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Published by the Parliamentary Library December 2017 1
Taranaki-King Country
Electorate Profile
Taranaki-King Country: Electorate Profile 2
Table of contents
Taranaki-King Country 1
Table of contents 2
Taranaki-King Country: Electoral Profile 4
General notes 4
Election results 4
2017 General election results – electorate candidate votes 5
2014 General election results – electorate candidate votes 5
2011 General election results – electorate candidate votes 5
General election results – party vote 2011-2017 6
Voter enrolment and turnout 2014 and 2017 7
Taranaki-King Country: People 8
Population summary 8
Age groups of the usually resident population 9
Figure 1. Age groups of the usually resident population 9
Ethnic Groups of the usually resident population 10
Figure 2. Ethnic groups of the usually resident population 10
Birthplace of usually resident population 11
Birthplace and years since arrival in New Zealand, for overseas born 11
Languages spoken 12
Highest qualifications of the population aged 15 years and over 13
Figure 3. Highest qualifications of the population aged 15 years and over 13
Ethnic group of school pupils October 2017 14
Iwi affiliations 15
Religious affiliations 16
Cigarette smoking behaviour of the population aged 15 years and over 17
Taranaki-King Country: Households 18
Family type of families in private dwellings 18
Family income 19
Figure 4. Family income 19
Social marital status 20
Household composition of private dwellings 20
Access to telecommunications 20
Motor vehicles 20
Tenure of dwellings 21
Weekly rent paid 22
Fuel type used to heat dwellings 22
Socio-economic status decile of schools in the electorate, July 2014 23
Index of socioeconomic deprivation for areas within the electorate 24
Index of deprivation map 26
Taranaki-King Country: Electorate Profile 3
Taranaki-King Country: Work 27
Personal income of the population aged 15 years and over 27
Figure 5. Personal income of the population aged 15 years and over 27
Income support received by those ages 15 years and over 28
Labour force and employment status of the population aged 15 years and over 28
Occupations of the employed population aged 15 years and over 29
Business locations by industry at February 2017 30
Industries of the employed population aged 15 years and over 32
Unpaid activities of the population aged 15 years and over 33
Travel to work for the population aged 15 years and over 33
Glossary 34
Taranaki-King Country: Electorate Profile 4
Taranaki-King Country: Electoral Profile
General notes
Held by former Prime Minister Jim Bolger until his resignation in 1998, the Taranaki-King Country electorate is based on the rural communities north-east of Mt Taranaki and the Waikato towns of Te Kuiti, Otorohanga, Te Awamutu, Kawhia, and Raglan. Boundary changes in 2014 saw a northward adjustment to include an area north of Raglan, an eastwards expansion up to the outskirts of Hamilton City, and the adjustment of the southern boundary to exclude Stratford.
The 2013 Census showed that almost a quarter (24.8%) of those employed in Taranaki-King Country were managers, while 22.1% worked in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry – both the second-highest shares in any general electorate. On census day 2013 3.5% of those travelling to work did so by motorbike; 6.4% of households reported they paid no rent in the dwelling they occupied – both the highest share of any electorate.
Election results
The winning candidate in the 2017 election, Barbara Kuriger (National Party), captured a majority (66.4%) of the 35,917 valid electorate votes cast for candidates in the Taranaki-King Country electorate. The seat was previously won in 2014 by Barbara Kuriger (National Party) with a margin of 16,773. The National Party also captured a majority (58.1%) of the party votes in Taranaki-King Country down 3.4 percentage points on its party vote share in 2014. Turnout (total votes cast as a proportion of enrolled electors) in 2017 was 83.4%.
Taranaki-King Country: Electorate Profile 5
2017 General election results – electorate candidate votes
Candidate Valid Votes Share (%)
KURIGER, Barbara (NAT) 23,854 66.41
HUMPHREY, Hilary (LAB) 8,595 23.93
MOORE, Robert (GP) 2,900 8.07
THOMSON, Allan (CNSP) 568 1.58
Total Valid Votes 35,917 100.00
Total Votes Cast 36,523 101.69
Winning Candidate: KURIGER, Barbara - margin 15259
For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.
2014 General election results – electorate candidate votes
Candidate Valid Votes Share (%)
KURIGER, Barbara (NAT) 22,328 68.17
GAYLOR, Penny (LAB) 5,555 16.96
MOORE, Robert (GP) 3,091 9.44
AISH, Edward (CNSP) 1,420 4.34
KEINZLEY, Grant (IP) 209 0.64
ESPIN, David (NZDSC) 152 0.46
Total Valid Votes 32,755 100.00
Total Votes Cast 33,975 103.72
Winning Candidate: KURIGER, Barbara - margin 16773
For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.
2011 General election results – electorate candidate votes
Candidate Valid Votes Share (%)
ARDERN, Shane (NAT) 20,842 69.65
BARKER, Rick (LAB) 5,753 19.22
MOORE, Robert (GP) 2,819 9.42
ROGERS, Victoria (UFNZ) 511 1.71
Total Valid Votes 29,925 100.00
Total Votes Cast 31,461 105.13
Winning Candidate: ARDERN, Shane - majority 15089
For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.
