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Dunedin City

This section provides people and indicator data for Dunedin City.

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People data for Dunedin 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 Dunedin 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 Dunedin 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 18,012 17.2 2,277 30.9 846 33.4 810 13.2 129 14.5 19,974 16.8
15 - 24 20,706 19.8 2,037 27.7 690 27.2 3,033 49.5 366 41.1 25,647 21.6
25 - 44 26,139 24.9 1,869 25.4 633 25.0 1,383 22.6 228 25.6 29,796 25.1
45 - 64 25,071 23.9 939 12.8 300 11.8 714 11.6 123 13.8 27,405 23.1
65 - 74 7,347 7.0 168 2.3 57 2.2 123 2.0 15 1.7 7,890 6.6
75+ 7,548 7.2 63 0.9 9 0.4 75 1.2 21 2.4 7,959 6.7
Total 104,835 100.0 7,362 100.0 2,535 100.0 6,129 100.0 891 100.0 118,683 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 91.2 6.4 2.2 5.3 0.8 106.0
Sex
Male 50,028 47.7 3,654 49.6 1,299 51.2 2,784 45.4 483 54.2 56,931 48.0
Female 54,807 52.3 3,708 50.4 1,239 48.9 3,345 54.6 408 45.8 61,752 52.0
    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 120,800  -  - 1,444 1,112 332
1997 120,400 -400 -0.3 1,405 1,023 382
1998 120,200 -200 -0.2 1,302 988 314
1999 119,900 -300 -0.2 1,334 1,006 328
2000 119,600 -300 -0.3 1,336 947 389
2001 119,300 -300 -0.3 1,248 981 267
2002 120,200 900 0.8 1,262 1,001 261
2003 120,900 700 0.6 1,247 1,011 236
2004 121,600 700 0.6 1,270 953 317
2005 122,000 400 0.3 1,289 874 415
2006 122,300 300 0.2 1,222 969 253
2007 122,500 200 0.2 1,311 998 313
2008 123,000 500 0.4 1,304 1,012 292

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   126,800 131,100 135,300 139,200 142,500 20,100 16.0
Medium 122,300 124,100 125,700 127,200 128,400 129,000 6,600 5.0
Low   121,400 120,400 119,300 117,800 115,800 -6,500 -5.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 14,220 36.0 13,335 32.6 12,309 29.2 11,013 25.7 11,286 25.7
Couples without children 9,342 23.7 9,906 24.2 11,058 26.2 11,361 26.5 12,123 27.6
Multi-family 228 0.6 357 0.9 489 1.2 375 0.9 519 1.2
One parent family 3,828 9.7 4,269 10.4 4,371 10.4 4,833 11.3 4,521 10.3
One person 8,805 22.3 9,522 23.3 10,161 24.1 11,514 26.8 11,592 26.4
Other multi-person 3,045 7.7 3,534 8.6 3,780 9.0 3,813 8.9 3,849 8.8
Total 39,465 100.0 40,926 100.0 42,168 100.0 42,909 100.0 43,896 100.0
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Indicator data for Dunedin 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) 74.3 79.9 76.6 81.3 78.1 81.9

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 14,211 34.9 12,735 30.3 26,952 32.4
1996 9,732 23.4 9,699 21.6 19,443 22.5
2006 8,463 20.6 8,295 18.5 16,758 19.5
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 6,840 30.1 10,041 36.0 7,593 34.7 2,478 18.1
1996 4,746 20.7 8,589 27.1 4,560 21.9 1,548 10.9
2006 4,101 17.1 6,690 24.2 4,812 18.8 1,155 8.1
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 6,402 20.8 729 30.0 225 26.7 342 16.1 1,221 18.0 8,463 20.6
Female 6,756 19.3 855 33.9 222 26.7 141 3.8 969 15.2 8,295 18.5
Total 13,149 20.0 1,572 31.8 441 26.8 483 9.1 2,187 16.7 16,758 19.5
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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 113 114 114 1,521 1,511 3,032
2002 113 115 114 1,450 1,542 2,992
2003 118 114 116 1,521 1,504 3,025
2004 119 115 117 1,591 1,504 3,095
2005 114 114 114 1,426 1,510 2,936
2006 108 114 111 1,373 1,420 2,793
2007 112 116 113 1,425 1,422 2,847
2008 110 109 110 1,474 1,387 2,861
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 1,178 96.6 88 89.8 27 96.4 24 85.7 8 88.9 1,326 95.7
2001 1,117 97.0 110 95.7 37 94.9 30 85.7 5 83.3 1,299 96.3
2002 1,142 98.4 109 96.5 28 93.3 35 94.6 7 87.5 1,325 98.0
2003 1,125 98.9 121 98.4 43 89.6 34 94.4 8 100.0 1,335 98.5
2004 1,095 99.5 146 99.3 38 97.4 33 100.0 11 100.0 1,324 99.4
2005 1,072 99.1 120 99.2 40 93.0 33 97.1 11 100.0 1,276 98.8
2006 1,097 99.3 122 98.4 49 98.0 37 100.0 21 87.5 1,326 99.0
2007 977 99.2 135 98.5 40 100.0 38 100.0 19 100.0 1,209 99.2
2008 954 99.5 141 99.3 44 100.0 54 100.0 10 90.9 1,203 99.4

