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Manukau City

This section provides people and indicator data for Manukau City.

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People data for Manukau 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 Manukau 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 Manukau 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 31,554 22.4 17,685 37.4 33,207 38.3 16,224 24.3 1,287 27.1 86,331 26.2
15 - 24 18,552 13.2 8,700 18.4 15,627 18.0 12,141 18.2 897 18.9 51,804 15.7
25 - 44 37,392 26.6 12,951 27.4 22,989 26.5 21,897 32.8 1,530 32.3 94,812 28.8
45 - 64 34,956 24.8 6,654 14.1 11,538 13.3 13,218 19.8 846 17.8 68,595 20.9
65 - 74 9,663 6.9 1,044 2.2 2,265 2.6 2,409 3.6 126 2.7 16,044 4.9
75+ 8,724 6.2 309 0.7 990 1.1 840 1.3 60 1.3 11,379 3.5
Total 140,835 100.0 47,343 100.0 86,619 100.0 66,717 100.0 4,743 100.0 328,968 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 45.4 15.3 27.9 21.5 1.5 111.6
Sex
Male 68,607 48.7 22,362 47.2 41,997 48.5 32,370 48.5 2,382 50.2 159,858 48.6
Female 72,228 51.3 24,981 52.8 44,619 51.5 34,350 51.5 2,361 49.8 169,110 51.4
    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 266,500  -  - 5,306 1,504 3,802
1997 274,700 8,200 3.1 5,397 1,429 3,968
1998 281,900 7,200 2.6 5,247 1,433 3,814
1999 287,200 5,300 1.9 5,702 1,521 4,181
2000 292,700 5,500 1.9 5,735 1,464 4,271
2001 298,200 5,500 1.9 5,669 1,558 4,111
2002 308,800 10,600 3.6 5,736 1,580 4,156
2003 320,600 11,800 3.8 5,949 1,600 4,349
2004 330,700 10,100 3.2 6,201 1,536 4,665
2005 338,900 8,200 2.5 6,180 1,513 4,667
2006 347,100 8,200 2.4 6,362 1,634 4,728
2007 354,800 7,700 2.2 6,953 1,668 5,285
2008 361,900 7,100 2.0 6,997 1,606 5,391

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   388,900 431,900 475,600 520,000 565,100 218,100 63.0
Medium 347,100 382,000 417,800 453,800 490,100 526,400 179,300 52.0
Low   375,000 403,600 432,100 460,500 488,300 141,300 41.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 27,903 47.2 28,164 42.2 29,040 40.3 30,231 37.8 35,391 38.7
Couples without children 12,345 20.9 13,974 20.9 15,324 21.3 16,794 21.0 18,159 19.9
Multi-family 2,415 4.1 2,985 4.5 5,340 7.4 5,643 7.1 7,932 8.7
One parent family 6,744 11.4 9,744 14.6 9,921 13.8 12,078 15.1 13,701 15.0
One person 7,281 12.3 9,123 13.7 9,801 13.6 12,048 15.1 12,939 14.2
Other multi-person 2,421 4.1 2,790 4.2 2,592 3.6 3,141 3.9 3,261 3.6
Total 59,103 100.0 66,780 100.0 72,015 100.0 79,935 100.0 91,380 100.0
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Indicator data for Manukau 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) 75.0 79.6 76.2 81.5 78.0 82.4

