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Napier City

This section provides people and indicator data for Napier City.

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People data for Napier 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 Napier 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: 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 Napier 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 9,066 19.7 3,645 37.2 576 41.6 324 23.1 66 29.7 11,718 21.2
15 - 24 5,274 11.5 1,698 17.3 249 18.0 234 16.7 30 13.5 6,789 12.3
25 - 44 11,535 25.1 2,664 27.2 357 25.8 444 31.6 90 40.5 14,340 25.9
45 - 64 12,126 26.3 1,422 14.5 162 11.7 279 19.9 27 12.2 13,878 25.1
65 - 74 4,059 8.8 282 2.9 27 2.0 78 5.6 3 1.4 4,458 8.1
75+ 3,972 8.6 93 0.9 9 0.7 48 3.4 3 1.4 4,179 7.5
Total 46,035 100.0 9,810 100.0 1,383 100.0 1,404 100.0 222 100.0 55,359 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 85.3 18.2 2.6 2.6 0.4 109.0
Sex
Male 21,927 47.6 4,650 47.4 711 51.4 660 47.0 120 54.1 26,520 47.9
Female 24,111 52.4 5,160 52.6 672 48.6 747 53.2 102 45.9 28,836 52.1
    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 54,900  -  - 877 511 366
1997 55,200 300 0.5 827 532 295
1998 55,400 200 0.4 735 471 264
1999 55,300 -100 -0.2 765 545 220
2000 55,300 0 0.0 735 499 236
2001 55,200 -100 -0.2 740 498 242
2002 55,500 300 0.5 716 525 191
2003 55,900 400 0.7 782 509 273
2004 56,200 300 0.5 765 483 282
2005 56,500 300 0.5 750 529 221
2006 56,800 300 0.5 745 522 223
2007 56,900 100 0.2 791 524 267
2008 57,000 100 0.2 858 481 377

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   59,000 60,700 62,200 63,400 64,300 7,500 13.0
Medium 56,800 57,700 58,200 58,300 58,200 57,700 900 2.0
Low   56,400 55,600 54,500 53,100 51,400 -5,400 -10.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 6,630 37.5 5,862 31.4 5,571 28.4 5,004 24.6 5,295 24.9
Couples without children 4,455 25.2 4,935 26.5 5,556 28.3 5,781 28.4 6,123 28.8
Multi-family 273 1.5 306 1.6 393 2.0 327 1.6 423 2.0
One parent family 1,845 10.4 2,520 13.5 2,739 14.0 2,955 14.5 2,838 13.4
One person 3,624 20.5 4,158 22.3 4,491 22.9 5,316 26.1 5,583 26.3
Other multi-person 855 4.8 867 4.7 882 4.5 948 4.7 969 4.6
Total 17,685 100.0 18,645 100.0 19,626 100.0 20,331 100.0 21,234 100.0
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Indicator data for Napier 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) 73.4 79.7 75.5 80.1 77.4 80.3

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 6,354 37.0 6,015 33.1 12,375 35.0
1996 4,725 27.2 5,175 27.7 9,906 27.5
2006 4,542 26.6 5,013 26.8 9,552 26.7
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 3,123 36.3 4,929 38.0 3,174 34.5 1,149 20.7
1996 2,118 32.0 4,443 31.8 2,508 23.3 837 11.5
2006 1,923 30.8 4,143 31.3 2,832 21.9 654 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 3,081 25.7 1,020 37.6 99 28.0 87 19.9 597 20.5 4,542 26.6
Female 3,465 25.4 1,509 45.7 99 25.1 24 4.8 555 20.5 5,013 26.8
Total 6,546 25.5 2,520 41.7 189 24.0 111 11.3 1,158 20.6 9,552 26.7
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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 104 114 109 805 866 1,671
2002 106 110 108 773 851 1,624
2003 107 113 110 848 848 1,696
2004 115 112 113 836 909 1,745
2005 120 125 122 882 915 1,797
2006 108 112 110 804 826 1,630
2007 117 114 115 884 829 1,713
2008 110 119 114 859 896 1,755
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 551 98.0 218 96.9 25 89.3 17 94.4 1 50.0 812 97.2
2001 543 99.5 204 91.5 24 88.9 9 81.8 3 100.0 783 96.7
2002 494 98.8 206 87.7 19 86.4 16 100.0 6 100.0 741 95.1
2003 517 99.0 237 93.7 30 93.8 20 87.0 3 75.0 808 96.8
2004 479 99.8 246 93.5 24 92.3 14 100.0 5 100.0 768 97.5
2005 491 98.6 253 92.3 33 97.1 15 100.0 9 100.0 801 96.5
2006 411 99.0 244 97.2 22 91.7 9 100.0 9 100.0 695 98.2
2007 439 98.4 268 95.4 26 89.7 11 100.0 5 100.0 749 97.0
2008 433 98.9 236 95.2 34 97.1 13 100.0 5 100.0 721 97.6

