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Westland District

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People data for Westland 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 Westland 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 Westland 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 1,446 19.6 363 35.7 27 39.1 21 17.5 6 22.2 1,626 19.4
15 - 24 792 10.7 141 13.9 21 30.4 18 15.0 3 11.1 918 10.9
25 - 44 2,085 28.2 282 27.7 24 34.8 45 37.5 9 33.3 2,418 28.8
45 - 64 2,127 28.8 180 17.7 3 4.3 18 15.0 0 0 2,403 28.6
65 - 74 513 6.9 36 3.5 0 0.0 6 5.0 0 0 570 6.8
75+ 426 5.8 12 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 465 5.5
Total 7,386 100.0 1,017 100.0 69 100.0 120 100.0 27 100.0 8,403 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 93.2 12.8 0.9 1.5 0.3 108.7
Sex
Male 3,723 50.4 498 49.0 36 52.2 60 50.0 15 55.6 4,263 50.7
Female 3,663 49.6 516 50.7 33 47.8 60 50.0 12 44.4 4,143 49.3
    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 8,450  -  - 127 83 44
1997 8,390 -60 -0.7 102 79 23
1998 8,290 -100 -1.2 102 79 23
1999 8,140 -150 -1.8 95 84 11
2000 7,990 -150 -1.8 83 57 26
2001 7,990 0 0.0 101 56 45
2002 8,100 110 1.4 79 70 9
2003 8,230 130 1.6 91 63 28
2004 8,360 130 1.6 96 71 25
2005 8,490 130 1.6 109 56 53
2006 8,620 130 1.5 90 72 18
2007 8,690 70 0.8 109 75 34
2008 8,770 80 0.9 114 53 61

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   8,900 9,100 9,300 9,400 9,400 800 9.0
Medium 8,600 8,700 8,600 8,600 8,400 8,200 -400 -5.0
Low   8,400 8,200 7,800 7,500 7,000 -1,600 -19.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 1,161 42.7 996 35.9 981 33.3 792 27.1 837 26.1
Couples without children 594 21.9 729 26.3 816 27.7 858 29.4 1,002 31.2
Multi-family 24 0.9 21 0.8 33 1.1 18 0.6 27 0.8
One parent family 216 7.9 258 9.3 270 9.2 249 8.5 255 8.0
One person 555 20.4 624 22.5 717 24.3 864 29.6 912 28.4
Other multi-person 168 6.2 147 5.3 129 4.4 138 4.7 171 5.3
Total 2,718 100.0 2,772 100.0 2,946 100.0 2,919 100.0 3,207 100.0
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Indicator data for Westland 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) 72.3 78.4 74.2 81.4 76.9 81.6

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 1,107 35.1 849 31.1 1,959 33.7
1996 798 27.4 714 26.1 1,518 26.9
2006 753 26.4 738 26.3 1,488 26.4
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 435 31.9 783 34.2 522 36.9 219 26.1
1996 261 28.0 726 30.5 408 25.5 123 14.8
2006 234 29.1 648 30.1 513 24.2 93 10.3
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 579 26.7 120 39.6 15 37.0 0 0.0 120 24.5 753 26.2
Female 585 26.9 129 39.7 9 11.5 3 11.5 108 22.2 738 26.9
Total 1,167 26.9 252 42.5 24 44.6 12 16.7 219 22.7 1,488 26.4
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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 48 67 58 47 74 121
2002 61 66 64 54 64 118
2003 69 69 69 58 62 120
2004 71 81 76 70 69 139
2005 61 82 72 55 80 135
2006 67 73 70 61 65 126
2007 79 79 79 76 76 152
2008 72 92 81 83 88 171
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 75 88.2 16 84.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 92 87.6
2001 60 80.0 21 95.5 0 0.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 83 83.8
2002 76 86.4 16 94.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 92 86.0
2003 66 91.7 19 100.0 0 0.0 1 33.3 1 100.0 87 91.6
2004 71 93.4 14 87.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 85 92.4
2005 53 88.3 22 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 75 91.5
2006 71 94.7 19 90.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 91 93.8
2007 56 96.6 25 100.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 83 97.6
2008 60 93.8 17 94.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 77 92.8

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 28.6 46.9 23 38.3 ..s ..s 8 13.3
2006 43.2 51.4 37 46.8 22.7 20.0 17 21.5
2007 42.9 66.7 43 52.4 20.4 27.3 19 23.2
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 19 39.6 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 23 38.3
2006 33 61.1 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 37 46.8
2007 34 54.8 ..s ..s 0 0.0 ..s ..s ..s ..s 43 52.4
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 7 14.6 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 0 0.0 8 13.3
2006 16 29.6 ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s ..s 17 21.5
2007 14 22.6 ..s ..s 0 0.0 ..s ..s ..s ..s 19 23.2