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General election results – party vote 2011-2017
Party Valid Votes Share (%) Valid Votes Share (%) Valid Votes Share (%)
National Party 18,759 60.44 20,637 61.46 21,466 58.06
Labour Party 4,950 15.95 4,483 13.35 8,823 23.86
New Zealand First Party 2,252 7.26 3,182 9.48 3,330 9.01
Green Party 2,554 8.23 2,422 7.21 1,643 4.44
The Opportunities Party (TOP) 815 2.20
ACT New Zealand 461 1.49 120 0.36 231 0.62
Māori Party 209 0.67 185 0.55 194 0.52
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party 181 0.58 163 0.49 120 0.32
Conservative 1,180 3.80 1,907 5.68 118 0.32
Ban1080 156 0.46 97 0.26
NZ Outdoors Party 37 0.10
United Future 340 1.10 85 0.25 37 0.10
New Zealand People's Party 31 0.08
Democrats for Social Credit 25 0.08 20 0.06 13 0.04
Internet Party 7 0.02
Mana 83 0.27 9 0.02
Internet Mana 191 0.57
NZ Independent Coalition 9 0.03
The Civilian Party 11 0.03
Focus New Zealand 8 0.02
Alliance 24 0.08
Libertarianz 20 0.06
Total Votes Cast 31,461 101.36 33,975 101.18 37,095 100.34
Total Valid Votes 31,038 100.00 33,579 100.00 36,971 100.00
2011 2014 2017
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Voter enrolment and turnout 2014 and 2017
Taranaki-King
Country
NZ Taranaki-King
Country
NZ
Voting Age Population (VAP)* 49,960 3,391,100 54,490 3,569,830
Electors on General Roll (EGR) 42,184 2,900,476 44,771 3,046,216
Electors on Māori Roll 5,223 239,941 5,610 251,793
Total Enrolled** 47,407 3,140,417 50,381 3,298,009
Total Votes Cast by EGR (TVC) 33,975 2,290,150 37,318 2,462,199
% VAP Enrolled 95 93 93 92
Turnout (TVC as % EGR) 81 79 83 81
2014 2017
*Estimated population statistics as at: June 2014; June 2017. ** Electoral Enrolment Centre statistics as at
September 2014; and Electoral Commission enrolment statistics as at September 2017.
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Taranaki-King Country: People
Population summary
Numbers and
Percent Change
Usually Resident Population 2013 Census 67,542
Usually Resident Population 2006 Census 64,947
Increase 2006 - 2013 2,595
Percent Increase 2006 - 2013 4
Percent Increase 2006 - 2013, New Zealand 5
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Age groups of the usually resident population
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Age 0-4 Years 4,911 7.3 18 6.9
Age 5-14 Years 10,290 15.2 11 13.5
Age 15-19 Years 4,437 6.6 37 7.0
Age 20-29 Years 6,876 10.2 47 12.9
Age 30-49 Years 17,721 26.2 33 26.7
Age 50-64 Years 13,923 20.6 13 18.7
Age 65 Years And Over 9,378 13.9 32 14.3
Total 67,542 100.0 100.0
Median Age (Years) 39 23
Total 18 Years And Over 49,362 73.1 75.4
Total Males 33,696 49.9 48.7
Total Females 33,846 50.1 51.3
Taranaki-King Country
The median age for New Zealand as a whole is 37 years.
Figure 1. Age groups of the usually resident population
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Ethnic Groups of the usually resident population
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
European 53,247 83.0 24 74.0
Māori 14,016 21.9 13 14.9
Pacific Peoples 1,224 1.9 55 7.4
Asian 1,449 2.3 61 11.8
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African 219 0.3 60 1.2
Other (Incl New Zealander) 1,353 2.1 11 1.7
Total Specified 64,134 100.0 100.0
Not Elsewhere Included 3,408
Taranaki-King Country
People reporting themselves in more than one category have been counted in each, so the sum of responses
in the table may be greater than the number of people responding.
