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Auckland City

This section provides people and indicator data for Auckland City.

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People data for Auckland City

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 Auckland City

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: Satisfaction with work/life balance, Workplace Injury

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: Satisfaction with leisure time, Participation in physical activity

Physical Environment: Drinking water quality

Safety: Perceptions of safety, Road casualties

Social Connectedness: Telephone and internet access in the home, Trust in others, Proportion of the population experiencing loneliness

People data for Auckland City

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 40,959 17.5 8,736 29.3 17,106 34.1 17,313 18.5 1,689 24.2 76,092 18.8
15 - 24 30,690 13.1 5,733 19.2 9,051 18.0 22,392 23.9 1,371 19.6 67,257 16.6
25 - 44 77,322 33.1 9,429 31.6 13,956 27.8 33,222 35.5 2,919 41.8 136,188 33.7
45 - 64 55,629 23.8 4,785 16.0 7,464 14.9 16,188 17.3 873 12.5 86,343 21.3
65 - 74 13,350 5.7 852 2.9 1,698 3.4 3,222 3.4 90 1.3 19,764 4.9
75+ 15,804 6.8 318 1.1 897 1.8 1,191 1.3 48 0.7 19,008 4.7
Total 233,754 100.0 29,847 100.0 50,166 100.0 93,522 100.0 6,981 100.0 404,658 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 61.1 7.8 13.1 24.4 1.8 108.3
Sex
Male 113,679 48.6 14,304 47.9 24,234 48.3 44,964 48.1 3,798 54.4 197,223 48.7
Female 120,075 51.4 15,543 52.1 25,932 51.7 48,558 51.9 3,183 45.6 207,435 51.3
    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 362,000  -  - 5,991 2,824 3,167
1997 372,600 10,600 2.9 5,904 2,729 3,175
1998 377,800 5,200 1.4 5,732 2,510 3,222
1999 381,100 3,300 0.9 5,894 2,584 3,310
2000 384,300 3,200 0.8 6,022 2,438 3,584
2001 388,800 4,500 1.2 5,979 2,347 3,632
2002 401,100 12,300 3.2 5,903 2,464 3,439
2003 414,300 13,200 3.3 5,975 2,365 3,610
2004 419,300 5,000 1.2 6,268 2,496 3,772
2005 423,600 4,300 1.0 6,198 2,224 3,974
2006 428,300 4,700 1.1 6,229 2,364 3,865
2007 433,200 4,900 1.1 6,686 2,417 4,269
2008 438,100 4,900 1.1 6,562 2,416 4,146

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   467,100 508,000 549,100 589,200 627,600 199,300 47.0
Medium 428,300 458,500 490,600 522,700 553,600 582,600 154,300 36.0
Low   449,800 473,200 496,500 518,600 538,500 110,200 26.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 30,060 28.4 30,765 27.7 34,035 29.4 35,064 27.8 40,305 29.0
Couples without children 24,396 23.0 25,575 23.0 27,813 24.0 29,862 23.7 33,507 24.1
Multi-family 2,139 2.0 2,391 2.2 4,278 3.7 3,879 3.1 5142 3.7
One parent family 11,796 11.1 13,368 12.0 12,885 11.1 14,259 11.3 14,970 10.8
One person 26,949 25.5 28,107 25.3 26,736 23.1 31,458 24.9 33,138 23.9
Other multi-person 10,521 9.9 10,854 9.8 10,134 8.7 11,676 9.3 11,760 8.5
Total 105,861 100.0 111,060 100.0 115,884 100.0 126,198 100.0 138,822 100.0
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Indicator data for Auckland City

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.

  1995 - 1997 2000 - 2002 2005 - 2007
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Life expectancy at birth (years) 74.8 80.1 77.7 82.4 79.6 83.0