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 22,239 35.6 20,418 31.1 42,663 33.3
1996 21,570 26.3 20,751 23.5 42,318 24.9
2006 24,843 24.3 22,086 19.9 46,923 21.9
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 12,012 35.3 18,900 36.1 9,591 33.0 2,160 18.6
1996 9,636 25.9 21,186 30.3 9,534 22.0 1,962 10.7
2006 10,662 23.2 22,335 26.3 11,910 19.4 2,016 8.2
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 8,907 21.8 5,307 40.1 7,833 33.6 3,714 15.9 1,440 17.8 24,843 24.3
Female 9,216 20.8 7,713 47.4 6,819 24.8 789 3.1 1,035 13.5 22,086 19.9
Total 18,117 21.2 13,002 44.1 14,646 28.9 4,503 9.2 2,478 15.8 46,923 21.9
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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 58 77 68 3,143 4,193 7,336
2002 59 73 66 3,102 4,046 7,148
2003 59 75 67 3,300 4,172 7,472
2004 59 77 68 3,346 4,480 7,826
2005 61 79 70 3,378 4,516 7,894
2006 61 77 69 3,493 4,308 7,801
2007 59 75 67 3,535 4,450 7,985
2008 65 80 72 3,792 4,788 8,580
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 1,500 95.3 909 76.3 1,064 72.2 469 89.5 79 88.8 4,022 82.9
2001 1,465 95.1 964 77.8 1,287 73.0 553 90.4 81 87.1 4,353 82.9
2002 1,473 95.7 1,003 83.2 1,453 76.6 676 92.1 109 87.9 4,724 85.7
2003 1,395 96.3 1,050 82.4 1,557 79.6 771 90.5 104 83.2 4,881 86.2
2004 1,225 96.8 1,032 83.6 1,593 81.1 793 94.4 102 91.9 4,752 87.6
2005 1,312 96.8 1,074 84.8 1,703 81.3 865 93.5 105 86.1 5,061 87.8
2006 1,242 97.1 1,008 79.3 1,618 79.6 860 95.5 110 93.2 4,838 86.4
2007 1,207 97.1 905 79.0 1,531 78.0 798 95.2 128 91.4 4,569 85.7
2008 1,177 98.7 952 78.7 1,617 78.1 994 93.6 137 91.9 4,877 85.8

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 50.9 60.0 2,339 55.1 24.3 28.0 1,105 26.0
2006 58.4 62.4 2,703 60.3 29.4 32.3 1,378 30.7
2007 62.6 67.3 2,796 64.8 27.9 36.8 1,386 32.1
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 901 66.8 165 26.2 480 40.4 710 75.2 83 60.1 2,339 55.1
2006 964 68.8 213 33.2 577 46.2 851 80.8 98 70.0 2,703 60.3
2007 941 74.8 209 35.0 675 54.0 857 82.3 114 67.5 2,796 64.8
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 500 37.1 43 6.8 123 10.4 403 42.7 36 26.1 1,105 26.0
2006 569 40.6 64 10.0 166 13.3 521 49.5 58 41.4 1,378 30.7
2007 551 43.8 74 12.4 212 17.0 493 47.4 56 33.1 1,386 32.1

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 30,660 78.2 20,790 71.2 51,450 75.2
Female 36,519 81.6 20,514 67.1 57,033 75.7
Total 67,179 80.0 41,304 69.1 108,483 75.5
At least tertiary
Male 6,606 16.9 4,392 15.0 10,998 16.1
Female 8,562 19.1 3,594 11.8 12,156 16.1
Total 15,168 18.1 7,986 13.4 23,154 16.1
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 40,863 61.5 3,147 29.5 3,555 33.4 1,179 54.2 96 78.1 47,668 54.3
1991 44,284 65.8 4,611 36.2 6,247 39.2 3,465 58.3 213 68.9 57,238 57.5
1996 46,963 64.0 6,689 40.5 7,086 32.9 5,568 45.2 480 59.7 62,332 53.5
2001 52,084 77.0 7,773 50.2 14,221 61.6 15,525 82.6 1,212 86.0 86,443 72.1
2006 56,292 80.7 9,714 55.1 18,534 62.5 28,134 85.2 1,851 83.5 108,483 75.5
At least tertiary
1986 3,394 5.1 104 1.0 81 0.8 261 12.0 15 12.2 3,799 4.3
1991 3,910 5.8 138 1.1 166 1.0 870 14.6 45 14.6 5,034 5.1
1996 5,610 7.6 288 1.7 284 1.3 2,223 18.0 249 31.0 8,371 7.2
2001 7,527 11.1 504 3.3 619 2.7 4,238 22.6 462 32.8 12,957 10.8
2006 11,160 16.0 990 5.6 1,410 4.8 9,672 29.3 675 30.4 23,154 16.1
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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 27.0 37.7 38.1 28.5 30.6 72.8 32.4
Satisfied 54.3 40.0 33.9 51.0 54.6 19.0 47.2
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 7.0 8.1 16.4 5.3 5.9 0.0 7.5
Dissatisfied 7.4 9.5 6.1 10.1 6.3 8.1 8.5
Very Dissatisfied 4.2 4.7 5.6 5.0 2.5 0.0 4.5