Figure 2. Ethnic groups of the usually resident population
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Birthplace of usually resident population
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
New Zealand 55,815 82.6 6 70.3
Overseas 7,839 11.6 59 23.6
Not Elsewhere Included 3,885 5.8 6.1
Total 67,542 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
Birthplace and years since arrival in New Zealand, for overseas born
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
United Kingdom and Ireland
Under 5 years 426 5.4 20 3.7
5 - 9 years 705 9.0 10 4.7
10 - 19 years 564 7.2 6 3.7
20 years and over 1,728 22.0 19 13.7
Years in New Zealand not stated or
unidentifiable
66 0.8 26 0.6
Total United Kingdom and Ireland 3,486 44.5 15 26.5
Pacific Islands
Under 5 years 201 2.6 15 2.5
5 - 9 years 120 1.5 28 2.8
10 - 19 years 69 0.9 40 3.2
20 years and over 117 1.5 53 5.5
Years in New Zealand not stated or
unidentifiable
36 0.5 41 1.2
Total Pacific Islands 540 6.9 37 15.1
North East Asia ⁽¹⁾
Under 5 years 66 0.8 61 3.7
5 - 9 years 33 0.4 62 2.5
10 - 19 years 72 0.9 60 6.0
20 years and over 45 0.6 49 1.5
Years in New Zealand not stated or
unidentifiable
9 0.1 63 0.6
Total North East Asia 228 2.9 61 14.2
Overseas Born
Under 5 years 1,557 19.9 38 22.1
5 - 9 years 1,512 19.3 31 19.1
10 - 19 years 1,452 18.5 37 24.1
20 years and over 3,096 39.5 19 30.9
Years in New Zealand not stated or
unidentifiable
225 2.9 55 3.9
Total Overseas Born 7,839 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
⁽¹⁾North East Asia includes China, Korea,Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan
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Languages spoken
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
English 62,163 92.0 21 90.1
Māori 3,471 5.1 12 3.5
NZ Sign 300 0.4 36 0.5
Samoan 246 0.4 47 2.0
Other 3,000 4.4 60 13.9
None 987 1.5 32 1.6
Total People 67,542 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
People reporting themselves in more than one category have been counted in each, so the sum of responses
in the table may be greater than the number of people responding.
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Highest qualifications of the population aged 15 years and over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
No Qualification 12,798 24.5 9 18.6
Level 1 Certificate Gained at School 7,440 14.2 7 11.4
Level 2 Certificate Gained at School 5,016 9.6 9 8.6
Level 3 or 4 Certificate Gained at
School
2,163 4.1 59 6.6
Overseas Secondary School
Qualification
1,563 3.0 58 6.0
Level 1, 2 or 3 Certificate Gained Post-
school
1,860 3.6 9 3.0
Level 4 Certificate Gained Post-
school
5,439 10.4 13 8.6
Level 5 or 6 Diploma 4,260 8.1 36 8.2
Bachelor Degree and Level 7
Qualifications
4,188 8.0 53 12.1
Post-Graduate and Honours Degree 840 1.6 53 2.6
Masters Degree 627 1.2 53 2.5
Doctorate Degree 183 0.3 39 0.7
Not Specified 5,952 11.4 11.1
Total 52,338 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
Figure 3. Highest qualifications of the population aged 15 years and over
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Ethnic group of school pupils October 2017
Number % Rank *
European 7,055 59.1 24
Māori 4,145 34.7 12
Pacific Peoples 242 2.0 59
Asian 334 2.8 60
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African 110 0.9 55
International Students 6 0.1 63
Other 53 0.4 52
Total Roll 11,945 100.0
Taranaki-King Country New Zealand
%
50.6
23.2
100.0
Prepared from Ministry of Education data.
9.7
11.8
2.2
1.8
0.7
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Iwi affiliations
Iwi Number
Ngāti Maniapoto 4764
Waikato 2133
Ngāpuhi 1614
Ngāti Porou 891
Ngāti Tūwharetoa 786
Ngāti Raukawa (Waikato) 630
Ngāi Tahu / Kāi Tahu 546
Tainui 492
Te Atiawa (Taranaki) 474
Tūhoe 444
Te Arawa 306
Waikato/Te Rohe Pōtae (Waikato/King
Country) Region, not further defined
237
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa 225
Ngāti Haua (Waikato) 210
Ngāti Kahungunu, region unspecified 207
Te Whānau-a-Apanui 201
Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi 198
Ngāti Mutunga (Taranaki) 189
Ngāti Awa 183
Te Rarawa 183
Taranaki 168
Ngāti Whātua 165
Ngaiterangi 165
Ngāti Raukawa, region unspecified 159
Whakatōhea 135
Ngāti Raukawa (Horowhenua/Manawatū) 132
Ngāti Tama (Taranaki) 123
Te Aupōuri 117
Ngāti Ruanui 108
Ngāti Kahu 102
These are the top 30 Iwi for the Taranaki-King Country electorate. People reporting themselves in more than
one iwi have been counted in each, so the sum of responses in the table may be greater than the number of
people.
