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Waitakere City

This section provides people and indicator data for Waitakere City.

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People data for Waitakere 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 Waitakere 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 Waitakere 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 25,899 22.3 8,436 36.9 9,927 37.0 6,912 24.4 870 31.1 44,163 23.7
15 - 24 14,799 12.7 4,164 18.2 4,743 17.7 4,884 17.2 498 17.8 26,574 14.3
25 - 44 34,614 29.8 6,513 28.5 7,482 27.9 10,122 35.7 987 35.3 58,221 31.2
45 - 64 27,276 23.5 3,138 13.7 3,753 14.0 5,190 18.3 381 13.6 40,131 21.5
65 - 74 7,374 6.3 462 2.0 645 2.4 888 3.1 48 1.7 9,789 5.3
75+ 6,354 5.5 177 0.8 276 1.0 333 1.2 18 0.6 7,560 4.1
Total 116,313 100.0 22,890 100.0 26,823 100.0 28,323 100.0 2,799 100.0 186,444 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 66.4 13.1 15.3 16.2 1.6 112.5
Sex
Male 56,613 48.7 10,908 47.7 13,020 48.5 13,629 48.1 1,428 51.0 90,705 48.6
Female 59,700 51.3 11,982 52.3 13,803 51.5 14,691 51.9 1,371 49.0 95,742 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 161,600  -  - 3,022 862 2,160
1997 165,500 3,900 2.4 2,993 878 2,115
1998 168,500 3,000 1.8 2,832 780 2,052
1999 171,000 2,500 1.5 3,048 868 2,180
2000 173,700 2,700 1.6 3,057 799 2,258
2001 176,200 2,500 1.4 2,977 880 2,097
2002 180,900 4,700 2.7 3,020 909 2,111
2003 185,900 5,000 2.8 3,127 964 2,163
2004 189,600 3,700 2.0 3,265 912 2,353
2005 192,300 2,700 1.4 3,135 920 2,215
2006 195,300 3,000 1.6 3,393 941 2,452
2007 198,400 3,100 1.6 3,638 906 2,732
2008 201,300 2,900 1.5 3,721 960 2,761

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   215,600 235,300 254,800 274,400 294,100 98,700 51
Medium 195,300 211,500 227,000 242,200 257,200 271,900 76,600 39
Low   207,400 218,700 229,600 240,200 250,200 54,900 28

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 17,877 46.4 18,312 41.0 18,942 39.0 18,822 35.0 20,904 35.0
Couples without children 8,802 22.9 10,587 23.7 11,526 23.7 12,363 23.0 13,758 23.1
Multi-family 891 2.3 1,191 2.7 2,274 4.7 2,166 4.0 2,949 4.9
One parent family 4,293 11.2 5,949 13.3 6,453 13.3 7,983 14.8 8,676 14.5
One person 5,070 13.2 6,627 14.8 7,467 15.4 9,951 18.5 10,989 18.4
Other multi-person 1,560 4.1 1,992 4.5 1,929 4.0 2,481 4.6 2,382 4.0
Total 38,493 100.0 44,658 100.0 48,588 100.0 53,766 100.0 59,658 100.0
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Indicator data for Waitakere 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) 74.6 80.1 77.7 81.7 79.6 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 13,569 34.4 12,105 29.7 25,698 32.0
1996 13,407 25.5 13,008 23.5 26,415 24.5
2006 13,899 22.9 12,987 19.9 26,886 21.3
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 6,678 32.1 11,724 35.7 6,015 31.9 1,281 19.1
1996 5,415 26.2 13,878 29.1 5,799 21.9 1,323 11.5
2006 5,280 22.2 13,044 24.8 7,239 19.9 1,323 8.7
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 7,872 22.6 2,313 35.3 2,244 29.9 1,716 17.2 1,209 17.4 13,899 22.9
Female 8,340 22.0 3,255 41.1 2,055 23.5 474 4.4 996 16.0 12,987 19.9
Total 16,209 22.3 5,574 38.7 4,290 26.2 2,181 10.2 2,208 16.8 26,886 21.3
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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 68 84 76 2,053 2,397 4,450
2002 70 83 77 2,057 2,530 4,587
2003 73 85 79 2,167 2,600 4,767
2004 71 87 79 2,096 2,672 4,768
2005 73 85 79 2,201 2,521 4,722
2006 71 86 79 2,188 2,585 4,773
2007 73 87 80 2,290 2,586 4,876
2008 79 84 82 2,322 2,644 4,966
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 1,425 95.1 382 81.5 333 77.1 193 87.7 27 84.4 2,360 89.0
2001 1,380 95.1 432 81.8 337 73.1 200 87.0 29 78.4 2,381 87.6
2002 1,333 96.2 424 83.8 407 80.0 245 86.9 47 82.5 2,459 89.5
2003 1,394 95.7 483 88.0 439 84.3 330 89.7 65 85.5 2,719 91.1
2004 1,326 97.8 454 89.7 434 85.6 322 95.8 59 89.4 2,606 93.5
2005 1,229 96.9 536 90.2 488 86.2 326 93.1 79 81.4 2,661 92.3
2006 1,152 97.3 492 91.1 452 84.2 321 92.2 82 86.3 2,499 92.4
2007 1,142 98.6 485 90.3 493 86.2 282 95.3 84 90.3 2,486 93.6
2008 1,127 97.3 479 88.7 476 86.7 334 94.9 60 81.1 2,476 92.6