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 58.5 75.2 1,053 66.6 29.1 50.1 621 39.3
2006 60.3 71.6 1,019 65.8 32.2 46.7 608 39.3
2007 62.4 76.8 1,065 69.3 29.8 50.7 612 39.8
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 881 67.3 69 52.3 23 50.0 60 84.5 20 83.3 1,053 66.6
2006 877 68.3 63 42.6 13 36.1 45 80.4 21 84.0 1,019 65.8
2007 909 71.3 64 46.4 33 64.7 46 85.2 13 72.2 1,065 69.3
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 528 40.3 32 24.2 6 13.0 42 59.2 13 54.2 621 39.3
2006 529 41.2 28 18.9 2 5.6 36 64.3 13 52.0 608 39.3
2007 532 41.7 26 18.8 9 17.6 35 64.8 10 55.6 612 39.8

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 11,079 84.0 9,285 74.7 20,364 79.5
Female 12,891 87.4 9,240 71.9 22,131 80.2
Total 23,970 85.8 18,525 73.3 42,492 79.8
At least tertiary
Male 3,510 26.6 2,496 20.1 6,006 23.4
Female 4,728 32.1 2,577 20.0 7,305 26.5
Total 8,241 29.5 5,073 20.1 13,314 25.0
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 28,178 59.3 570 46.2 225 42.4 423 57.8 81 79.4 29,246 58.7
1991 31,515 65.5 780 52.0 285 45.2 573 59.3 108 83.7 32,899 64.7
1996 33,272 65.8 1,407 57.4 339 45.0 909 62.4 192 78.1 35,068 64.9
2001 35,569 75.7 1,518 68.5 495 69.0 1,302 87.7 252 94.4 38,163 75.7
2006 39,294 79.9 1,878 72.4 606 71.9 1,806 91.8 327 96.5 42,492 79.8
At least tertiary
1986 4,605 9.7 66 5.4 36 6.8 183 25.0 27 26.5 4,867 9.8
1991 5,740 11.9 87 5.8 45 7.1 240 24.8 42 32.6 6,086 12.0
1996 7,231 14.3 234 9.6 66 8.8 504 34.6 99 40.2 7,903 14.6
2001 8,619 18.4 330 14.9 105 14.6 627 42.2 132 49.4 9,521 18.9
2006 11,976 24.4 537 20.7 159 18.9 960 48.8 162 47.8 13,314 25.0
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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 30.7 34.4 29.6 33.8 28.3 65.5 32.7
Satisfied 47.4 40.8 41.8 40.9 54.8 34.5 43.9
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 10.6 15.1 17.7 15.1 5.1 0.0 13.0
Dissatisfied 9.5 9.1 10.9 8.0 11.8 0.0 9.3
Very Dissatisfied 1.8 0.5 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 1.1

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 3,966 1,757 5,723 69.3 30.7
2003 4,033 1,811 5,844 69.0 31.0
2004 4,280 1,868 6,148 69.6 30.4
2005 4,434 1,843 6,277 70.6 29.4
2006 4,444 1,854 6,298 70.6 29.4
2007 4,193 1,806 5,999 69.9 30.1
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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 17,058 19.6 816 27.8 363 32.2 423 29.1 48 21.9 18,459 20.1
1991 24,306 28.2 1,257 37.8 507 43.4 690 38.1 81 37.5 26,280 28.8
1996 23,598 27.0 1,812 36.2 609 39.8 1,464 49.2 159 39.8 26,394 28.2
2001 20,286 24.7 1,659 35.0 588 38.3 1,344 47.3 213 43.6 22,920 25.9
2006 17,985 21.1 1,476 26.6 462 27.6 1,866 46.1 210 33.2 20,934 22.5
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 4,419 22.4 2,766 16.1 3,219 12.6 2,742 15.5 5,310 45.5 18,459 20.1
1991 5,325 29.4 5,004 29.2 4,914 18.3 4,209 24.5 6,834 57.0 26,280 28.8
1996 5,511 29.4 6,507 38.0 4,914 17.8 3,534 19.7 5,925 48.8 26,394 28.2
2001 4,761 27.7 6,078 39.8 4,164 16.8 3,360 17.2 4,560 39.5 22,920 25.9
2006 3,489 20.7 6,477 37.2 3,111 12.8 3,066 13.7 4,797 39.6 20,934 22.5
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 7,653 17.3 10,806 22.7
1991 11,067 25.3 15,213 32.0
1996 11,364 25.3 15,030 30.9
2001 9,783 23.1 13,137 28.5
2006 9,294 20.8 11,640 24.1

