Latest 2006 Census Data

Gisborne Quick Stats is an extract of most commonly used statistics concering the District.

Gisborne Business Statistics

Gisborne Regional Data has been extracted from the National New Zealand 2006 Census provided by Statistics New Zealand. It details the statistical Regional, District, Ward and Area breakdown of Gisborne.

Gisborne Regional Data

National Data has been provided by Statistices New Zealand.

Demographics Gender, Age, Ethnicity & Language.

Dwellings Dwelling Occupancy & Fuel Types.

Family Family Structure, Family Income & Source.

Household Consumption Number of Residents, Income & Source, Tenure, Weekly Rent, Motor Vehicles, Telecommunication Access.

Labour Labour. Employment, Industry, Working Hours

Gisborne Regional Community Profile

Population

At the time of the 2006 Census, the usually resident population count for the region was 44,499. This is an increase of 1.2% from the 2001 Census. The usually resident population count for New Zealand as a whole was 4,027,947, an increase of 7.7% from the 2001 Census.
Te Hapara had the greatest population of 4,281 usual residents, followed by Mangapapa with 4,266, and then Whataupoko with 3,696.
Tamarau had the highest density of population in the Gisborne Region with 20.43 people per hectare.

Age Profile

The population under the age of 20 in the Gisborne Region stands at 34%, compared with the whole of New Zealand at 29%.
While the population over the age of 65 was 12% in the Gisborne Region compared to 13% Nationwide.

Socio-economic Religion, Marital Status, Births, Education, Personal Income.

Land Area

Ethnic Groups

Gisborne Region has the highest percentage of Maori population at 44.3% (19,758) compared to a National average of 14.87%.
Of the 44,499 Gisborne Region population, 85% (37,917) are New Zealand born, 8% (3,582) were born Overseas, and 7% (2,964) are not elsewhere included.
Outer Kaiti has the largest Maori speaking population (654), South Kaiti and Te Hapara had the largest Samoan speaking population (27), and the largest NZ sign language population is Gisborne Airport (33).

Education

21.5% (9570) of the population, aged 15 years and over, in the Gisborne Region have no education, compared to 17.6% (708,432) of New Zealand as a whole.

Income

The median Total Household Income for the Gisborne Region was $41,000 compared to the national median of $51,400.
The median Total Personal Income for the Gisbonre Region population aged 15 years and aboce was $22,600 compared to the national median of $24,400.