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 39.5 51.5 864 45.2 17.2 24.9 399 20.9
2006 43.6 54.8 1,035 49.1 19.3 26.5 482 22.9
2007 51.4 65.5 1,223 58.3 22.6 31.4 565 26.9
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 400 49.5 111 29.2 139 35.0 179 74.3 35 41.7 864 45.2
2006 474 50.9 124 32.0 216 47.1 179 72.8 42 50.6 1,035 49.1
2007 578 60.9 160 43.0 224 51.6 211 78.7 50 65.8 1,223 58.3
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 192 23.8 31 8.2 41 10.3 117 48.5 18 21.4 399 20.9
2006 231 24.8 50 12.9 68 14.8 111 45.1 22 26.5 482 22.9
2007 270 28.5 61 16.4 77 17.7 134 50.0 23 30.3 565 26.9

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 20,403 82.5 12,975 74.6 33,378 79.2
Female 23,724 85.5 12,873 70.1 36,597 79.4
Total 44,127 84.1 25,848 72.3 69,975 79.3
At least tertiary
Male 4,647 18.8 2,625 15.1 7,269 17.2
Female 6,342 22.9 2,601 14.2 8,943 19.4
Total 10,989 20.9 5,223 14.6 16,212 18.4
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 30,530 61.6 1,662 39.0 1,323 38.2 603 64.8 69 71.9 33,366 58.7
1991 36,042 65.9 2,676 47.7 2,523 46.3 1,764 64.9 141 75.8 41,880 62.8
1996 39,076 64.4 4,038 50.4 2,838 39.6 2,775 51.1 264 56.8 45,643 59.8
2001 43,963 76.8 4,641 59.9 5,232 66.6 6,969 85.9 615 85.4 58,178 75.3
2006 48,111 80.5 5,817 65.2 6,624 67.6 12,954 89.1 1,068 85.0 69,975 79.3
At least tertiary
1986 2,512 5.1 57 1.3 33 1.0 123 13.2 18 18.8 2,707 4.8
1991 3,173 5.8 102 1.8 81 1.5 432 15.9 39 21.0 3,748 5.6
1996 4,535 7.5 231 2.9 138 1.9 1,155 21.3 90 19.4 5,903 7.7
2001 6,316 11.0 402 5.2 339 4.3 2,067 25.5 168 23.3 8,934 11.6
2006 9,987 16.7 849 9.5 711 7.3 5,136 35.3 318 25.3 16,212 18.4
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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 19.8 29.0 24.7 24.6 22.8 23.5 24.2
Satisfied 50.5 49.2 57.3 47.2 49.8 61.0 49.8
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 17.7 10.5 14.9 15.1 12.1 7.9 14.2
Dissatisfied 11.0 10.1 3.0 11.7 14.0 7.6 10.6
Very Dissatisfied 1.0 1.1 0.0 1.3 1.4 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 2,071 625 2,696 76.8 23.2
2003 2,342 669 3,011 77.8 22.2
2004 2,729 823 3,552 76.8 23.2
2005 2,327 775 3,102 75.0 25.0
2006 1,963 749 2,712 72.4 27.6
2007 2,362 893 3,255 72.6 27.4
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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 11,505 13.3 1,830 19.7 1,506 22.8 192 12.1 27 12.3 14,271 14.3
1991 17,409 19.1 3,483 30.1 3,648 36.1 1,215 28.8 57 20.7 24,039 21.6
1996 16,425 17.1 3,534 24.7 3,240 28.8 2,655 32.5 309 43.1 23,394 19.8
2001 14,115 15.3 3,756 25.4 3,609 26.5 3,876 31.7 420 37.6 23,019 18.8
2006 12,546 12.8 3,195 19.3 3,366 19.4 5,571 25.4 705 35.8 22,851 16.2
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 4,872 19.1 1,029 6.0 3,069 9.7 2,121 11.5 3,180 43.8 14,271 14.3
1991 7,728 29.1 2,358 13.0 5,559 14.9 3,519 17.2 4,884 54.4 24,039 21.6
1996 7,950 26.7 2,112 13.5 5,778 14.4 3,096 13.8 4,458 44.3 23,394 19.8
2001 8,016 26.0 2,325 15.4 5,724 14.1 3,183 12.8 3,774 34.9 23,019 18.8
2006 7,026 21.0 2,463 13.5 5,199 11.6 3,456 11.0 4,710 35.9 22,851 16.2
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 6,177 12.4 8,097 16.1
1991 10,530 19.2 13,509 23.9
1996 10,323 17.8 13,068 21.8
2001 9,999 16.8 13,023 20.8
2006 10,266 14.9 12,585 17.4

