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Statistics
and Demographics - a
Portrait of Papakura
The
2006 census gives an updated profile of the District for residents,
businesses and community organisations. Here you can find an overview of
Papakura’s:
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population
and people, including age profiles and family types; and
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businesses,
jobs, income and education
More
detailed information is available at the Statistics New Zealand
website. The information below is based on the 2006
Census of Population and Dwellings and has
been used to create the 2008 District profile document,
Te Waha.
Papakura Means Business is a presentation that profiles the district
and maps out future growth patterns.
Population
Age Profile
Education
Ethnic Groups
Income
Employment
Families
Households
Business
Population
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45,183 people usually live in Papakura
District. This is an increase of 4,515 people, or 11.1 percent, since
the 2001 Census.
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Its population ranks 23rd in size out of
the 73 districts in New Zealand.
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Papakura District has 1.1 percent of New
Zealand's population.
Numbers of people
counted
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Papakura
District |
New
Zealand |
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Male |
21,855 |
1,965,621 |
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Female |
23,328 |
2,062,329 |
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Total |
45,183 |
4,027,947 |
Age profile
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The median age (half
are younger, and half older, than this age) is 33.0 years for people
in Papakura District. For New Zealand as a whole, the median age
is 35.9 years.
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10.1 percent of
people in Papakura District are aged 65 years and over, compared
with 12.3 percent of the total New Zealand population.
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25.0 percent of
people are aged under 15 years in Papakura District, compared
with 21.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
Education
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The median age (half
are younger, and half older, than this age) is 33.0 years for people
in Papakura District. For New Zealand as a whole, the median age
is 35.9 years.
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10.1 percent of
people in Papakura District are aged 65 years and over, compared
with 12.3 percent of the total New Zealand population.
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25.0 percent of
people are aged under 15 years in Papakura District, compared
with 21.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Ethnic groups
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61.2 percent of
people in Papakura District belong to the European ethnic group,
compared with 67.6 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
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26.5 percent of
people in Papakura District belong to the Māori ethnic group, compared
with 14.6 percent for all of New Zealand.
Birthplace
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20.2 percent of
people in Papakura District were born overseas, compared with 22.9
percent for New Zealand as a whole.
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For people born
overseas who are now living in Papakura District, the most common
birthplace was England, and England is the most common birthplace for
all of New Zealand.
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1.3 percent of Māori
in Papakura District were born overseas, compared with 1.6 percent for
New Zealand as a whole.
Languages spoken
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Apart from English,
the next most common language spoken in Papakura District is Māori,
which is spoken by 6.3 percent of people. For New Zealand as a whole,
the most common language apart from English is Māori, spoken by 4.1
percent of people.
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80.3 percent of
people in Papakura District speak only one language, compared
with 80.5 percent of people for all of New Zealand.
Income
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For people aged 15
years and over, the median income (half earn more, and half less, than
this amount) in Papakura District is $26,500. This compares with a
median of $24,400 for all of New Zealand.
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40.5 percent of
people aged 15 years and over in Papakura District have an annual
income of $20,000 or less, compared with 43.2 percent of people for
New Zealand as a whole.
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In Papakura
District, 17.8 percent of people aged 15 years and over have an annual
income of more than $50,000, compared with 18.0 percent of people
throughout New Zealand.
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Languages spoken |
Male (%) |
Female (%) |
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European |
603 |
61.9 |
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Maori |
26.5 |
26.7 |
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Pacific
Peoples |
10.6 |
10.0 |
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Asian |
8.1 |
8.2 |
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Middle
Eastern/Latin American /African |
1.2 |
1.0 |
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Other
Ethnicity |
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New
Zealander |
9.2 |
8.3 |
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Other
ethnicity - other |
0.1 |
0.0 |
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Total |
9.3 |
8.4 |
Employment
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The unemployment
rate in Papakura District is 7.0 percent for people aged 15 years and
over, compared with 5.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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The most common
occupational group in Papakura District is 'Clerical & admin workers',
and 'Professionals' is the most common occupational group in New
Zealand.
Families
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Couples with
children make up 42.6 percent of all families in Papakura District,
while couples without children make up 32.9 percent of all families.
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In New Zealand,
couples with children make up 42.0 percent of all families, while
couples without children make up 39.9 percent of all families.
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24.5 percent of
families in Papakura District are one-parent-with-children families,
compared with 18.1 percent of families for New Zealand as a whole.
Households
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One-family
households make up 71.8 percent of all households in Papakura
District. For New Zealand as a whole, one-family households make
up 69.1 percent of all households.
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2,808 people (or
19.5 percent) live in one-person households in Papakura
District. Throughout New Zealand, one-person households make up 23.0
percent of all households.
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The average
household size in Papakura District is 3 people, compared with an
average of 2.7 people for all of New Zealand.
Household
communications
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56.7 percent of
households in Papakura District have access to the Internet, compared
with 60.5 percent of households throughout New Zealand.
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In Papakura
District 75.3 percent of households have access to a cellphone,
compared with 74.2 percent of households for New Zealand as a whole.
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Household(1)
Access to Phones, Internet and Fax Machines in Papakura District,
2006 Census |
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Region/City/
District (%) |
Region/City/
District (%) |
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No
access |
3.3 |
2.0 |
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Cellphone |
75.3 |
74.2 |
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Telephone |
88.1 |
91.6 |
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Fax
machine |
25.6 |
26.0 |
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Internet |
56.7 |
60.5 |
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Households can access more than one type of telecommunication device,
therefore percentages do not add up to 100.
Transport
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18.9
percent of households in Papakura District have access to three or
more motor vehicles, compared with 15.9 percent of all households in
New Zealand.
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Excluding driving a private car, truck or van, the second most common
means of travel to work on census day for people in Papakura District
was driving a company car, truck or van. For New Zealand as a whole,
the second most common means of travel to work was driving a company
car, truck or van.
Housing
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In Papakura
District, 54.2 percent of households in private occupied dwellings own
the dwelling, with or without a mortgage.
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For New Zealand as a
whole, 54.5 percent of households in private occupied dwellings own
the dwelling, with or without a mortgage.
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