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Central Otago District

This section provides people and indicator data for Central Otago District.

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People data for Central Otago 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 Otago 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 Otago 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 2,862 18.4 444 38.1 45 46.9 45 26.8 0 0 3,063 18.4
15 - 24 1,518 9.8 210 18.0 18 18.8 24 14.3 27 52.9 1,698 10.2
25 - 44 3,708 23.8 288 24.7 21 21.9 63 37.5 18 35.3 4,008 24.1
45 - 64 4,677 30.0 180 15.5 9 9.4 30 17.9 6 11.8 4,980 29.9
65 - 74 1,605 10.3 30 2.6 3 3.1 6 3.6 0 0 1,662 10.0
75+ 1,200 7.7 3 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1,239 7.4
Total 15,567 100.0 1,164 100.0 96 100.0 168 100.0 51 100.0 16,644 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 96.0 7.2 0.6 1.0 0.3 105.1
Sex
Male 7,776 50.0 582 50.0 45 46.9 69 41.1 36 70.6 8,346 50.1
Female 7,791 50.0 582 50.0 54 56.3 99 58.9 12 23.5 8,301 49.9
    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 15,250  -  - 179 115 64
1997 15,200 -50 -0.3 175 126 49
1998 15,100 -100 -0.7 176 129 47
1999 14,950 -150 -1.0 147 116 31
2000 14,850 -100 -0.7 163 119 44
2001 14,750 -100 -0.7 165 131 34
2002 15,200 450 3.1 177 131 46
2003 15,700 500 3.3 168 120 48
2004 16,150 450 2.9 184 140 44
2005 16,550 400 2.5 166 124 42
2006 17,050 500 3.0 208 117 91
2007 17,450 400 2.3 225 146 79
2008 17,700 250 1.4 226 159 67

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   19,000 20,800 22,500 24,200 25,800 8,700 51.0
Medium 17,100 17,900 18,600 19,200 19,700 20,100 3,100 18.0
Low   16,800 16,400 15,900 15,300 14,600 -2,500 -15.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 2,445 46.5 1,992 37.4 1,764 31.6 1,479 25.9 1,695 25.9
Couples without children 1,359 25.8 1,617 30.3 1,989 35.6 2,199 38.5 2,574 39.3
Multi-family 24 0.5 33 0.6 33 0.6 30 0.5 60 0.9
One parent family 276 5.2 372 7.0 390 7.0 414 7.3 429 6.5
One person 918 17.5 1,110 20.8 1,215 21.7 1,437 25.2 1,590 24.3
Other multi-person 234 4.4 210 3.9 201 3.6 150 2.6 207 3.2
Total 5,259 100.0 5,331 100.0 5,589 100.0 5,709 100.0 6,552 100.0
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Indicator data for Central Otago District

Health

Life expectancy - TLA data not available so regional figure provided

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) 74.7 80.4 76.8 81.7 78.7 82.7

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 1,932 37.4 1,575 33.2 3,495 35.2
1996 1,431 28.0 1,368 27.8 2,793 27.8
2006 1,347 25.1 1,308 24.7 2,661 24.9
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 813 36.2 1,539 38.4 900 36.6 243 17.9
1996 555 34.9 1,185 29.7 822 24.1 231 11.0
2006 495 31.3 1,020 27.0 936 20.3 210 7.9
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 1,053 24.9 138 41.8 9 23.3 9 16.9 204 20.4 1,347 25.1
Female 1,047 24.8 159 42.6 6 8.7 3 11.1 171 18.8 1,308 24.7
Total 2,100 24.8 291 41.2 12 18.2 9 17.0 381 20.1 2,661 24.9
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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 103 101 102 197 166 363
2002 108 104 105 172 199 371
2003 130 108 118 197 179 376
2004 133 129 131 218 202 420
2005 111 131 120 215 216 431
2006 107 134 121 204 262 466
2007 123 125 124 242 227 469
2008 115 110 112 240 224 464
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 146 91.8 25 96.2 1 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 175 92.6
2001 167 98.8 19 100.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 187 98.9
2002 130 97.0 20 87.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0 152 95.6
2003 175 99.4 26 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 202 99.5
2004 168 97.7 23 95.8 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 192 97.5
2005 157 98.7 17 94.4 0 0.0 5 100.0 2 100.0 181 98.4
2006 174 99.4 18 90.0 0 0.0 1 50.0 2 100.0 195 98.0
2007 181 100.0 22 95.7 2 100.0 2 100.0 2 100.0 209 99.5
2008 155 98.1 22 78.6 5 100.0 5 100.0 0 0.0 187 95.4