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Religious affiliations
Number % Rank *
Buddhist 339 0.5 58
Christian 28,959 46.5 41
- Anglican 8,382 13.5 22
- Baptist 669 1.1 44
- Brethren 402 0.6 17
- Catholic 6,897 11.1 50
- Christian (not further defined) 3,399 5.5 30
- Congregational/Reformed 108 0.2 40
- Jehovah's Witnesses 333 0.5 17
- Latter Day Saints 750 1.2 16
- Methodist 2,082 3.3 9
- Pentecostal 810 1.3 49
- Presbyterian 4,887 7.8 24
- Salvation Army 57 0.1 60
- Seventh Day Adventist 171 0.3 38
Hindu 306 0.5 51
Islam/Muslim 132 0.2 51
Judaism/Jewish 60 0.1 52
Māori Christian 945 1.5 17
- Rātana 837 1.3 17
- Ringatū 120 0.2 24
Spiritualism and New Age Religions 300 0.5 32
Other Religions 417 0.7 25
Residual Categories 8,640 13.9 22
No Religion 28,803 46.2 11
Total Specified 62,280 100.0
Taranaki-King Country New Zealand
%
1.5
47.7
11.8
1.4
0.5
12.6
5.5
0.4
0.5
1.0
2.6
1.9
8.1
0.2
0.4
2.3
1.2
0.2
1.4
1.0
0.3
0.5
0.9
13.3
41.9
100.0
People reporting themselves in more than one category have been counted in each, so the sum of responses
in the table may be greater than the number of people responding.
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Cigarette smoking behaviour of the population aged 15 years and over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Regular Smoker 8,439 16.1 17 13.7
Ex-Smoker 11,988 22.9 22 20.8
Never Smoked 27,162 51.9 49 56.3
Not Elsewhere Included 4,752 9.1 9.2
Total 52,341 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
*Rank 1 (high) to 64 (low) among general electorates. Ranks are of % in each group. Some totals may differ
due to rounding.
All tables prepared from Statistics New Zealand 2013 Census data, unless otherwise noted.
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Taranaki-King Country: Households
Family type of families in private dwellings
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Couple Only 8,148 43.4 28 40.9
Two Parent Family 7,746 41.2 32 41.3
One Parent Family 2,895 15.4 43 17.8
Total 18,789 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
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Family income
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Loss or Nil Income 147 0.8 34 1.0
$1-$5,000 120 0.6 51 1.0
$5,001-$10,000 129 0.7 44 0.9
$10,001-$15,000 210 1.1 39 1.3
$15,001-$20,000 336 1.8 47 2.3
$20,001-$25,000 420 2.2 32 2.2
$25,001-$30,000 885 4.7 35 4.8
$30,001-$35,000 957 5.1 32 5.3
$35,001-$40,000 564 3.0 41 3.3
$40,001-$50,000 1,413 7.5 25 7.0
$50,001-$60,000 1,461 7.8 22 7.0
$60,001-$70,000 1,389 7.4 16 6.7
$70,001-$100,000 3,798 20.2 16 18.6
$100,001-$150,000 2,964 15.8 34 15.9
$150,001+ 1,779 9.5 32 11.5
Not Stated 2,220 11.8 11.3
Total 18,789 100.0 100.0
Median($) 72,000 32
Taranaki-King Country
The Median family income for New Zealand as a whole is $72,700.
Figure 4. Family income
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Social marital status
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Married 23,964 45.8 19 42.4
Other Partnership 8,322 15.9 9 13.9
Total Partnership 32,289 61.7 13 56.3
Non-Partnered 16,515 31.6 54 36.7
Not Stated 3,537 6.8 7.0
Total Households 52,338 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
Household composition of private dwellings
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
One Family 17,682 70.1 14 66.5
Two Families 504 2.0 44 3.1
Three or More Families 30 0.1 35 0.2
Non-Family Household 666 2.6 59 4.7
One Person Household 5,664 22.5 35 22.9
Not Available 666 2.6 2.6
Total Households 25,215 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
Access to telecommunications
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
No Access 491 1.9 17 1.6
Cellphone 18,948 75.1 58 79.4
Telephone 20,356 80.7 39 81.1
Fax 4,515 17.9 13 13.8
Internet 17,048 67.6 50 72.8
Total Households 25,215 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
Households reporting more than one means of access to telecommunications have been counted in each
stated category. Thus the sum of responses in the table may be greater than the number of households.
Motor vehicles
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
None 1,146 4.5 53 7.5
One 7,971 31.6 52 35.7
Two 10,290 40.8 12 36.5
Three Plus 4,524 17.9 16 15.3
Not Elsewhere Included 1,278 5.1 5.0
Total Households 25,215 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
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Tenure of dwellings
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Owned 11,796 46.8 37 46.8
- mortgage 6,510 25.8 33 25.7
- no mortgage 4,899 19.4 35 19.9
- mortgage not specified 387 1.5 6 1.2
Not owned 7,620 30.2 41 33.0
- paying rent 5,871 23.3 52 29.2
- no rent 1,617 6.4 1 3.5
- rent not specified 129 0.5 1 0.3
Held in Family Trust 4,161 16.5 14 13.9
- mortgage 2,106 8.4 7 6.0
- no mortgage 1,770 7.0 36 7.0
- mortgage not specified 285 1.1 17 0.9
Tenure not specified 1,635 6.5 6.3
Total Households 25,215 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
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Weekly rent paid
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Under $100 702 12.0 11 8.3
$100 - $149 819 13.9 9 7.9
$150 - $199 948 16.1 13 9.1
$200 - $249 1,059 18.0 15 11.7
$250 - $299 1,077 18.3 13 14.3
$300 - $349 600 10.2 52 14.1
$350 And Over 417 7.1 56 30.8
Not Elsewhere Included 249 4.2 3.7
Total 5,871 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
Fuel type used to heat dwellings
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
None 369 1.5 42 2.8
Electricity 16,554 65.7 55 74.9
Mains Gas 1,713 6.8 31 11.4
Bottled Gas 3,906 15.5 27 14.6
Wood 13,488 53.5 10 34.8
Coal 900 3.6 10 3.9
Solar Power 384 1.5 25 1.5
Other Fuels 342 1.4 22 1.5
Total 25,215 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
Occupied private dwellings using more than one fuel type for heating were counted in each stated category.
