0 55.0 47.0 45.0

Representation of women in government

The proportion of female candidates and elected members of regional councils in local authority elections.

Election activity 2001 2004 2007
For Council For Council For Council
Number % Number % Number %
Women candidates 5 29.0 4 31.0 6 24.0
Women voted in 3 33.0 3 33.0 3 33.0
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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 2,784 22.9 2,010 24.8 1,998 25.8 1,131 44.0 657 59.7 8,586 27.1
  Total population 3,048 8.7 2,310 8.1 2,268 5.5 1,278 6.5 720 4.0 9,648 6.8
2001 Māori 2,742 22.5 2,022 26.0 2,064 25.5 1,032 36.4 687 55.4 8,553 26.7
  Total population 3,069 8.8 2,355 9.2 2,454 6.1 1,206 5.2 762 4.0 9,852 6.9
2006 Māori 2,403 19.9 2,055 26.3 2,211 25.7 1,083 30.5 738 48.7 8,493 25.3
  Total population 2,625 7.7 2,340 9.1 2,559 6.2 1,332 5.0 828 4.0 9,684 6.6

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.

Indicator Born in NZ Overseas born Total
2001 2006 2001 2006 2001 2006
Language retention 17.8 18.5 72.7 74.1 44.8 45.0
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Leisure and Recreation

Participation in physical activity (for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay combined)

The proportion of the population aged 16 years and over who met physical activity guidelines (ie were physically active for at least 30 minutes a day on five or more days over the last week), as measured by the 2007/2008 Active New Zealand Survey.

Year Participation (%)
2007/2008 49.0
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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 81.8 59.1
2002 81.4 78.2
2003 78.8 78.6
2004 82.9 51.9
2005 83.3 56.0
2006/2007 79.9 78.2
2007/2008 75.4 75.2
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Safety

Recorded criminal offences

The total number of recorded criminal offences and the recorded criminal offence rate per 10,000 population.

Year Number Rate per 10,000
1999 18,453 1,253
2000 18,814 1,279
2001 18,330 1,245
2002 19,184 1,293
2003 18,477 1,239
2004 16,877 1,123
2005 17,280 1,144
2006 18,738 1,232
2007 18,567 1,218
2008 18,105 1,187

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 508 350.6 12.4
2002 655 442.6 9.5
2003 628 422.9 18.9
2004 629 421.6 12.7
2005 714 477.6 21.4
2006 676 451.0 16.7
2007 694 455.1 18.4
2008 571 373.7 9.2
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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 97.1 83.6 80.7 93.8 87.8 93.8 94.5 91.5 91.8 94.1 96.9 97.9 94.2
2001 97.8 87.1 83.8 94.0 93.8 95.0 95.4 93.2 93.1 94.6 97.4 98.5 95.2
2006 98.8 92.9 93.3 98.5 98.1 97.1 97.7 96.5 96.5 97.2 98.1 99.0 97.4
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 40.5 20.4 15.5 40.5 44.4 37.3 35.2 38.7 37.5 39.4 41.0 14.4 36.2
2006 66.8 40.6 36.8 59.2 66.7 61.8 59.8 63.2 60.2 65.2 67.1 36.2 60.8

Contact between young people and their parents (for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay combined - please read notes before use)

The proportion of secondary school students (in Years 9–14, aged 18 years or younger) reporting that most weeks they spent enough time with their parents (2007).

Indicator Male Female
Spend enough time with parents (%) 63.0 50.0
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