Regional Councils

This section provides information on regional council areas by social report indicator and by regional council location.

The information by indicator shows data for all the regions (or combined regions), where it is available, under each indicator.

The information is provided in map format, with summary tables. For each indicator, the map shows how the regions rank, from dark green (best outcome against the indicator) through to dark red, with regions in between shaded in lighter colours. The colour coding of the maps is consistent for all the indicators. Dark green always indicates the best performing regions comparatively regardless of whether this is associated with a low figure (for example, cigarette smoking) or a high figure (for example, participation in early childhood education). While each map shows the best through to the least well performing regional council areas, the actual difference in the outcomes may be small. The maps show information for the most recent year.

Downloadable PDF version (793kb) is also available.

The information by location shows population and all available indicator data for each region.

View by Indicator:

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

View by Location:
Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Gisborne Hawke's Bay Taranaki Manawatu-Whanganui Wellington Tasman Nelson Marlborough West Coast Canterbury Otago Southland

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