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 52.5 69.1 130 59.9 19.2 34.0 56 25.8
2006 50.0 63.0 111 56.6 24.0 31.0 54 27.6
2007 59.8 80.5 160 71.1 21.6 41.5 73 32.4
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 116 61.4 12 50.0 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 130 59.9
2006 99 57.2 11 52.4 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 111 56.6
2007 140 73.7 16 55.2 1 50.0 1 100.0 2 66.7 160 71.1
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 49 25.9 6 25.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 56 25.8
2006 49 28.3 4 19.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 54 27.6
2007 66 34.7 6 20.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 33.3 73 32.4

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 1,476 81.6 1,605 69.1 3,084 74.7
Female 1,713 86.3 1,560 69.1 3,273 77.1
Total 3,192 84.1 3,165 69.1 6,357 75.9
At least tertiary
Male 225 12.4 213 9.2 438 10.6
Female 378 19.0 231 10.2 609 14.3
Total 603 15.9 447 9.8 1,050 12.5
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 4,080 56.8 111 44.1 15 55.6 9 75.0 3 100.0 4,185 56.3
1991 4,287 63.3 138 52.3 6 50.0 12 66.7 3 100.0 4,407 62.8
1996 4,569 62.2 201 51.2 6 33.3 21 58.3 3 100.0 4,668 61.5
2001 4,671 70.4 177 55.7 12 80.0 39 86.7 0 0.0 4,821 69.9
2006 6,138 76.4 276 65.2 24 88.9 66 81.5 24 100.0 6,357 75.9
At least tertiary
1986 369 5.1 3 1.2 0 0.0 3 25.0 0 0.0 375 5.0
1991 390 5.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 33.3 0 0.0 396 5.6
1996 486 6.6 6 1.5 0 0.0 6 16.7 3 100.0 492 6.5
2001 561 8.5 12 3.8 0 0.0 9 20.0 0 0.0 573 8.3
2006 1,014 12.6 27 6.4 3 11.1 21 25.9 3 12.5 1,050 12.5
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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 1,263 395 1,658 76.2 23.8
2003 1,203 400 1,603 75.0 25.0
2004 1,371 476 1,847 74.2 25.8
2005 1,518 551 2,069 73.4 26.6
2006 1,349 498 1,847 73.0 27.0
2007 1,467 504 1,971 74.4 25.6
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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 2,295 19.8 48 10.3 0 0.0 9 30.0 0 0.0 2,373 19.5
1991 3,315 31.1 153 31.5 9 27.3 3 9.1 0 0.0 3,462 31.1
1996 3,297 28.6 273 35.1 15 35.7 27 47.4 6 66.7 3,459 28.7
2001 2,319 21.7 186 28.1 12 33.3 12 20.0 3 50.0 2,472 22.1
2006 2,247 17.8 192 22.6 15 20.0 30 25.0 6 28.6 2,412 18.2
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 720 21.9 156 9.6 546 14.7 426 19.1 531 41.3 2,373 19.5
1991 852 33.6 282 21.4 786 23.7 753 30.9 792 51.3 3,462 31.1
1996 900 34.0 258 22.3 780 23.1 648 22.3 870 44.7 3,459 28.7
2001 582 25.5 150 17.1 459 16.3 573 17.8 708 35.6 2,472 22.1
2006 477 18.8 111 9.4 366 11.3 537 13.5 912 38.8 2,412 18.2
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 1,128 18.3 1,245 20.8
1991 1,626 28.8 1,839 33.4
1996 1,632 26.9 1,830 30.7
2001 1,098 19.5 1,374 24.8
2006 1,110 16.6 1,299 19.6

