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Central Hawke's Bay District

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

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People data for Central Hawke's Bay District

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 Central Hawke's Bay District

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: 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

Physical Environment: Drinking water quality

Safety: Road casualties

Social Connectedness: Telephone and internet access in the home

People data for Central Hawke's Bay District

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 2,346 21.5 969 35.9 96 37.2 42 41.2 0 0 2,919 22.5
15 - 24 1,167 10.7 498 18.5 48 18.6 12 11.8 3 14.3 1,491 11.5
25 - 44 2,613 24.0 696 25.8 60 23.3 33 32.4 9 42.9 3,222 24.9
45 - 64 3,171 29.1 429 15.9 36 14.0 12 11.8 3 14.3 3,600 27.8
65 - 74 894 8.2 72 2.7 9 3.5 3 2.9 0 0 993 7.7
75+ 693 6.4 30 1.1 6 2.3 0 0.0 0 0 729 5.6
Total 10,887 100.0 2,697 100.0 258 100.0 102 100.0 21 100.0 12,957 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 86.1 21.3 2.0 0.8 0.2 110.4
Sex
Male 5,451 50.1 1,317 48.8 150 58.1 45 44.1 15 71.4 6,498 50.2
Female 5,436 49.9 1,377 51.1 108 41.9 57 55.9 9 42.9 6,456 49.8
    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 13,350  -  - 179 94 85
1997 13,300 -50 -0.4 193 91 102
1998 13,200 -100 -0.8 177 102 75
1999 13,150 -50 -0.4 162 80 82
2000 13,150 0 0.0 180 81 99
2001 13,200 50 0.4 181 92 89
2002 13,200 0 0.0 160 108 52
2003 13,200 0 0.0 154 108 46
2004 13,200 0 0.0 170 73 97
2005 13,200 0 0.0 187 85 102
2006 13,250 50 0.4 173 104 69
2007 13,250 0 0.0 215 101 114
2008 13,300 50 0.4 184 88 96

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   13,700 14,000 14,200 14,300 14,300 1,000 8.0
Medium 13,200 13,300 13,200 13,100 12,800 12,400 -900 -7.0
Low   12,900 12,500 12,000 11,300 10,500 -2,700 -20.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 1,956 47.2 1,749 40.6 1,638 36.6 1,443 31.2 1,395 28.8
Couples without children 975 23.5 1,023 23.7 1,203 26.9 1,410 30.5 1,572 32.5
Multi-family 45 1.1 57 1.3 75 1.7 60 1.3 90 1.9
One parent family 300 7.2 462 10.7 480 10.7 504 10.9 495 10.2
One person 681 16.4 864 20.0 939 21.0 1,080 23.3 1,134 23.4
Other multi-person 192 4.6 159 3.7 135 3.0 129 2.8 153 3.2
Total 4,146 100.0 4,311 100.0 4,473 100.0 4,626 100.0 4,839 100.0
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Indicator data for Central Hawke's Bay District

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) 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 1,665 37.5 1,410 33.3 3,084 35.6
1996 1,278 29.2 1,257 29.8 2,547 29.6
2006 1,200 28.7 1,236 29.6 2,424 29.0
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 801 37.8 1,287 38.5 777 35.7 219 20.6
1996 486 32.2 1,296 35.3 621 24.1 144 10.5
2006 429 31.2 1,050 35.2 801 23.8 144 9.1
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 846 27.4 315 39.7 24 28.2 6 8.9 117 20.9 1,200 28.5
Female 840 26.8 402 46.6 27 36.6 3 0.0 96 17.3 1,236 29.2
Total 1,689 27.3 726 44.6 51 30.7 0 0.0 213 19.8 2,424 29.0
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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 108 115 112 209 223 432
2002 102 130 116 183 249 432
2003 116 136 126 219 255 474
2004 116 137 127 215 263 478
2005 116 127 122 201 236 437
2006 107 131 119 187 227 414
2007 99 118 109 179 203 382
2008 111 124 117 207 226 433
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 135 98.5 61 82.4 1 100.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 198 93.0
2001 120 96.0 57 82.6 2 66.7 0 0.0 1 100.0 180 90.9
2002 135 97.1 46 83.6 2 100.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 184 93.4
2003 132 97.8 57 81.4 2 100.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 192 92.3
2004 119 97.5 59 96.7 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 181 97.3
2005 122 98.4 69 87.3 2 100.0 3 100.0 1 100.0 197 94.3
2006 122 97.6 53 89.8 1 100.0 1 100.0 4 100.0 181 95.3
2007 93 96.9 60 90.9 1 100.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 156 94.5
2008 103 100.0 45 86.5 1 100.0 1 100.0 2 100.0 152 95.6