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 9,351 9.5 4,251 34.9 4,611 48.8 387 20.3 48 18.8 17,622 14.8
1991 8,058 7.8 4,221 29.4 6,006 44.5 1,458 27.9 54 15.9 18,510 13.9
1996 8,095 7.4 4,878 25.9 7,595 43.9 2,330 21.8 133 15.8 20,419 14.0
2001 6,591 6.1 4,536 23.0 8,904 42.1 3,306 20.0 351 23.0 21,657 13.9
2006 6,522 5.9 4,788 22.5 10,185 40.9 5,172 19.1 573 21.9 25,011 14.5
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 3,753 18.9 2,082 18.4 5,004 23.3 4,563 12.2 1,971 9.4 258 3.4 17,622 14.8
1991 4,296 18.9 2,004 19.5 4,749 21.0 5,172 11.6 1,905 8.2 378 4.0 18,510 13.9
1996 5,393 20.5 1,956 18.6 4,351 20.2 6,069 12.4 2,208 8.1 442 3.9 20,419 14.0
2001 5,454 20.2 2,403 18.8 4,470 20.8 6,039 11.9 2,673 8.6 615 4.8 21,657 13.9
2006 5,913 21.4 2,727 19.7 5,412 21.9 6,729 12.5 3,471 9.2 759 5.0 25,011 14.5
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 8,841 14.9 8,781 14.7
1991 9,162 13.9 9,348 13.9
1996 10,002 13.9 10,417 14.0
2001 10,509 13.8 11,148 14.0
2006 12,138 14.4 12,873 14.5
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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 (%) 55.0 45.0 41.6 46.0 38.0 36.0 38.0

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 20 43 1 20 17 36 1 33 19 30 2 33
Women voted in 9 64 0 n/a 6 43 0 n/a 6 43 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 1,008 13.0 930 16.1 1,029 20.4 519 42.2 171 44.5 3,663 18.2
  Total population 1,176 3.0 1,170 3.2 1,296 2.6 630 3.4 222 1.7 4,488 2.9
2001 Māori 1,140 13.8 1,083 19.2 1,203 21.4 516 36.2 207 46.9 4,167 19.5
  Total population 1,380 3.3 1,416 4.0 1,596 3.0 681 3.0 279 1.9 5,346 3.2
2006 Māori 1,185 14.0 1,095 18.8 1,275 20.7 510 27.4 297 46.7 4,359 19.0
  Total population 1,329 3.0 1,290 3.3 1,578 2.7 657 2.5 354 2.0 5,211 2.8

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 (%) 34.5 33.0 79.3 78.0 59.8 59.8
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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 24.8 32.2 25.8 23.2 27.1 57.9 28.6
Satisfied 46.8 36.1 44.6 40.3 44.8 34.2 41.2
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 20.8 19.7 20.3 23.6 19.1 8.0 20.2
Dissatisfied 6.0 9.8 9.3 9.9 7.0 0.0 8.0
Very Dissatisfied 1.6 2.2 0.0 3.1 2.0 0.0 1.9

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 52.7 51.7 48.0 54.0 53.2 49.5 52.2
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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 96.2 96.2
2002 96.1 96.0
2003 93.4 0.2
2004 92.8 92.8
2005 98.9 98.8
2006/2007 98.0 99.6
2007/2008 97.9 100.8

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 23.2 6.7 13.9 15.7 12.6 14.4 14.6
Fairly safe 44.7 29.0 35.2 39.3 36.0 27.4 36.5
A bit unsafe 24.9 36.1 32.7 31.0 27.7 31.4 30.7
Very unsafe 6.4 25.9 16.9 13.2 20.6 24.0 16.6

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 428 242.2 3.4
2002 548 303.1 6.1
2003 568 306.0 3.2
2004 569 300.6 4.8
2005 499 260.0 3.1
2006 512 263.0 4.1
2007 493 248.5 2.5
2008 554 275.2 1.5
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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 98.4 92.8 88.3 98.1 97.8 96.6 96.8 95.2 96.4 96.8 98.1 98.4 96.7
2001 98.3 91.9 88.9 98.1 95.3 96.3 96.6 94.7 95.9 96.5 98.0 98.6 96.5
2006 99.1 96.2 96.3 98.9 99.0 98.4 98.4 97.8 98.2 98.4 98.9 99.1 98.4
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 49.1 32.0 23.6 60.9 49.2 47.0 44.5 46.2 49.4 48.8 48.3 20.0 45.7
2006 72.9 53.5 43.3 77.6 71.4 69.0 66.9 67.8 70.6 71.6 72.0 41.3 67.9

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 13.2 16.7 17.7 12.9 11.5 25.2 15.0
People can usually be trusted 62.5 57.7 59.6 59.7 69.0 47.7 60.0
You usually can't be too careful in dealing with people 16.2 21.2 17.6 20.3 16.3 18.2 18.8
You almost always can't be too careful in dealing with people 8.1 4.4 5.0 7.1 3.3 8.9 6.2

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 56.9 50.4 44.4 53.3 51.7 71.1 53.5
Rarely 24.0 31.6 31.8 28.5 31.2 15.0 27.9
Sometimes 17.0 16.6 21.8 16.7 13.9 13.9 16.8
Most of the time 2.1 1.5 2.0 1.6 3.1 0.0 1.7
Always 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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