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What telecommunications services do we have?

Derived from the Census question, "Mark as many spaces as you need to show which of these are available here in this dwelling; a cellphone/mobile phone (that is here all or most of the time), a telephone, fax access, Internet access, none of these."

Telecommunication and Internet statistics indicate the ability of residents in a private dwelling to communicate with people outside the dwelling and to use services provided through these media. Communication information is also used, in conjunction with other census variables, as a measure of social connectedness.

It is widely accepted that high speed internet access is an essential requirement to participate in the so-called "new economy" and households without internet service are increasingly being left behind in the information age, as both government and the private sector are increasingly conducting their business, or aspects of it, on-line.

Telecommunication and Internet statistics are also used, in conjunction with other Census variables, as a measure of social connectedness.

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Telecommunications Services
(households)		Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi
20062001Change
Usual residencenumber%Wellington City %number%Wellington City %2001 to 2006
Access to a cellphone/mobile phone1,41983.475.9
Access to a fax machine37822.219.537824.023.70
Access to a telephone1,62395.490.51,53397.394.190
Access to the internet1,31477.269.386755.050.6447
No access to telecommunication systems90.51.390.61.80
Not elsewhere included241.43.8301.94.0-6
Total households1,701100.0100.01,575100.0100.0126
Total responses6,4684,3922,076

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006, 2001 and 1996.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.

This dataset measures whether a household has access to: a cellphone/mobile phone (that is in the dwelling all or most of the time), a telephone, a fax and/or the Internet, to communicate with people outside the dwelling and to use services provided through these media. This requires the device to be in working order and for there to be a working connection.

All households in occupied private dwellings are included, except for visitor only households.

In 2001, no data were collected on access to cellular/mobile phones, so these data are only available for 2006.

In 1996, no information was collected on access to cellphones, the internet or fax machines, so only telephone access is comparable between 1996 and 2006.

Access to telecommunications is a multiple-response variable, so the total number of responses is normally considerably in excess of the total population. Percentages are calculated from the total population and will add to greater than 100%.

Analysis of access to telecommunications in Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi in 2006 compared to Wellington City shows that there was a higher proportion of households with access to the internet, as well as higher proportion of households with access to a cell/mobile phone.

Overall, 77.2% of households had access to the internet in Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi, compared with 69.3% for Wellington City.

The major differences between telecommunications and internet statistics for households in Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi and Wellington City were:

  • A larger percentage of Access to the internet (77.2% compared to 69.3%);
  • A larger percentage of Access to a cellphone/mobile phone (83.4% compared to 75.9%), and;
  • A larger percentage of Access to a telephone (95.4% compared to 90.5%).

The largest changes in access to telecommunications in Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi between 2001 and 2006 were:

  • Access to the internet (+447 households), and;
  • Access to a telephone (+90 households).
Telecommunications Services, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi and Wellington City, 2006 (Usual residence) 75.9% Access to a cellphone/mobile phone, Wellington City 19.5% Access to a fax machine, Wellington City 90.5% Access to a telephone, Wellington City 69.3% Access to the internet, Wellington City 1.3% No access to telecommunication systems, Wellington City 3.8% Not elsewhere included, Wellington City 83.4% Access to a cellphone/mobile phone, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 22.2% Access to a fax machine, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 95.4% Access to a telephone, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 77.2% Access to the internet, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 0.5% No access to telecommunication systems, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi 1.4% Not elsewhere included, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi
Change in telecommunications Services, Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi, 2001 to 2006 (Usual residence) +0 Access to a fax machine +90 Access to a telephone +447 Access to the internet +0 No access to telecommunication systems -6 Not elsewhere included
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Area: Grenada Village - Paparangi - Woodridge - Horokiwi
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