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Telephone and internet access in the home

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

Telephone access

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Region Telephone access (%)
1996 2001 2006
1 Northland 90.4 93.3 96.7
2 Auckland 95.6 96.1 98.1
3 Waikato 93.3 95.3 97.7
4 Bay of Plenty 92.3 94.6 97.2
5 Gisborne 90.3 91.2 95.8
6 Hawke's Bay 94.2 95.2 97.4
7 Taranaki 95.6 96.3 98.2
8 Manawatu-Whanganui 94.4 96.0 97.8
9 Wellington 96.0 97.4 98.6
10 Tasman 94.5 97.0 98.5
11 Nelson 96.6 97.6 98.7
12 Marlborough 96.3 97.6 98.8
13 West Coast 92.3 94.9 97.0
14 Canterbury 97.3 98.0 98.9
15 Otago 97.2 98.0 98.9
16 Southland 96.1 97.1 98.7

Telephone access, by ethnicity, sex and age, 2006 (%)

Region Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
1 Northland 98.3 92.7 94.8 98.2 98.4 96.3 96.9 95.6 95.7 96.1 97.6 98.4 96.7
2 Auckland 99.1 94.6 94.8 98.8 98.9 98.0 98.2 97.3 97.7 98.2 98.7 98.9 98.1
3 Waikato 98.8 93.8 95.1 98.2 98.5 97.5 97.9 97.2 97.0 97.6 98.3 98.8 97.7
4 Bay of Plenty 98.8 92.8 93.3 97.9 97.7 97.0 97.3 96.0 96.2 96.8 98.1 98.9 97.2
5 Gisborne 98.3 92.9 93.2 97.3 100.0 95.6 96.0 94.9 94.6 95.5 96.7 98.4 95.8
6 Hawke's Bay 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
7 Taranaki 98.8 93.9 93.4 97.3 97.3 97.9 98.5 97.8 97.8 98.0 98.6 98.8 98.2
8 Manawatu-Whanganui 98.6 94.2 95.3 98.3 97.8 97.5 98.1 97.3 97.5 97.6 98.2 98.8 97.8
9 Wellington 99.1 96.1 96.4 98.8 98.4 98.4 98.8 98.4 98.1 98.6 98.9 99.1 98.6
10 Tasman 98.7 96.3 99.0 97.6 100.0 98.2 98.9 99.1 98.0 98.2 98.5 98.9 98.5
11 Nelson 98.9 95.9 97.2 98.4 98.1 98.4 98.9 98.7 97.9 98.4 98.9 99.2 98.7
12 Marlborough 99.0 96.7 96.4 98.3 95.8 98.5 99.1 99.0 98.7 98.4 98.9 99.1 98.8
13 West Coast 97.3 94.4 98.8 95.6 95.2 96.3 97.7 97.5 95.8 96.3 97.1 98.2 97.0
14 Canterbury 99.1 97.0 96.6 98.7 99.0 98.7 99.1 99.0 98.6 98.9 99.0 99.1 98.9
15 Otago 99.0 97.6 98.1 98.5 96.1 98.6 99.1 99.4 98.3 98.7 98.9 99.2 98.9
16 Southland 99.0 97.2 96.7 98.2 97.9 98.5 99.0 99.1 97.9 98.6 98.8 98.9 98.7

Internet access

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Region Internet access (%)
2001 2006
1 Northland 32.2 56.3
2 Auckland 49.0 69.2
3 Waikato 38.3 63.2
4 Bay of Plenty 36.7 61.3
5 Gisborne 28.8 51.6
6 Hawke's Bay 36.2 60.8
7 Taranaki 38.2 62.3
8 Manawatu-Whanganui 37.8 61.5
9 Wellington 50.2 71.4
10 Tasman 38.0 67.5
11 Nelson 42.0 67.3
12 Marlborough 38.7 65.3
13 West Coast 30.9 58.4
14 Canterbury 43.5 69.4
15 Otago 41.9 68.3
16 Southland 34.5 61.9

Internet access, by ethnicity, sex and age, 2006 (%)

Region Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
1 Northland 63.0 38.6 38.5 66.8 69.7 56.6 55.9 56.9 53.3 60.1 63.4 37.2 56.3
2 Auckland 75.9 49.5 35.1 78.8 75.7 70.3 68.2 67.9 71.6 72.6 74.2 45.2 69.2
3 Waikato 67.8 42.3 43.6 72.8 68.0 63.7 62.6 66.3 62.7 67.7 68.0 37.4 63.2
4 Bay of Plenty 68.1 41.2 42.3 63.5 74.0 62.2 60.5 63.0 58.3 65.0 68.7 41.3 61.3
5 Gisborne 62.5 38.9 36.6 60.7 69.0 52.2 51.0 52.8 50.0 55.3 58.1 28.9 51.6
6 Hawke's Bay 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
7 Taranaki 64.5 45.1 42.5 74.9 80.0 63.1 61.6 68.5 63.5 67.7 67.3 32.0 62.3
8 Manawatu-Whanganui 64.4 45.1 42.0 71.8 73.5 62.4 60.8 65.9 62.9 67.0 66.4 33.8 61.5
9 Wellington 75.3 54.9 43.8 77.1 64.8 72.4 70.4 74.8 72.2 75.0 75.3 44.8 71.4
10 Tasman 68.1 56.7 47.5 65.3 75.8 67.9 67.1 76.1 68.2 69.9 71.8 38.0 67.5
11 Nelson 68.5 51.9 45.1 67.8 84.6 68.2 66.5 74.0 67.3 70.3 73.1 39.9 67.3
12 Marlborough 66.7 51.2 40.6 67.6 58.3 65.7 64.9 72.8 64.5 69.7 70.6 38.8 65.3
13 West Coast 58.8 48.6 43.8 67.0 81.0 58.0 58.8 68.5 58.5 64.2 59.9 26.9 58.4
14 Canterbury 69.9 56.7 42.9 79.1 75.5 70.3 68.5 77.1 72.7 74.6 72.5 36.5 69.4
15 Otago 68.5 59.4 51.9 76.1 69.4 68.9 67.6 77.4 70.8 73.1 71.4 36.2 68.3
16 Southland 62.8 50.5 45.7 67.6 81.3 62.7 61.2 70.9 61.5 68.4 64.7 27.9 61.9
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