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 36,654 34.8 34,023 30.7 70,674 32.6
1996 27,030 22.8 24,204 19.1 51,243 20.9
2006 27,735 19.2 20,973 13.8 48,702 16.4
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 18,306 34.0 25,977 35.2 19,035 33.3 7,356 18.9
1996 10,422 22.1 25,956 24.0 11,199 19.9 3,666 10.6
2006 10,644 17.9 22,944 18.6 12,471 15.9 2,643 7.7
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 13,440 17.6 3,213 33.1 4,821 33.4 6,126 16.6 2,292 14.9 27,735 19.2
Female 12,345 15.1 4,155 37.3 3,981 23.7 1,773 4.1 1,560 11.7 20,973 13.8
Total 25,782 16.3 7,383 35.5 8,811 28.2 7,911 10.0 3,837 13.4 48,702 16.4
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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 80 98 89 4,205 5,045 9,250
2002 83 96 90 4,336 5,006 9,342
2003 83 93 88 4,269 4,982 9,251
2004 77 97 87 4,281 5,069 9,350
2005 83 91 88 4,198 5,025 9,223
2006 85 99 92 4,442 4,915 9,357
2007 85 96 90 4,618 4,934 9,552
2008 89 99 94 4,896 5,287 10,183
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 2,227 93.3 420 78.8 857 71.6 640 88.8 85 72.0 4,232 85.2
2001 2,135 97.1 477 81.8 838 71.2 737 91.2 96 82.8 4,287 87.7
2002 2,254 97.7 455 87.2 941 77.5 887 93.2 139 86.3 4,685 90.7
2003 2,333 99.1 413 84.5 949 79.8 944 92.8 142 85.5 4,796 91.5
2004 2,191 98.3 453 87.5 949 81.5 912 92.8 139 84.8 4,652 91.8
2005 2,231 98.7 427 89.1 896 81.7 998 94.9 137 89.0 4,708 92.9
2006 2,086 99.4 501 87.4 904 83.2 953 95.3 143 86.1 4,587 93.2
2007 2,125 98.7 458 87.7 867 83.7 822 95.7 147 89.1 4,419 93.3
2008 2,119 98.7 475 88.8 927 84.7 965 94.9 133 90.5 4,619 93.5

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 64.3 77.3 4,436 70.9 27.0 45.3 2,270 36.3
2006 70.9 78.0 4,788 74.6 29.5 48.6 2,538 39.5
2007 71.0 80.0 4,743 75.6 29.7 50.9 2,547 40.6
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 2,125 78.6 261 46.8 743 53.5 1,211 84.1 96 57.5 4,436 70.9
2006 2,226 80.8 320 53.5 785 58.4 1,344 86.9 113 64.6 4,788 74.6
2007 2,173 81.8 290 52.1 886 61.4 1,264 88.6 130 68.1 4,743 75.6
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 1,185 43.8 107 19.2 190 13.7 737 51.2 51 30.5 2,270 36.3
2006 1,326 48.1 127 21.2 219 16.3 807 52.2 59 33.7 2,538 39.5
2007 1,280 48.2 118 21.2 282 19.6 809 56.7 58 30.4 2,547 40.6

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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
  25 - 44 45 - 64 25 - 64
Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary 
Male 54,138 90.7 31,908 82.8 86,043 87.6
Female 59,598 92.4 32,022 80.6 91,617 87.9
Total 113,733 91.5 63,927 81.7 177,660 87.7
At least tertiary
Male 23,598 39.5 11,736 30.4 35,337 36.0
Female 27,333 42.4 9,873 24.9 37,206 35.7
Total 50,931 41.0 21,609 27.6 72,543 35.8
Proportion (%) and number aged 25 - 64 with higher qualifications, by ethnic group and year
  European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary
1986 75,276 69.7 3,924 39.2 4,875 36.7 3,066 64.0 261 81.3 85,620 64.2
1991 83,542 75.9 5,079 47.0 7,049 44.2 8,967 71.4 570 81.6 102,910 70.2
1996 94,251 77.0 7,605 55.5 7,161 39.6 13,524 58.3 1,158 65.1 117,224 69.1
2001 107,809 88.1 7,822 65.2 10,915 65.5 28,232 90.3 2,277 90.3 150,894 85.1
2006 118,080 90.9 9,234 70.3 12,318 65.9 43,056 91.6 3,135 89.3 177,660 87.7
At least tertiary
1986 14,569 13.5 336 3.4 238 1.8 999 20.8 87 27.1 15,953 12.0
1991 18,825 17.1 513 4.8 351 2.2 2,832 22.6 165 23.6 22,325 15.2
1996 27,060 22.1 1,044 7.6 594 3.3 7,116 30.7 594 33.4 35,155 20.7
2001 35,883 29.3 1,510 12.6 984 5.9 11,076 35.4 867 34.4 48,792 27.5
2006 49,668 38.2 2,346 17.9 1,644 8.8 20,259 43.1 1,275 36.3 72,543 35.8
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Paid Work