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 42.7 61.0 85 51.2 19.1 35.1 44 26.5
2006 45.6 51.3 86 48.0 19.4 25.0 39 21.8
2007 50.5 67.1 113 57.7 18.0 37.6 52 26.5
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 54 58.1 29 41.4 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 85 51.2
2006 51 52.6 32 41.6 ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 86 48.0
2007 71 65.1 ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 0 0.0 113 57.7
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 29 31.2 14 20.0 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 44 26.5
2006 22 22.7 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 39 21.8
2007 42 38.5 ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 0 0.0 52 26.5

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
Sex 25 - 44 45 - 64 25 - 64
Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary 
Male 999 72.1 1,071 63.4 2,067 67.2
Female 1,251 79.6 1,089 66.5 2,337 72.9
Total 2,247 76.0 2,160 64.9 4,404 70.1
At least tertiary
Male 123 8.9 123 7.3 249 8.1
Female 237 15.1 144 8.8 378 11.8
Total 360 12.2 267 8.0 624 9.9
Proportion (%) and number aged 25 - 64 with higher qualifications, by ethnic group and year
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary
1986 2,916 57.2 210 30.7 12 30.8 9 42.9 0 0.0 3,102 54.1
1991 3,189 60.6 273 34.1 15 38.5 27 69.2 3 50.0 3,447 57.3
1996 3,408 61.1 408 38.3 24 36.4 12 28.6 6 66.7 3,645 57.3
2001 3,606 69.5 417 45.4 30 47.6 24 80.0 6 100.0 3,903 65.9
2006 4,023 73.0 519 52.7 48 59.3 30 83.3 15 100.0 4,404 70.1
At least tertiary
1986 240 4.7 9 1.3 0 0.0 3 14.3 0 0.0 252 4.4
1991 249 4.7 9 1.1 3 7.7 3 7.7 0 0.0 258 4.3
1996 300 5.4 18 1.7 3 4.6 6 14.3 3 33.3 312 4.9
2001 384 7.4 24 2.6 3 4.8 6 20.0 0 0.0 399 6.7
2006 591 10.7 45 4.6 6 7.4 9 25.0 3 20.0 624 9.9
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Paid Work

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 737 246 983 75.0 25.0
2003 962 291 1,253 76.8 23.2
2004 1,106 337 1,443 76.6 23.4
2005 1,075 260 1,335 80.5 19.5
2006 977 297 1,274 76.7 23.3
2007 983 314 1,297 75.8 24.2
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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
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 1,971 22.9 375 27.6 36 36.4 6 20.0 3 50.0 2,370 23.8
1991 2,676 30.9 672 41.3 51 50.0 21 38.9 6 50.0 3,282 32.3
1996 2,634 28.0 900 42.8 72 39.3 18 40.0 3 25.0 3,225 29.8
2001 1,668 19.9 498 29.5 21 15.2 9 23.1 0 0.0 2,034 21.1
2006 1,725 19.5 480 26.3 54 32.7 18 28.6 3 20.0 2,040 20.2
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 894 31.7 159 11.2 639 22.2 312 17.2 369 36.1 2,370 23.8
1991 1,101 39.2 273 22.1 846 27.3 471 25.7 591 49.4 3,282 32.3
1996 1,173 39.5 288 24.6 789 24.5 453 20.2 522 42.3 3,225 29.8
2001 690 29.3 153 16.5 447 17.1 339 13.5 405 33.5 2,034 21.1
2006 579 25.9 150 15.4 372 14.7 414 13.9 531 38.2 2,040 20.2
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 1,113 22.1 1,260 25.6
1991 1,503 29.5 1,779 35.1
1996 1,476 27.3 1,749 32.3
2001 921 19.1 1,113 23.2
2006 927 18.3 1,113 22.1