Therefore the total responses in the table will be more than the total number of private occupied dwellings.
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Socio-economic status decile of schools in the electorate, July 2014
Decile Number of
Schools
% Number of
Pupils
% % of Schools % of Pupils
One 3 3.5 152 1.3 11.4 7.7
Two 6 7.0 559 4.7 9.7 6.8
Three 5 5.8 865 7.2 9.5 7.8
Four 12 14.0 2,087 17.5 9.2 8.7
Five 16 18.6 3,369 28.2 9.7 8.8
Six 11 12.8 915 7.7 9.1 9.8
Seven 10 11.6 1,145 9.6 9.3 11.0
Eight 14 16.3 1,534 12.8 9.7 11.5
Nine 5 5.8 289 2.4 9.5 12.5
Ten 4 4.7 1,030 8.6 10.4 14.2
Not Allocated 0 0.0 0 0.0 2.5 1.2
Total 86 100.0 11,945 100.0 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country New Zealand
Decile Ten is the highest socio-economic status.
Prepared from Ministry of Education data.
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Index of socioeconomic deprivation for areas within the electorate
Area Unit Index of Deprivation 2013
⁽¹⁾
Ngahinapouri 1
Te Kowhai 1
Te Rore 1
Lake Ngaroto 2
Lepperton 2
Te Pahu 2
Te Rahu 2
Whatawhata 2
Kaimata 3
Kaipaki 3
Lake Cameron 3
Pirongia 3
Pokuru 3
Rotoorangi 3
Allen Road 4
Douglas 4
Kihikihi Flat 4
Ohaupo 4
Pembroke 4
Rotongata 4
Toko 4
Horotiu 5
Okoki-Okau 5
Otorohanga Rural East 5
Te Uku 5
Inglewood 6
Mahoenui 6
Midhirst 6
Otorohanga Rural West 6
Te Akau 6
Te Kawa 6
Waikato Western Hills 6
Waipa Valley 6
Marokopa 7
Taharoa 7
Urenui 7
Kihikihi 8
Mokauiti 8
Ngapuke 8
Otangiwai-Heao 8
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Area Unit Index of Deprivation 2013
⁽¹⁾
Piopio 8
Raglan 8
Te Awamutu Central 8
Te Awamutu East 8
Te Awamutu South 8
Te Awamutu West 8
Whangamomona 8
Otorohanga 9
Tiroa 9
Kawhia Community 10
Ngaruawahia 10
Ohura 10
Te Kuiti 10
Tokanui 10
⁽¹⁾The higher the index of Deprivation (1 - 10), the more socioeconomically deprived an area is
considered (see Glossary). Area Units do not correspond directly to Electorates, therefore only Area
Units that are primarily within each Electorate are included.
Prepared from data published by the University of Otago, Wellington.
* Rank 1 (high) to 64 (low) among general electorates. Ranks are of % in each group. Some totals may
differ due to rounding.
All tables prepared from Statistics New Zealand 2013 Census data, unless otherwise noted.
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Index of deprivation map
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Taranaki-King Country: Work
Personal income of the population aged 15 years and over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Loss or Nil Income 3,573 6.8 34 7.7
$1-$5,000 2,463 4.7 49 5.5
$5,001-$10,000 2,301 4.4 46 4.9
$10,001-$15,000 4,083 7.8 36 7.9
$15,001-$20,000 4,428 8.5 30 8.5
$20,001-$25,000 3,675 7.0 29 6.7
$25,001-$30,000 3,180 6.1 23 5.6
$30,001-$35,000 2,943 5.6 20 5.2
$35,001-$40,000 3,165 6.0 16 5.6
$40,001-$50,000 5,055 9.7 9 8.6
$50,001-$60,000 3,651 7.0 28 6.7
$60,001-$70,000 2,775 5.3 24 5.0
$70,001-$100,000 3,570 6.8 32 7.1
$100,001-$150,000 1,422 2.7 33 3.3
$150,001+ 981 1.9 24 2.1
Not Stated 5,076 9.7 9.7
Total 52,341 100.0 100.0
Median($) 29,900 23
Taranaki-King Country
The median personal income for New Zealand as a whole is $28,500.