Satisfaction with work/life balance

The proportion of employed people who are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their work-life balance, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very satisfied 23.6 34.5 35.1 25.4 32.8 33.7 28.9
Satisfied 53.0 40.8 44.3 50.1 40.8 49.0 47.1
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 11.9 10.7 14.9 9.8 11.8 17.3 11.3
Dissatisfied 10.0 9.2 2.6 11.0 12.6 0.0 9.6
Very Dissatisfied 1.5 4.8 3.0 3.6 2.0 0.0 3.1

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 33,294 11,949 45,243 73.6 26.4
2003 32,910 12,247 45,157 72.9 27.1
2004 33,245 12,024 45,269 73.4 26.6
2005 34,065 12,070 46,135 73.8 26.2
2006 31,996 12,095 44,091 72.6 27.4
2007 30,722 11,906 42,628 72.1 27.9
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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
  European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 28,491 15.0 4,926 24.3 6,096 27.8 1,206 15.3 132 21.0 39,030 16.8
1991 35,214 19.2 6,858 36.4 11,976 45.6 4,890 27.4 330 32.2 56,547 23.7
1996 28,200 15.1 6,009 27.8 9,201 36.8 11,409 36.7 900 37.7 51,276 20.6
2001 21,489 11.6 4,680 23.7 8,376 32.3 15,132 34.2 1,392 38.6 47,640 18.1
2006 18,762 9.5 4,254 19.8 7,797 25.4 20,049 28.4 1,500 30.6 48,930 15.9
Population with low incomes, by age
  0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 10,041 23.0 3,459 8.6 7,095 10.1 6,021 13.2 12,414 38.5 39,030 16.8
1991 14,430 31.9 6,042 16.3 12,291 15.2 8,397 19.1 15,384 48.7 56,547 23.7
1996 14,046 28.1 5,997 17.5 13,140 14.8 7,122 15.1 10,971 38.6 51,276 20.6
2001 12,993 24.7 6,870 19.5 11,868 12.7 7,800 14.1 8,106 31.2 47,640 18.1
2006 11,676 19.9 9,609 21.4 11,469 10.7 8,169 12.0 8,007 28.5 48,930 15.9
Population with low incomes, by sex
  Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 16,236 14.5 22,794 19.0
1991 24,198 21.1 32,349 26.1
1996 22,755 18.9 28,518 22.2
2001 21,336 16.7 26,304 19.4
2006 22,656 15.1 26,274 16.7

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
  European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 19,416 9.3 10,335 40.9 17,835 56.5 2,403 25.1 177 24.2 47,706 17.7
1991 15,174 7.4 7,872 32.7 19,623 51.4 7,281 30.9 288 23.5 48,891 17.0
1996 15,976 7.6 8,448 29.6 21,983 52.1 12,183 28.4 760 24.9 55,591 17.7
2001 11,946 5.7 6,789 26.4 20,739 49.0 15,468 26.0 1,482 30.3 54,519 16.4
2006 11,232 5.2 6,456 24.2 22,758 49.6 21,069 24.2 1,767 28.0 61,062 16.5
Household crowding, by age
  0 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 10,773 30.0 4,296 23.7 13,713 27.8 13,161 16.0 4,812 9.4 957 2.9 47,706 17.7
1991 11,181 27.9 4,593 25.7 11,898 24.9 15,183 15.6 4,917 9.7 1,122 3.3 48,891 17.0
1996 13,538 29.5 4,926 25.7 11,689 24.2 18,080 16.3 5,768 9.9 1,590 4.9 55,591 17.7
2001 12,294 26.4 5,310 24.5 11,745 23.4 16,488 14.3 6,738 9.9 1,938 6.4 54,519 16.4
2006 12,150 25.2 5,793 24.3 14,718 24.6 18,024 14.4 8,193 10.2 2,178 6.7 61,062 16.5
Household crowding, by sex
  Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 23,457 17.9 24,252 17.4
1991 24,090 17.3 24,804 16.7
1996 27,024 17.7 28,567 17.6
2001 26,280 16.3 28,239 16.5
2006 29,655 16.5 31,401 16.5
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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 (%) 44.0 44.0 49.0 51.0 43.0 49.0 40.0

