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Kaikoura District

This section provides people and indicator data for Kaikoura District.

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People data for Kaikoura 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 Kaikoura 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 Kaikoura 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 - 14 537 17.4 243 41.1 18 54.5 9 16.7 6 33.3 675 18.6
15 - 24 315 10.2 81 13.7 6 18.2 9 16.7 3 16.7 384 10.6
25 - 44 783 25.4 147 24.9 3 9.1 27 50.0 6 33.3 948 26.2
45 - 64 957 31.0 96 16.2 6 18.2 15 27.8 0 0 1,071 29.6
65 - 74 273 8.9 21 3.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 16.7 303 8.4
75+ 219 7.1 3 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 16.7 234 6.5
Total 3,084 100.0 591 100.0 33 100.0 54 100.0 18 100.0 3,624 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 89.2 17.1 1.0 1.6 0.5 109.3
Sex
Male 1,524 49.4 282 47.7 18 54.5 18 33.3 9 50.0 1,788 49.3
Female 1,563 50.7 309 52.3 15 45.5 36 66.7 9 50.0 1,836 50.7
    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 3,590  -  - 44 30 14
1997 3,580 -10 -0.3 50 26 24
1998 3,530 -50 -1.4 43 27 16
1999 3,530 0 0.0 37 36 1
2000 3,500 -30 -0.8 39 38 1
2001 3,580 80 2.3 50 28 22
2002 3,620 40 1.1 38 21 17
2003 3,660 40 1.1 49 30 19
2004 3,700 40 1.1 35 43 -8
2005 3,710 10 0.3 35 25 10
2006 3,730 20 0.5 47 28 19
2007 3,750 20 0.5 46 26 20
2008 3,770 20 0.5 34 25 9

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   3,900 4,100 4,200 4,300 4,400 700 19.0
Medium 3,700 3,800 3,900 4,000 4,000 3,900 200 5.0
Low   3,700 3,700 3,700 3,600 3,500 -200 -5.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 477 42.9 417 35.9 420 33.1 372 28.8 342 24.8
Couples without children 294 26.4 351 30.2 393 31.0 438 33.9 498 36.2
Multi-family 9 0.8 9 0.8 15 1.2 12 0.9 21 1.5
One parent family 81 7.3 108 9.3 111 8.7 108 8.4 114 8.3
One person 219 19.7 237 20.4 288 22.7 324 25.1 351 25.5
Other multi-person 33 3.0 39 3.4 39 3.1 39 3.0 51 3.7
Total 1,113 100.0 1,161 100.0 1,269 100.0 1,293 100.0 1,377 100.0
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Indicator data for Kaikoura 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) 75.0 80.4 77.0 82.2 79.0 82.6

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 426 29.5 381 29.0 786 29.8
1996 324 27.5 318 27.0 636 27.0
2006 297 26.8 297 24.6 588 25.5
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 147 29.5 324 36.9 243 37.7 72 22.6
1996 114 31.1 282 30.0 174 23.7 66 14.1
2006 120 35.4 222 26.5 198 20.3 48 9.8
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 219 25.2 60 37.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 39 17.9 297 27.0
Female 207 23.0 78 40.8 0 0.0 9 17.9 36 23.9 297 24.3
Total 429 23.7 132 38.0 0 0.0 9 17.9 81 23.8 588 25.4
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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 65 68 66 31 32 63
2002 74 57 65 31 28 59
2003 86 70 78 32 31 63
2004 76 87 81 34 33 67
2005 72 96 84 34 43 77
2006 73 87 80 35 41 76
2007 100 122 111 42 50 92
2008 137 98 116 52 41 93
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 29 82.9 9 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 38 86.4
2001 30 90.9 13 92.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 43 91.5
2002 35 92.1 12 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 47 94.0
2003 25 86.2 14 77.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 39 83.0
2004 30 96.8 17 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 49 98.0
2005 27 100.0 15 93.8 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 43 97.7
2006 27 100.0 14 87.5 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 42 95.5
2007 21 95.5 7 87.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 29 93.5
2008 23 100.0 16 100.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0 41 100.0

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 ..s 74.1 24 52.2 ..s ..s 8 17.4
2006 32.1 40.0 17 35.4 ..s ..s 10 20.8
2007 ..s ..s 23 52.3 ..s ..s 9 20.5
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 ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 52.2
2006 15 40.5 ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 35.4
2007 18 64.3 ..s ..s 0 0.0 ..s ..s ..s ..s 23 52.3
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 17.4
2006 8 21.6 ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 20.8
2007 6 21.4 ..s ..s 0 0.0 ..s ..s ..s ..s 9 20.5

