Summary Profiles - Gonville South - Wanganui District Council profile (profile.id®)

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Summary profiles, 2006 and 2001	Wanganui District
Summary profiles, 2006 and 2001	2006			2001			Change
Usual residence	number	%	Wanganui District %	number	%	Wanganui District %	2001 to 2006
Total population	42,639	100.0	100.0	43,269	100.0	100.0	-630
Males	20,478	48.0	48.0	20,790	48.0	48.0	-312
Females	22,158	52.0	52.0	22,476	51.9	51.9	-318
Maori descent	9,564	22.4	22.4	9,579	22.1	22.1	-15
No Maori descent	27,345	64.1	64.1	28,071	64.9	64.9	-726
Maori descent undetermined	5,733	13.4	13.4	5,619	13.0	13.0	114

Age structure

Infants 0 to 4 years	2,679	6.3	6.3	3,021	7.0	7.0	-342
Children 5 to 17 years	8,625	20.2	20.2	9,027	20.9	20.9	-402
Adults 18 to 59 years	21,894	51.4	51.4	22,239	51.4	51.4	-345
Mature adults 60 to 84 years	8,526	20.0	20.0	8,151	18.8	18.8	375
Senior citizens 85 years and over	900	2.1	2.1	828	1.9	1.9	72

Birthplace

New Zealand born	36,066	79.5	79.5	37,131	81.2	81.2	-1,065
Overseas born	4,650	10.3	10.3	4,299	9.4	9.4	351
Main English speaking countries	3,462	7.6	7.6	3,396	7.4	7.4	66
Non-English speaking backgrounds	1,188	2.6	2.6	903	2.0	2.0	285

Language

English only	34,611	81.2	81.2	35,592	82.3	82.3	-981
Maori only	117	0.3	0.3	117	0.3	0.3	0
Maori and English	2,580	6.1	6.1	2,466	5.7	5.7	114
Other language combinations	2,355	5.5	5.5	2,364	5.5	5.5	-9
No language	615	1.4	1.4	765	1.8	1.8	-150

Religion

Not elsewhere included	2,355	5.5	5.5	1,962	4.5	4.5	393
Christian	22,761	60.3	60.3	24,879	64.9	64.9	-2,118
Non Christian	2,304	6.1	6.1	2,307	6.0	6.0	-3
No religion	12,654	33.5	33.5	11,163	29.1	29.1	1,491

Labour force

Total employed	19,032	93.4	93.4	17,511	90.3	90.3	1,521
Total unemployed	1,347	6.6	6.6	1,887	9.7	9.7	-540
Total labour force	20,379	100.0	100.0	19,398	100.0	100.0	981

Qualifications

Higher degree	744	2.5	2.5	528	1.9	1.9	216
Bachelor degree	1,941	6.6	6.6	1,314	4.8	4.8	627
Post school (excluding university)	6,102	20.9	20.9	5,979	21.7	21.7	123
School qualification	10,641	36.5	36.5	9,783	35.5	35.5	858
No qualification	9,765	33.4	33.4	9,933	36.1	36.1	-168

Families

Couple without children	4,647	40.9	40.9	4,341	39.0	39.0	306
Couples with children	4,008	35.3	35.3	4,059	36.4	36.4	-51
One parent families	2,694	23.7	23.7	2,742	24.6	24.6	-48

Household income (yearly)

Negative or zero income	78	0.6	0.6
$1 to $20,000	3,303	23.6	23.6
$20,001 to $40,000	4,308	30.8	30.8
$40,001 to $70,000	3,525	25.2	25.2
$70,001 or more	2,778	19.9	19.9

Housing tenure

Owned	5,016	34.8	34.8	5,565	37.3	37.3	-549
Purchasing	5,103	35.4	35.4	5,031	33.7	33.7	72
Renting	4,296	29.8	29.8	4,329	29.0	29.0	-33

Dwelling structure

Separate house	14,148	76.2	76.2	13,590	74.0	74.0	558
Medium density	1,986	10.7	10.7	1,884	10.3	10.3	102
High density	3	0.0	0.0	33	0.2	0.2	-30
Other dwelling	84	0.5	0.5	39	0.2	0.2	45
Not stated	825	4.4	4.4	1,149	6.3	6.3	-324
Occupied private dwellings	17,049	91.8	91.8	16,692	90.8	90.8	357
Unoccupied private dwellings	1,449	7.8	7.8	1,584	8.6	8.6	-135
Non private dwellings	75	0.4	0.4	99	0.5	0.5	-24

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

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Area:	Gonville South
Data:	Usual residence
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