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 3,992 1,201 5,193 76.9 23.1
2003 4,059 1,151 5,210 77.9 22.1
2004 4,890 1,441 6,331 77.2 22.8
2005 4,760 1,438 6,198 76.8 23.2
2006 4,492 1,533 6,025 74.6 25.4
2007 4,590 1,572 6,162 74.5 25.5
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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 13,833 11.6 5,277 23.0 5,568 28.2 504 12.7 54 23.1 23,580 15.0
1991 18,828 16.5 9,057 36.9 11,985 45.6 2,796 30.2 93 23.1 40,011 24.2
1996 18,291 15.1 9,138 29.9 12,879 37.1 7,278 38.9 570 43.9 42,867 23.0
2001 13,809 12.4 7,059 25.5 11,769 31.5 9,546 34.0 855 38.5 39,261 20.8
2006 12,957 11.0 6,726 21.1 11,712 23.6 12,672 25.2 978 27.8 40,944 17.7
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 9,006 21.4 2,034 7.2 4,842 10.4 2,964 10.4 4,731 39.6 23,580 15.0
1991 14,589 34.7 4,542 16.1 8,793 17.5 5,223 16.9 6,870 49.3 40,011 24.2
1996 16,011 32.7 4,938 18.0 10,275 17.9 5,319 14.6 6,327 39.7 42,867 23.0
2001 14,631 29.1 4,590 18.7 9,276 16.1 5,526 13.8 5,238 31.9 39,261 20.8
2006 14,142 24.0 5,112 15.7 9,195 13.4 6,138 12.0 6,360 31.2 40,944 17.7
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 10,233 13.1 13,347 16.7
1991 17,625 21.7 22,386 26.5
1996 19,110 21.0 23,760 25.0
2001 17,613 19.1 21,648 22.4
2006 18,660 16.5 22,284 18.8

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 14,148 10.5 15,756 48.4 19,038 61.4 1,482 29.5 69 24.5 47,076 23.9
1991 11,406 8.7 13,800 40.4 25,002 55.6 3,642 28.4 126 24.9 51,270 23.7
1996 12,372 9.1 14,888 37.3 29,768 54.5 6,471 25.3 493 31.6 57,903 24.2
2001 9,879 7.6 14,346 35.6 34,041 52.4 8,988 23.3 840 29.3 63,489 24.3
2006 10,320 7.7 15,324 35.2 40,698 51.4 14,121 22.2 1,116 25.2 76,299 25.1
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 10,884 31.8 6,174 29.7 13,452 35.4 11,301 19.6 4,614 13.8 651 5.1 47,076 23.9
1991 12,654 32.3 5,928 31.2 13,305 33.3 13,143 20.1 5,283 13.9 957 6.2 51,270 23.7
1996 15,819 35.2 5,968 30.7 12,649 32.3 15,516 21.5 6,550 14.5 1,401 7.8 57,903 24.2
2001 17,265 35.6 7,422 31.7 12,417 31.9 17,088 22.0 7,359 14.0 1,935 9.7 63,489 24.3
2006 18,906 35.6 8,814 32.5 15,927 33.1 20,166 23.0 9,966 15.6 2,517 10.4 76,299 25.1
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 23,382 24.0 23,697 23.8
1991 25,197 23.7 26,070 23.7
1996 27,942 23.9 29,961 24.6
2001 30,645 24.1 32,847 24.6
2006 36,693 24.8 39,603 25.4
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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 (%) 41.0 39.0 39.1 41.0 37.0 40.0 39.0