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 804 77.7 702 64.5 1,503 70.9
Female 951 83.9 618 62.6 1,572 74.1
Total 1,755 80.9 1,320 63.6 3,078 72.5
At least tertiary
Male 120 11.6 84 7.7 204 9.6
Female 207 18.3 87 8.8 294 13.9
Total 327 15.1 168 8.1 495 11.7
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 1,875 53.4 93 41.9 6 66.7 9 75.0 0 0.0 1,956 52.8
1991 2,025 57.0 108 41.9 6 50.0 9 42.9 0 0.0 2,133 56.2
1996 2,220 57.1 168 43.4 6 40.0 18 60.0 0 0.0 2,316 55.8
2001 2,289 66.5 171 53.8 12 66.7 18 75.0 3 100.0 2,394 65.7
2006 2,880 72.8 270 63.8 15 71.4 48 88.9 12 80.0 3,078 72.5
At least tertiary
1986 141 4.0 6 2.7 0 0.0 3 25.0 0 0.0 147 4.0
1991 159 4.5 3 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 165 4.4
1996 192 4.9 3 0.8 0 0.0 6 20.0 0 0.0 201 4.8
2001 273 7.9 6 1.9 3 16.7 3 12.5 0 0.0 279 7.7
2006 465 11.8 15 3.5 3 14.3 24 44.4 3 20.0 495 11.7
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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 656 197 853 76.9 23.1
2003 536 180 716 74.9 25.1
2004 560 223 783 71.5 28.5
2005 527 169 696 75.7 24.3
2006 479 166 645 74.3 25.7
2007 544 156 700 77.7 22.3
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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 1,389 23.4 168 35.7 3 25.0 6 18.2 0 0.0 1,527 24.0
1991 1,635 30.2 165 34.8 3 16.7 3 7.7 3 0.0 1,800 30.6
1996 1,533 26.0 240 33.8 12 44.4 12 26.7 0 0.0 1,656 26.2
2001 1,311 25.0 231 37.4 6 16.7 12 30.8 0 0.0 1,452 25.9
2006 1,266 21.8 216 28.1 9 20.0 15 20.8 9 60.0 1,401 22.2
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 504 30.6 120 12.7 384 19.5 234 20.5 288 44.9 1,527 24.0
1991 483 34.3 150 20.3 420 22.3 315 27.3 426 61.7 1,800 30.6
1996 447 28.7 114 16.2 387 19.1 324 23.7 378 55.8 1,656 26.2
2001 408 31.8 87 17.4 339 20.2 303 20.4 318 47.5 1,452 25.9
2006 342 26.5 90 15.2 294 16.0 333 18.2 342 45.8 1,401 22.2
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 738 22.7 789 25.5
1991 858 28.1 939 33.2
1996 783 24.3 873 28.2
2001 726 25.3 729 26.5
2006 669 21.0 729 23.5

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 609 8.9 99 16.8 0 0.0 12 30.8 0 0.0 723 9.5
1991 411 6.4 102 16.4 3 10.0 3 6.3 0 0.0 543 7.4
1996 312 4.6 131 14.8 11 29.7 4 7.0 0 0.0 401 5.3
2001 225 3.6 69 9.1 6 14.3 6 12.5 3 50.0 294 4.3
2006 216 3.3 84 9.2 6 10.0 12 13.8 0 0.0 306 4.1
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 132 10.4 108 14.5 198 16.1 183 7.7 90 6.9 12 1.8 723 9.5
1991 156 12.7 54 9.4 120 11.9 168 7.1 42 3.1 12 1.6 543 7.4
1996 116 9.1 51 8.5 76 8.2 120 5.0 32 2.0 6 0.8 401 5.3
2001 93 8.9 36 6.7 39 5.5 87 4.2 36 2.0 9 1.2 294 4.3
2006 72 7.6 42 7.1 72 9.1 78 3.6 39 1.9 9 1.1 306 4.1
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 375 9.6 345 9.3
1991 270 7.2 273 7.7
1996 187 4.8 214 5.8
2001 150 4.3 147 4.3
2006 153 4.1 156 4.3
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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 (%) 71.0 64.0 70.3 72.0 75.0 72.0 53.0

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 21.0 1 25.0 3 20.0 2 50.0 3 20.0 1 100.0
Women voted in 2 17.0 0 n/a 2 17.0 1 n/a 0 0.0 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 45 12.3 45 17.4 30 13.7 15 16.7 12 57.1 150 15.6
Total population 60 3.1 66 4.0 63 2.5 24 2.0 9 0.9 213 2.6
2001 Māori 30 9.8 33 19.0 27 12.9 30 27.8 9 25.0 123 14.7
Total population 45 2.7 39 3.1 60 2.4 30 2.1 21 2.2 189 2.4
2006 Māori 39 10.7 27 12.7 42 15.6 27 21.4 12 26.7 144 14.2
  Total population 54 3.3 39 2.8 66 2.5 39 2.3 15 1.4 210 2.5

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 8.0 58.3 61.3 31.9 36.8
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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 48.8 0.0
2002 14.1 2.8
2003 19.6 0.0
2004 0.0 0.0
2005 0.0 0.0
2006/2007 5.6 0.0
2007/2008 8.9 0.0

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 55 668.3 60.8
2002 47 591.9 100.8
2003 57 718.8 50.4
2004 35 443.0 50.6
2005 57 723.4 25.4
2006 72 917.2 12.7
2007 43 494.8 46.0
2008 63 718.4 11.4
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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 93.4 87.5 100.0 94.7 100.0 91.8 94.2 92.8 91.1 92.4 94.2 94.2 93.0
2001 95.2 92.0 100.0 93.3 100.0 93.4 96.0 96.0 90.6 94.0 95.7 95.5 94.7
2006 96.8 94.4 95.0 96.4 85.7 95.9 97.2 96.9 94.3 96.0 97.0 97.6 96.5
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 32.8 25.6 41.7 33.3 50.0 33.0 32.2 39.7 32.2 36.3 32.4 ..s 32.5
2006 61.4 50.7 45.0 67.9 71.4 60.9 60.3 70.5 59.3 65.6 61.5 ..s 60.7
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