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 7,521 7.7 777 21.6 474 32.5 315 18.5 18 7.8 9,039 8.6
1991 6,390 6.5 762 18.5 603 34.7 567 25.0 27 10.0 8,334 7.7
1996 4,680 4.8 727 11.9 556 26.9 695 17.9 71 15.0 6,501 5.9
2001 3,195 3.4 654 11.1 447 21.6 504 13.0 102 16.2 4,734 4.5
2006 3,411 3.6 732 11.0 444 19.8 642 12.4 138 18.0 5,187 4.8
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 1,539 10.6 1,047 12.0 3,081 14.9 2,199 7.4 1,041 5.3 141 1.2 9,039 8.6
1991 1,611 11.0 864 11.8 2,724 12.6 2,151 6.7 855 4.4 123 1.0 8,334 7.7
1996 1,430 9.9 566 7.9 2,062 9.4 1,761 5.5 562 2.7 120 0.9 6,501 5.9
2001 1,047 7.9 483 6.7 1,326 6.7 1,224 4.2 546 2.4 108 0.8 4,734 4.5
2006 924 7.5 444 6.3 1,842 8.4 1,266 4.5 627 2.4 87 0.6 5,187 4.8
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 4,578 9.0 4,461 8.2
1991 4,173 8.0 4,155 7.5
1996 3,186 6.0 3,315 5.9
2001 2,292 4.5 2,439 4.4
2006 2,550 4.9 2,637 4.7
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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 (%) 67.0 62.0 60.8 66.0 54.0 53.0 47.0

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 4 19.0 1 14.0 9 25.0 2 33.0 12 27.0 4 40.0
Women voted in 3 21.0 1 n/a 3 21.0 0 n/a 3 21.0 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 261 11.9 468 19.5 255 17.1 114 27.3 27 14.1 1,128 16.8
  Total population 462 2.1 1,047 3.2 468 1.4 180 1.2 60 0.4 2,211 1.9
2001 Māori 366 16.9 447 20.1 300 19.5 117 26.7 30 18.2 1,254 19.2
  Total population 633 3.0 1,002 3.4 600 1.9 222 1.3 57 0.4 2,514 2.2
2006 Māori 240 10.5 474 18.7 318 18.2 144 25.3 54 22.8 1,224 16.6
  Total population 381 1.9 849 2.6 555 1.8 249 1.3 90 0.6 2,127 1.8

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  (%) 24.4 24.6 77.0 77.1 56.6 58.2
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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 38.9 33.1 31.5 29.8 41.7 50.3 35.8
Satisfied 42.9 41.7 45.0 39.2 40.3 47.5 42.3
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 11.1 15.3 12.4 19.2 13.0 1.1 13.3
Dissatisfied 6.5 8.5 9.9 10.3 4.1 1.1 7.5
Very Dissatisfied 0.6 1.4 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.0 1.0

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 56.4 48.6 63.3 50.0 46.9 46.5 52.3
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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 0.4 0.4
2002 4.5 0.0
2003 16.7 8.0
2004 68.9 8.9
2005 84.9 7.5
2006/2007 85.0 78.3
2007/2008 84.6 78.0

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 39.1 16.6 26.5 28.3 34.4 17.1 27.2
Fairly safe 44.5 42.5 41.4 46.8 44.0 37.9 43.5
A bit unsafe 12.4 30.7 26.8 21.5 16.1 23.1 22.1
Very unsafe 2.2 7.9 5.3 3.4 4.6 10.2 5.2

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 614 516.0 3.4
2002 834 693.3 3.3
2003 739 610.2 6.6
2004 678 556.2 5.7
2005 764 623.7 2.4
2006 697 567.1 6.5
2007 724 591.0 4.1
2008 682 554.5 3.3
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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 94.1 89.7 96.5 96.8 97.3 98.1 97.4 97.6 97.4 98.1 98.4 97.7
2001 98.4 95.0 92.7 98.5 99.1 97.8 98.5 97.9 98.2 97.9 98.3 98.8 98.2
2006 99.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.0 98.9 99.3 99.4 98.7 99.1 99.0 99.3 99.1
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 43.8 37.2 25.7 61.1 63.2 45.9 42.5 49.9 51.6 47.7 45.1 14.0 44.1
2006 69.2 61.5 52.2 77.4 75.1 70.1 68.0 76.7 73.5 73.5 71.9 36.2 69.0

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 23.6 14.2 17.6 16.4 20.5 23.5 18.6
People can usually be trusted 60.3 64.4 62.5 66.1 65.2 50.5 62.5
You usually can't be too careful in dealing with people 11.0 16.4 14.8 14.6 9.5 15.8 13.8
You almost always can't be too careful in dealing with people 5.1 5.0 5.2 3.0 4.8 10.2 5.1

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 63.3 49.1 44.4 57.8 60.7 63.7 55.8
Rarely 22.7 31.3 39.3 23.0 23.9 22.2 27.3
Sometimes 12.7 18.5 15.6 17.8 13.4 14.2 15.8
Most of the time 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0
Always 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
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