Figure 5. Personal income of the population aged 15 years and over
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Income support received by those ages 15 years and over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
NZ Superannuation or Veterans
Pension
8,310 15.9 27 15.6
Unemployment Benefit 960 1.8 50 2.7
Sickness Benefit 1,047 2.0 41 2.3
Domestic Purposes Benefit 1,353 2.6 31 2.6
Invalids Benefit 1,161 2.2 33 2.2
Student Allowance 774 1.5 49 2.6
Other government benefits 2,190 4.2 18 3.9
No government benefit 46,038 88.0 25 87.1
Not Specified 3,525 6.7 7.2
Total aged 15 and over 52,338 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
People reporting themselves in more than one category have been counted in each, so the sum of responses
in the table may be greater than the number of people responding.
Labour force and employment status of the population aged 15 years and
over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Full-time Employed 25,713 49.1 12 45.6
Part-time Employed 7,764 14.8 17 13.6
Unemployed 1,842 3.5 52 4.5
Total Labour Force 35,319 67.5 9 63.8
Not in Labour Force 14,676 28.0 55 31.3
Labour Force Status Not Specified 2,346 4.5 4.9
Total Aged 15 Years and over 52,341 100.0 100.0
Employed
- Paid Employee 22,845 43.6 48 46.0
- Employer 3,267 6.2 5 3.8
- Self Employed, Not Employing 5,229 10.0 4 7.0
- Unpaid Worker in Family Business 1,392 2.7 2 1.1
- Employment Status Not Specified 746 1.4 18 1.3
- Total Employed 33,480 64.0 9 59.3
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Occupations of the employed population aged 15 years and over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Managers 8,298 24.8 2 17.8
Professionals 4,977 14.9 53 21.3
Technicians And Trades Workers 3,813 11.4 38 11.4
Community And Personal Service
Workers
2,421 7.2 59 8.5
Clerical And Administrative Workers 3,336 10.0 50 11.4
Sales Workers 2,232 6.7 64 8.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,878 5.6 26 5.2
Labourers 4,737 14.2 17 10.5
Not Specified 1,779 5.3 5.0
Total 33,477 100.0 100.0
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Business locations by industry at February 2017
Business locations People employed
Agriculture 4011 4500
Commercial Fishing 3 6
Forestry and Logging 309 75
Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping 15 0
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing Support Services 357 860
Oil and Gas Extraction 3 12
Metal Ore Mining 3 240
Other Mining 24 85
Services to Mining 15 6
Food Product Manufacturing 54 2150
Food Beverage and Tobacco 3 0
Textile Clothing Footwear and Leather Mfg 18 25
Wood and Paper Product Manufacturing 42 300
Printing Publishing and Recorded Media 9 18
Petroleum Coal Chemical etc Manufacturing 9 160
Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 21 180
Metal Product Manufacturing 6 6
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 90 470
Other Manufacturing 132 475
Electricity and Gas Supply 9 160
Water Supply Sewerage and Drainage Services 18 97
General Construction 315 760
Construction Trade Services 624 1200
Basic Material Wholesaling 81 320
Machinery and Motor Vehicle Wholesaling 57 200
Personal and Household Good Wholesaling 78 176
Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 66 330
Food Retailing 78 710
Personal and Household Good Retailing 222 826
Accommodation and Cafes and Restaurants 258 1450
Road Transport 132 950
Water Transport 6 3
Air and Space Transport 3 21
Other Transport 18 12
Services to Transport 54 100
Storage 9 3
Motion Picture Radio and Television Services 9 18
Finance 456 120
Insurance 3 3
Services to Finance and Insurance 42 35
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Business locations People employed
Scientific, Technical and Communication Services 636 1740
Property Services 2376 600
Government Administration 9 230
Defence 54 520
Education 210 2055
Health Services 210 550
Community Services 45 580
Libraries Museums and the Arts 42 240
Sport and Recreation 120 400
Other Services 189 333
Personal Services 144 360
Total All Industry 11688 24600
These data are for the approximate electorate,to the nearest area unit. Included: enterprises having annual
GST sales of $30,000+ or other indicator of economic significance. Prepared from Stats NZ Business
Demographic data.