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 966 6.9 99 15.8 12 17.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,101 7.2
1991 669 5.1 84 12.6 3 7.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 777 5.5
1996 326 2.5 93 10.0 6 12.2 0 0.0 2 20.0 428 3.0
2001 339 2.7 78 9.6 6 11.1 3 4.2 0 0.0 411 3.1
2006 300 2.1 87 8.5 6 7.1 9 6.5 15 35.7 432 2.8
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 231 8.8 174 10.9 297 13.0 285 6.1 105 3.8 9 0.7 1,101 7.2
1991 162 7.3 81 6.9 222 11.5 216 5.0 87 3.0 6 0.4 777 5.5
1996 120 5.7 52 4.9 96 6.1 116 2.9 40 1.2 4 0.2 428 3.0
2001 126 7.2 51 5.0 66 5.5 123 3.6 36 0.9 6 0.3 411 3.1
2006 99 5.2 54 5.2 102 6.6 111 3.0 54 1.2 12 0.5 432 2.8
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 573 7.4 525 7.0
1991 402 5.6 378 5.4
1996 211 3.0 217 3.1
2001 213 3.1 195 2.9
2006 225 2.9 207 2.7
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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 (%) 71.0 69.0 66.2 70.0 75.0 68.0 61.0

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 3 14.0 3 50.0 3 18.0 2 67.0 3 21.0 0 0.0
Women voted in 1 8.0 0 n/a 2 15.0 0 n/a 2 20.0 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 36 8.2 27 10.8 33 13.3 21 28.0 6 28.6 129 12.4
Total population 63 1.9 63 2.5 51 1.1 27 1.1 6 0.3 216 1.4
2001 Māori 33 8.4 33 16.7 39 16.9 27 30.0 3 12.5 132 14.2
Total population 78 2.7 78 3.9 54 1.3 39 1.3 9 0.4 246 1.7
2006 Māori 36 8.1 42 15.9 33 10.9 21 18.9 6 15.4 132 11.4
  Total population 84 2.7 90 3.8 60 1.3 27 0.7 6 0.2 270 1.6

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.

  Born in NZ Overseas born Total
2001 2006 2001 2006 2001 2006
Language retention  (%) 5.9 9.3 76.5 66.0 41.2 38.9
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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 38.4 0.0
2002 6.2 0.0
2003 76.7 0.0
2004 2.5 0.0
2005 23.0 0.0
2006/2007 0.5 0.0
2007/2008 7.3 0.0

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 103 720.3 7.0
2002 101 680.1 6.7
2003 121 809.4 26.8
2004 131 870.4 0.0
2005 114 755.0 39.7
2006 114 750.0 6.6
2007 102 584.5 34.4
2008 99 559.3 33.9
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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 96.9 90.5 93.8 85.7 100.0 95.8 97.1 95.8 94.0 95.9 98.0 98.0 96.4
2001 98.3 95.1 82.4 96.0 100.0 97.6 98.5 98.6 96.0 97.3 98.7 98.7 98.1
2006 99.0 96.8 89.3 97.8 85.7 98.6 99.1 98.9 97.3 98.6 99.2 99.1 98.8
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 37.1 29.6 52.9 48.0 0.0 37.0 36.8 44.5 40.6 41.7 39.9 13.7 36.9
2006 67.9 58.9 53.6 69.6 50.0 67.7 67.6 78.0 64.2 73.9 72.4 40.4 67.6
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