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 58.4 65.7 633 62.4 24.9 34.0 304 30.0
2006 55.4 64.5 588 60.4 24.8 37.4 309 31.8
2007 54.9 73.3 586 65.1 26.7 47.7 345 38.3
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 499 68.2 112 45.3 7 41.2 10 83.3 5 83.3 633 62.4
2006 456 65.5 97 44.9 16 43.2 16 84.2 3 60.0 588 60.4
2007 441 70.3 118 51.3 16 64.0 8 80.0 3 37.5 586 65.1
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 248 33.9 42 17.0 2 11.8 7 58.3 5 83.3 304 30.0
2006 251 36.1 43 19.9 2 5.4 11 57.9 2 40.0 309 31.8
2007 263 41.9 68 29.6 6 24.0 8 80.0 0 0.0 345 38.3

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 4,782 78.0 4,341 70.8 9,120 74.4
Female 5,859 82.4 4,446 67.4 10,305 75.2
Total 10,638 80.3 8,787 69.0 19,425 74.8
At least tertiary
Male 843 13.8 723 11.8 1,566 12.8
Female 1,341 18.9 714 10.8 2,055 15.0
Total 2,187 16.5 1,434 11.3 3,621 13.9
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 11,941 58.3 693 31.3 78 42.6 153 53.1 15 100.0 12,690 55.7
1991 12,837 61.8 930 36.1 93 44.9 222 56.5 9 60.0 13,844 58.8
1996 13,968 62.6 1,410 42.5 153 44.7 342 56.4 30 66.7 15,219 59.7
2001 15,301 73.1 1,557 50.1 198 60.0 420 76.9 48 94.1 16,866 70.3
2006 17,475 77.4 2,145 58.7 273 63.2 540 82.6 90 83.3 19,425 74.8
At least tertiary
1986 1,079 5.3 21 1.0 3 1.6 24 8.3 0 0.0 1,120 4.9
1991 1,122 5.4 33 1.3 6 2.9 45 11.5 3 20.0 1,195 5.1
1996 1,592 7.1 48 1.5 6 1.8 150 24.8 9 20.0 1,776 7.0
2001 2,018 9.6 108 3.5 15 4.6 120 22.0 15 29.4 2,226 9.3
2006 3,285 14.6 288 7.9 39 9.0 183 28.0 27 25.0 3,621 13.9
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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 3,136 990 4,126 76.0 24.0
2003 3,251 1,053 4,304 75.5 24.5
2004 3,093 977 4,070 76.0 24.0
2005 3,054 1,063 4,117 74.2 25.8
2006 2,968 1,046 4,014 73.9 26.1
2007 2,875 1,076 3,951 72.8 27.2
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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 6,186 16.6 1,407 29.5 84 23.3 102 22.2 21 29.2 7,605 18.1
1991 9,708 26.7 2,361 47.1 171 46.0 174 29.4 3 12.5 12,003 29.0
1996 9,333 24.4 2,691 41.9 252 39.6 303 33.4 30 38.5 11,529 26.5
2001 7,563 21.2 2,430 39.6 267 39.6 273 32.0 21 28.0 9,717 23.7
2006 6,891 18.0 1,980 28.9 303 35.7 339 32.7 45 30.6 8,691 19.9
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 2,286 22.3 591 9.2 1,266 10.8 1,188 14.6 2,277 42.1 7,605 18.1
1991 3,216 34.6 1,179 20.3 2,220 19.3 2,058 23.9 3,330 54.4 12,003 29.0
1996 3,363 34.1 1,149 21.4 2,349 19.2 1,743 18.5 2,922 44.8 11,529 26.5
2001 3,018 32.1 912 21.6 2,064 18.4 1,500 15.2 2,226 35.5 9,717 23.7
2006 2,337 25.0 708 14.9 1,542 13.5 1,530 13.5 2,571 37.5 8,691 19.9
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 3,114 15.4 4,491 20.7
1991 4,884 24.8 7,119 32.8
1996 4,785 23.0 6,744 29.8
2001 3,981 20.3 5,736 26.9
2006 3,711 17.8 4,977 21.8