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Industries of the employed population aged 15 years and over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 7,413 22.1 2 6.5
Mining 306 0.9 4 0.3
Manufacturing 3,099 9.3 34 9.4
Electricity, gas, water and waste
services
339 1.0 8 0.7
Construction 2,466 7.4 34 7.6
Wholesale trade 1,158 3.5 49 4.8
Retail trade 2,568 7.7 58 9.4
Accommodation and Food Services 1,314 3.9 59 5.6
Transport, postal and warehousing 1,155 3.4 43 4.1
Information media and
telecommunications
219 0.7 61 1.8
Financial and insurance services 546 1.6 55 3.4
Rental, hiring and real estate
services
870 2.6 26 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical
services
1,764 5.3 49 8.4
Administrative and support services 723 2.2 60 3.3
Public administration and safety 1,272 3.8 36 4.9
Education and training 2,364 7.1 49 8.0
Health care and social assistance 2,763 8.3 47 9.6
Arts and recreation services 507 1.5 49 1.8
Other Services 1,236 3.7 45 3.9
Not Elsewhere Included 1,395 4.2 4.0
Total 33,480 100.0 100.0
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Unpaid activities of the population aged 15 years and over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Household Work for Own Household 40,686 77.7 28 76.7
Looking After Child from Own
Household
15,597 29.8 12 27.4
Looking After Disabled/Ill Household
Member
3,768 7.2 19 6.6
Looking After Child not from Own
Household
8,388 16.0 6 13.7
Helping Disabled/Ill non-Household
Member
4,596 8.8 18 7.9
Other Helping or Voluntary Work 8,220 15.7 13 13.9
No Unpaid Activities 4,905 9.4 52 10.3
Total 52,338 100.0 100.0
Total Stated 46,881 89.6 89.5
Not Elsewhere Included 5,460 10.4 10.5
Taranaki-King Country
People reporting themselves in more than one category have been counted in each, so the responses in
the table may be greater than the number of people responding.
A person’s unpaid activities cover unpaid activities performed in the four weeks ending 5 March 2013.
Travel to work for the population aged 15 years and over
New Zealand
Number % Rank * %
Worked at Home 5,736 17.1 3 8.5
Did Not Go To Work Today 3,372 10.1 39 10.4
Drove a Private Car, Truck or Van 14,808 44.2 51 48.6
Drove a Company Car, Truck or Van 3,900 11.6 28 10.9
Passenger in a Car, Truck, Van or
Company Bus
1,020 3.0 48 3.8
Public Bus 96 0.3 54 3.2
Train 9 0.0 52 1.2
Motor Cycle or Power Cycle 1,161 3.5 1 1.3
Bicycle 264 0.8 50 2.2
Walked or Jogged 1,308 3.9 38 5.3
Other 234 0.7 41 0.9
Not Elsewhere Included 1,569 4.7 3.7
Total 33,480 100.0 100.0
Taranaki-King Country
*Rank 1 (high) to 64 (low) among general electorates. Ranks are of % in each group. Some totals may differ
due to rounding.
All tables prepared from Statistics New Zealand 2013 Census data, unless otherwise noted.
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Glossary
Term Meaning
Abbreviations The party abbreviations for 2017 are: ACT New Zealand (ACT), Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
(ALCP), Ban1080 (BAN), Climate First (CF), Communist League (CL), Conservative (CNSP),
Democrats for Social Credit (NZDSC), Future Youth Party (FYP), GOdsownNZ (GONZ), Green Party
(GP), Human Rights Party (HR), Independent (IND), Internet Party (IP), Labour Party (LAB), Māori
Party (MAOR), Money Free Party (MFP), National Party (NAT), New Zealand First Party (NZF), New
Zealand People’s Party (NZPP), NZ Economic Euthenics (NZEE), NZ Outdoors Party (NZOP),
Republic of New Zealand Party, The Logic Party (LP), The Opportunities Party (TOP), United Future
(UFNZ)
The party abbreviations for 2014 are: ACT New Zealand (ACT), Alliance (ALL), Aotearoa Legalise
Cannabis Party (ALCP), Ban1080 (BAN), Climate Party (CLI), Communist League (CL),
Conservative (CNSP), Democrats for Social Credit (NZDSC), The Expats (EXP), Focus New Zealand
(FNZ), Green Party (GP), Human Rights Party (HR), Independent (IND), Internet Party (IP), Labour
Party (LAB), Mana Movement (MANA), Māori Party (MAOR), Money Free Party (MFP), National
Party (NAT), New Zealand First Party (NZF), NZ Economic Euthenics (NZEE), NZ Independent
Coalition (NZIC), Patriotic Revolutionary Front (PRF), United Future (UFNZ)
The party abbreviations for 2011 are: ACT New Zealand (ACT), Alliance (ALL), Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP), Aotearoa NZ Youth Party (ANYP), Communist League (CL), Conservative Party (CNSP), Democrats for Social Credit (NZDSC), Green Party (GP), Human Rights Party (HR), Independent (IND), Labour Party (LAB), Libertarianz (LIB), Mana (MANA), Maori Party (MAOR), National Party (NAT), New Economics Party (NEP) Nga Iwi Morehu Movement (NI), NZ Economic Euthenics (NZEE), New Zealand First Party (NZF), New Zealand Sovereignty Party (NZSP), Pirate Party of New Zealand (PIR), Restore All Things in Christ (RATC), United Future (UFNZ).
Area Units Area units are aggregations of meshblocks. They are non-administrative geographic areas that are in between meshblocks and territorial authorities in size. Area units must either define, or aggregate to define, regional councils, territorial authorities, and urban areas. Area units within urban areas normally contain a population of 3,000–5,000 people. (Statistics New Zealand).
Boundaries The physical boundaries of an electorate determined by the Representation Commission according to criteria specified in the Electoral Act 1993.
By-election An election in an electorate seat to fill a vacancy that arises between general elections. There are no party votes cast in a by-election.