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 25 40.0 3 30.0 21 40.0 3 33.0 26 37.0 4 27.0
Women voted in 8 42.0 0 n/a 9 47.0 0 n/a 7 37.0 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 1,518 14.9 1,797 18.7 1,863 22.4 1,020 40.3 390 39.6 6,585 20.8
  Total population 1,812 2.6 2,460 2.8 2,511 2.3 1,293 3.2 549 1.4 8,628 2.5
2001 Māori 1,314 14.5 1,671 19.8 1,701 20.8 930 36.9 420 44.6 6,027 20.7
  Total population 1,701 2.3 2,520 2.8 2,598 2.2 1,368 2.7 603 1.6 8,799 2.4
2006 Māori 1,233 14.1 1,596 19.0 1,758 20.6 885 29.6 501 42.8 5,970 20.0
  Total population 1,467 1.9 2,103 2.0 2,427 1.9 1,245 2.1 669 1.7 7,911 2.0

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  (%) 37.3 37.6 77.1 77.8 63.2 64.8
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Leisure and Recreation

Satisfaction with leisure time

The proportion of people aged 15 years and over who are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their leisure time, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very satisfied 28.0 35.6 28.8 24.3 34.4 66.2 32.0
Satisfied 45.3 38.5 53.1 41.5 38.2 28.7 41.7
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 19.5 14.0 14.7 21.1 14.9 3.4 16.6
Dissatisfied 6.8 8.9 1.6 10.9 10.5 1.7 7.9
Very Dissatisfied 0.4 3.1 1.8 2.2 2.1 0.0 1.8

Participation in physical activity

The proportion of the population aged 15 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 Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Physically Active 50.5 45.0 46.9 46.9 51.2 47.0 47.6
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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 93.8 93.8
2002 91.0 91.0
2003 88.1 14.4
2004 91.1 90.5
2005 90.3 90.1
2006/2007 92.1 92.9
2007/2008 90.6 91.4

Safety

Perceptions of safety - in the local neighbourhood after dark

The proportion of people who reported they felt "a bit unsafe" or "very unsafe" walking alone in their neighbourhood at night, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very safe 23.8 11.5 18.8 17.1 17.8 15.7 17.4
Fairly safe 48.8 34.0 48.5 40.6 41.3 30.5 41.1
A bit unsafe 22.2 32.5 23.3 29.6 28.9 23.8 27.5
Very unsafe 4.0 19.8 9.4 11.2 12.0 21.5 12.2

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 1,162 297.3 3.1
2002 1,247 310.6 3.5
2003 1,522 366.6 6.0
2004 1,364 324.1 4.3
2005 1,510 355.0 2.8
2006 1,447 336.1 4.2
2007 1,433 330.8 1.4
2008 1,406 320.9 1.8
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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 98.0 89.1 83.2 97.7 97.0 95.2 95.9 92.6 95.8 95.8 97.0 97.5 95.5
2001 98.5 91.2 86.9 98.0 96.9 96.2 96.7 94.7 96.3 96.7 97.5 97.7 96.5
2006 99.0 95.0 94.9 98.5 98.1 98.0 98.3 97.8 97.6 98.3 98.5 98.5 98.2
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 56.6 34.0 19.4 64.4 53.7 54.1 50.8 53.1 57.8 55.9 55.7 22.0 52.4
2006 77.2 54.1 35.4 79.9 71.8 72.8 70.5 71.9 74.3 75.2 74.9 44.5 71.7

Trust in others

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over reporting that people can "almost always" or "usually" be trusted, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
People can almost always be trusted 17.8 16.1 15.9 17.0 13.3 23.9 16.9
People can usually be trusted 57.5 61.7 57.7 63.3 52.4 58.3 59.6
You usually can't be too careful in dealing with people 16.4 15.4 18.3 13.9 24.4 7.2 15.9
You almost always can't be too careful in dealing with people 8.3 6.9 8.1 5.9 9.9 10.7 7.6

Proportion of the population experiencing loneliness

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over who reported feeling lonely "sometimes", "most of the time" or "always" during the previous 12 months, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Never 60.8 46.0 40.4 54.8 57.3 61.7 53.1
Rarely 23.9 32.4 40.2 26.9 24.2 20.2 28.3
Sometimes 11.7 19.8 16.6 14.5 17.6 18.0 15.9
Most of the time 3.3 1.7 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.0 2.5
Always 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2
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