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 14 24.0 0 0.0 22 37.0 1 14.0 22 33.0 1 9.0
Women voted in 4 21.0 0 n/a 4 24.0 0 n/a 5 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 2,778 16.6 2,283 18.7 2,568 25.4 1,395 48.0 450 60.0 9,474 22.2
  Total population 3,123 4.6 2,748 4.5 3,123 4.3 1,668 5.4 543 2.6 11,220 4.4
2001 Māori 2,850 16.4 2,256 19.9 2,673 24.0 1,449 42.3 564 59.1 9,792 22.1
  Total population 3,351 4.4 2,979 4.8 3,663 4.4 1,920 5.0 756 3.2 12,672 4.5
2006 Māori 2,736 15.5 2,394 20.0 2,781 23.1 1,515 35.4 720 53.3 10,146 21.4
  Total population 3,054 3.5 2,766 3.8 3,363 3.5 1,785 3.9 876 3.2 11,853 3.6

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  (%) 38.7 39.5 80.0 80.1 62.4 63.8
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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 29.9 33.0 34.9 24.2 36.0 49.3 31.5
Satisfied 42.6 39.9 42.6 43.0 39.6 33.5 41.2
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 18.9 14.5 11.2 18.8 20.5 10.5 16.6
Dissatisfied 5.4 8.1 8.6 8.3 3.1 3.1 6.8
Very Dissatisfied 3.2 4.6 2.8 5.7 0.8 3.6 3.9

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 51.0 43.7 46.9 46.0 51.3 46.0 47.2
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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 96.3 96.2
2002 93.3 92.9
2003 87.9 89.5
2004 94.4 94.2
2005 93.6 93.4
2006/2007 96.3 98.0
2007/2008 94.3 95.9

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 21.5 10.5 15.8 15.2 19.7 10.9 15.7
Fairly safe 40.9 24.7 35.1 34.5 33.1 17.6 32.5
A bit unsafe 24.2 26.8 29.3 26.9 16.9 27.3 25.6
Very unsafe 10.6 33.4 18.2 22.5 24.1 28.4 22.5

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 737 253.2 5.5
2002 818 266.4 6.5
2003 777 244.7 5.0
2004 748 229.3 6.1
2005 696 209.1 4.8
2006 952 280.4 4.4
2007 938 264.4 4.5
2008 830 229.3 5.5
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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 97.8 86.4 80.9 97.4 97.5 92.7 92.6 88.1 93.0 92.8 96.5 97.5 92.6
2001 98.1 87.4 84.9 98.1 98.8 93.6 93.5 90.1 93.2 93.8 96.6 97.8 93.5
2006 98.9 93.2 94.0 98.9 99.2 97.0 97.0 95.5 96.8 97.2 98.2 98.8 97.0
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 50.7 24.1 16.9 58.8 59.1 42.1 40.1 37.2 45.6 43.1 47.6 21.5 41.1
2006 72.9 41.8 30.4 74.8 75.0 60.3 58.5 53.6 61.0 62.3 67.0 44.3 59.4

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 15.6 21.5 18.1 16.8 23.1 20.3 18.7
People can usually be trusted 50.1 48.2 51.2 48.1 47.2 52.9 49.1
You usually can't be too careful in dealing with people 24.7 16.0 16.9 22.3 18.2 20.1 20.1
You almost always can't be too careful in dealing with people 9.7 14.3 13.9 12.8 11.5 6.8 12.1

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 60.8 58.5 50.2 61.5 67.9 55.1 59.6
Rarely 18.6 21.7 29.8 17.9 14.4 22.1 20.2
Sometimes 17.6 17.3 16.4 17.7 15.7 21.5 17.5
Most of the time 2.3 2.2 3.7 1.9 1.9 1.2 2.2
Always 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
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