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 303 77.7 315 64.8 615 70.2
Female 369 80.4 300 64.9 669 72.6
Total 669 78.8 612 64.4 1,284 71.2
At least tertiary
Male 42 10.8 33 6.8 78 8.9
Female 78 17.0 48 10.4 126 13.7
Total 120 14.1 84 8.8 204 11.3
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 753 50.1 33 33.3 0 0.0 3 50.0 0 0.0 780 49.3
1991 765 52.8 45 35.7 3 100.0 3 50.0 0 0.0 810 51.9
1996 882 54.9 108 52.9 0 0.0 9 75.0 3 100.0 936 54.1
2001 972 66.0 108 61.0 3 100.0 18 85.7 3 100.0 1,056 66.2
2006 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 1,284 71.2
At least tertiary
1986 51 3.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 50.0 0 0.0 51 3.2
1991 45 3.1 3 2.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 48 3.1
1996 72 4.5 3 1.5 0 0.0 6 50.0 3 100.0 75 4.3
2001 105 7.1 3 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 108 6.8
2006 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 204 11.3
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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 219 81 300 73.0 27.0
2003 203 87 290 70.0 30.0
2004 241 76 317 76.0 24.0
2005 300 106 406 73.9 26.1
2006 265 104 369 71.8 28.2
2007 266 100 366 72.7 27.3
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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 651 26.1 66 31.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 705 26.5
1991 921 39.1 129 50.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,026 39.9
1996 750 30.6 165 46.2 6 50.0 6 33.3 0 0.0 840 31.7
2001 585 25.7 105 35.4 3 50.0 3 16.7 0 0.0 654 26.3
2006 525 21.1 120 26.1 6 25.0 3 6.3 0 0.0 594 21.2
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 222 33.8 60 15.5 174 23.3 123 22.7 123 37.6 705 26.5
1991 279 45.4 72 25.8 258 35.1 228 38.6 186 52.1 1,026 39.9
1996 249 39.3 66 25.0 213 27.8 165 27.2 150 39.4 840 31.7
2001 168 32.7 39 18.3 156 23.1 153 22.9 135 32.6 654 26.3
2006 120 22.1 33 12.8 96 13.1 162 19.4 180 41.4 594 21.2
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 336 24.9 372 28.4
1991 492 37.6 537 42.3
1996 402 30.2 441 33.3
2001 321 25.8 333 26.8
2006 288 20.7 303 21.4

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 249 8.8 75 31.6 3 33.3 6 50.0 0 0.0 321 10.2
1991 159 5.9 69 23.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 234 7.7
1996 78 2.7 74 15.9 1 6.3 5 22.7 0 0.0 142 4.3
2001 126 4.7 78 17.7 0 0.0 3 14.3 0 0.0 192 6.2
2006 108 3.8 126 23.5 12 44.4 3 6.3 0 0.0 222 6.8
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 72 13.8 42 14.3 87 18.1 93 10.2 36 6.0 0 0.0 321 10.2
1991 45 9.1 36 14.6 54 14.5 63 7.2 30 4.4 3 0.8 234 7.7
1996 42 7.9 17 6.6 29 7.9 37 3.9 13 1.8 4 0.9 142 4.3
2001 51 12.3 18 7.5 33 10.4 63 7.4 21 2.6 3 0.6 192 6.2
2006 63 15.6 30 12.7 33 9.7 66 7.7 24 2.5 6 1.2 222 6.8
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 165 10.4 159 10.3
1991 120 7.8 114 7.6
1996 68 4.2 74 4.5
2001 87 5.7 105 6.7
2006 102 6.3 117 7.0
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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 (%) 84.0 75.0 70.4 67.0 72.0 65.0 64.0

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 2 15.0 1 25.0 3 38.0 0 0.0 3 23.0 0 0.0
Women voted in 2 29.0 0 n/a 2 29.0 0 n/a 2 29.0 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 15 7.2 21 18.4 27 21.4 18 35.3 6 50.0 84 16.4
Total population 18 2.2 33 5.3 33 3.3 21 3.8 6 1.2 114 3.2
2001 Māori 27 13.8 30 27.0 36 28.6 15 35.7 3 12.5 114 22.9
Total population 27 3.9 33 5.9 45 4.4 27 4.0 12 2.2 141 4.0
2006 Māori 36 15.0 27 23.1 33 22.9 18 28.6 3 11.1 117 19.8
  Total population 45 6.7 30 5.1 39 3.7 21 2.7 6 1.1 141 3.9

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 (%) ..s ..s 75.0 71.4 28.6 28.6
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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 0.0 0.0
2002 0.0 0.0
2003 13.7 0.0
2004 30.3 0.0
2005 85.4 0.0
2006/2007 82.7 0.0
2007/2008 84.7 66.3

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 24 648.6 81.1
2002 28 779.9 55.7
2003 23 637.1 0.0
2004 30 826.4 137.7
2005 21 581.7 27.7
2006 29 805.6 27.8
2007 33 880.0 0.0
2008 24 636.6 53.1
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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 94.3 90.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 93.0 95.4 93.4 91.1 93.6 96.3 ..s 94.1
2001 97.3 94.6 100.0 87.5 66.7 96.5 97.5 96.4 95.3 95.8 98.2 96.9 96.8
2006 98.3 97.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.8 98.6 97.2 96.5 98.6 98.4 ..s 98.0
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 34.1 20.9 0.0 37.5 66.7 33.2 33.6 38.9 40.6 38.7 34.6 ..s 33.5
2006 62.0 52.7 40.0 68.8 80.0 60.9 61.2 71.6 58.8 67.5 64.8 ..s 61.1
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