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 699 6.9 492 26.8 24 20.0 12 30.8 0 0.0 1,242 10.0
1991 621 6.2 453 23.4 18 15.8 24 36.4 3 25.0 1,089 8.9
1996 545 5.3 539 22.3 44 21.9 11 17.5 4 23.5 943 7.6
2001 480 4.9 465 20.4 33 17.2 21 35.0 0 0.0 903 7.6
2006 417 4.2 414 17.2 39 18.1 12 13.8 0 0.0 774 6.4
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 309 13.1 171 13.3 318 16.3 327 9.0 111 5.2 6 0.6 1,242 10.0
1991 276 12.4 144 12.2 249 14.7 318 8.5 81 3.8 24 1.9 1,089 8.9
1996 304 14.0 129 11.0 157 10.5 266 7.3 78 3.0 9 0.7 943 7.6
2001 252 13.3 111 10.5 183 13.5 249 7.6 84 2.8 18 1.3 903 7.6
2006 210 12.0 84 8.6 177 12.8 186 6.2 102 3.0 12 0.8 774 6.4
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 630 10.0 612 10.0
1991 564 9.1 525 8.6
1996 466 7.5 477 7.8
2001 456 7.6 450 7.6
2006 384 6.4 390 6.5
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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 (%) 72.0 67.0 72.8 53.0 63.0 55.0 58.0

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 1 9.0 0 0.0 5 28.0 0 0.0 2 15.0 2 50.0
Women voted in 1 10.0 0 n/a 2 20.0 0 n/a 2 25.0 1 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 228 21.2 162 24.9 159 23.1 87 43.9 39 54.2 666 24.7
Total population 246 7.1 195 8.1 186 4.7 96 5.5 42 2.9 756 5.8
2001 Māori 189 18.4 153 24.4 150 20.8 69 34.3 30 33.3 594 22.3
Total population 246 7.9 189 8.6 183 4.8 78 3.6 39 2.5 723 5.6
2006 Māori 174 18.0 159 24.3 141 20.4 75 26.9 36 34.3 591 21.9
  Total population 201 6.9 177 8.5 171 4.7 99 3.8 45 2.6 696 5.4

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  (%) 7.7 7.4 60.0 64.3 23.9 26.0
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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 43.0 0.0
2002 47.5 0.0
2003 0.8 4.3
2004 51.3 4.3
2005 50.9 4.3
2006/2007 50.8 4.3
2007/2008 0.2 4.3

Safety

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 58 447.9 30.9
2002 87 661.6 30.4
2003 61 463.9 60.8
2004 44 334.6 30.4
2005 66 500.0 22.7
2006 55 416.7 30.3
2007 48 362.3 15.1
2008 52 391.0 0.0
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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 96.4 86.5 91.0 90.5 100.0 94.7 95.2 93.8 92.3 94.4 97.1 98.8 94.9
2001 98.0 89.9 92.2 89.5 100.0 96.4 96.7 95.6 94.5 96.2 97.7 98.5 96.5
2006 98.8 93.4 94.4 100.0 100.0 97.4 98.1 96.8 97.2 97.0 98.4 99.6 97.7
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 36.6 20.6 18.8 31.6 40.0 35.1 34.0 40.3 36.1 37.9 35.6 10.6 34.6
2006 63.9 42.8 47.9 46.4 80.0 60.9 60.0 65.3 59.3 65.0 65.1 33.3 60.4
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