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 3,531 8.4 2,118 35.0 201 40.9 75 13.0 27 36.0 5,826 11.9
1991 2,805 6.8 1,914 30.2 156 30.8 162 21.3 3 12.5 4,980 10.2
1996 2,278 5.4 2,062 26.3 297 34.4 230 19.4 8 9.0 4,514 9.0
2001 2,004 4.9 2,028 24.6 282 26.9 150 12.5 9 8.6 4,173 8.4
2006 2,019 4.7 2,214 24.6 411 33.3 156 12.0 39 20.3 4,326 8.3
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 1,293 17.6 783 16.2 1,683 20.8 1,419 10.3 564 6.1 87 1.6 5,826 11.9
1991 1,089 14.9 606 15.6 1,431 18.9 1,299 9.5 468 4.7 81 1.3 4,980 10.2
1996 1,203 15.6 465 12.7 1,041 15.3 1,256 8.8 458 4.2 91 1.3 4,514 9.0
2001 1,212 16.1 486 12.2 861 14.5 1,149 8.4 384 3.3 84 1.2 4,173 8.4
2006 1,161 16.1 549 13.4 951 14.8 1,107 8.2 465 3.5 90 1.2 4,326 8.3
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 2,961 12.5 2,868 11.4
1991 2,439 10.4 2,541 10.0
1996 2,225 9.2 2,289 8.8
2001 2,040 8.5 2,133 8.2
2006 2,070 8.3 2,259 8.4
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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 (%) 60.0 54.0 60.7 59.0 56.0 48.0 46.0

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 6 21.0 1 50.0 6 32.0 1 50.0 8 32.0 1 50.0
Women voted in 4 33.0 1 n/a 3 25.0 1 n/a 4 33.0 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 648 20.1 507 22.0 507 25.0 276 40.4 129 54.4 2,061 24.3
Total population 732 6.2 621 5.7 600 4.0 318 4.1 150 1.9 2,427 4.5
2001 Māori 711 20.3 558 23.8 513 23.2 246 32.7 153 53.7 2,187 24.0
Total population 807 6.8 657 6.7 642 4.3 306 3.4 180 2.2 2,592 4.8
2006 Māori 612 16.8 603 25.2 570 22.8 246 27.2 171 45.2 2,199 22.4
  Total population 678 5.8 705 7.3 693 4.5 330 3.3 204 2.4 2,610 4.7

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  (%) 20.0 21.4 74.5 75.2 48.7 49.4
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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 89.2 40.0
2002 86.5 88.6
2003 88.0 88.0
2004 87.5 87.5
2005 89.9 87.0
2006/2007 89.3 89.3
2007/2008 89.3 89.1

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 139 256.9 3.7
2002 148 266.7 1.8
2003 167 299.3 10.8
2004 177 315.5 7.1
2005 179 317.4 5.3
2006 164 289.8 10.6
2007 213 374.3 5.3
2008 180 315.8 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 97.4 84.6 81.3 94.9 96.6 95.0 95.8 92.9 93.5 95.3 97.6 98.2 95.4
2001 97.8 86.9 81.0 95.9 97.1 95.5 96.1 93.6 93.9 95.0 97.8 98.8 95.8
2006 98.9 93.9 93.7 98.6 98.4 97.6 98.2 97.3 96.8 97.7 98.4 99.1 97.9
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 41.2 23.0 19.0 50.4 55.9 40.1 37.3 42.3 40.3 42.1 44.8 15.0 38.7
2006 66.9 43.7 37.1 63.6 74.6 64.4 61.7 66.3 62.4 67.8 70.5 37.1 63.0
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