Candidate A person who is a New Zealand citizen who is enrolled as an elector and who has been nominated with his or her consent for election to Parliament as a dual candidate, an electorate candidate, or a list candidate. Census usually
resident population
Population as calculated on census night, the latest census figures being as at March 2013. The census usually resident population count is all people counted in New Zealand on census night excluding overseas visitors and New Zealand residents temporarily overseas.
Employment Full-time employment is equal to people working 30 or more hours per week. Part-time employment is equal to people working 1-29 hours per week.
General Electorates
One of 64 geographic areas (periodically defined and named by the Representation Commission)
which can be contested by candidates of any ethnicity, and who are enrolled on either the General or
Māori Roll. Voters, who have to be on the General Roll, elect one electorate MP who must gain a
plurality of the electorate votes cast in that electorate.
Income Includes income from all sources, including not only wages and salaries, but also other
sources such as benefits, interest payments etc. Income figures given are for before tax (gross) income.
Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation
The Index of Deprivation (a number from 1 to 10) is high for an area with a high degree of socioeconomic "deprivation", and is low for an affluent or less needy area. In New Zealand as a whole, small areas are evenly divided among the ten deciles. The index is calculated from such factors as proportions of people dependent on benefits, unemployed, and living in a single-parent family, and proportions of households with income below a certa in threshold, with no access to a telephone, and with no access to a car.
For more information, see the NZDep2013 Index of Deprivation Research Report (http://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/research/hirp/otago020194.html)
Māori Electorate
One of seven geographic areas (periodically defined and named by the Representation Commission) which can be contested by candidates of any ethnicity, and who are enrolled on
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either the General or Māori Roll. Voters, who have to be on the Māori Roll, elect one electorate MP who must gain a plurality of the electorate votes cast in that electorate.
Margin The margin is the difference between the number of electorate votes received by the winning candidate and those received by the candidate with the second -highest number of electorate votes.
Median Median is the "middle value" of a list. The smallest number such that at least half the numbers in the list are no greater than it. If the list has an odd number of entries, the median is the middle entry in the list after sorting the list into increasing order. If the list has an even number of entries, the median is equal to the sum of the two middle after sorting) numbers divided by two.
Meshblock A meshblock is the smallest geographic unit for which Statistics New Zealand collects statistical data. Meshblocks vary in size, from part of a city block to large areas of rural land. Each meshblock borders on another to cover all of New Zealand, extending out to the 200 -mile economic zone (approximately 320 kilometres). Meshblocks are aggregated to build larger geographic areas, such as area units, territorial authorities, and regional councils. At the time of the 2013 Census, there were 46,637 meshblocks in New Zealand
Quotas The Electoral Act 1993 provides that the South Island has 16 General electoral districts. The General electoral population of the South Island is divided by 16 to give the South Island quota. The North Island General electoral population is then divided by the South Island quota to give the number of North Island General electoral districts. The North Island General electoral population is divided by the number of North Island General electorates to give the North Island quota. For the 2014 electorate boundaries, the South Island quota is 59,679 and the North Island quota is 59,731.
In a similar way, the Māori electoral population is divided by the South Island quota and rounded to give the number of Māori electoral districts. The Māori electoral quota is the Māori electoral population divided by the number of Māori electoral districts. For the 2014 electorate boundaries, the Māori quota is 60,141. For both General and Māori electoral districts the Commission may allow the electoral population to vary from quota by up to plus or minus 5%.
Plurality
A plurality occurs when a candidate receives less than half the votes but who receives the most votes (at least one more vote than any other candidate). There is no requirement in New Zealand that electorate candidates must win a majority (50% of the votes plus one) of the valid electorate votes.
Rank
The ranks shown in the tables for each general electorate (1-64), or each Māori electorate (1-7), reflect the relative position of each electorate in terms of the proportion of the electorate’s stated or total population for each measure. Electorates are ranked from the highest percent figure (ranked 1) to the lowest percent figure (ranked 64 or 7). Using a different total for the denominator may alter the rankings. Where no information is available the electorate is not ranked.
Rounding Census data have been randomly rounded to multiples of three to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different tables.
Suppression Census data have been suppressed in areas containing less than six individuals. This affects data in the Household Composition, Labour Force and Employment Status, and Industries of the Employed tables.
Total responses Several census variables allow people to provide more than one response to the question. When a person has reported more than one response they will be counted in each group they reported. This means that the total population will be greater than the usual subject population for that variable, as individuals may be counted more than once.
Total Votes Cast The total number of votes cast by enrolled electors, including valid votes, informal votes, and
disallowed special votes.
Turnout Expressed as a percentage turnout is the total number of votes cast (including valid votes, disallowed votes, and informal votes) as a proportion of the number of electors enrolled on Election Day.
Voting Age Population The estimated population eligible to vote that includes enrolled and non-enrolled voters. The figures
are supplied by the Electoral Commission and are as at 30 June 2014 using 2013 census data.
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