Wairoa District
Sources of household income
In 2013, wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc was the largest source of income in the Wairoa District.
Income sources data is a useful addition to Income data as an indicator of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Household Income statistics, Educational Qualifications and Occupation data, it helps to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the Wairoa District and differentiate between market and non-market source of income. The sources of income that a household relies on are linked to a number of factors:
- The number and age of people in the household;
- The type of employment undertaken by the household members.
- The presence of students in the household; and
- The percentage of people unemployed or on other income support benefits.
Derived from the Census question:
'Show all the ways you yourself got income in the 12 months ending today (excluding loans because they are not income)?'
Multi-response
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Sources of household income | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Income source - multi-response | Number | % of households | Hawke's Bay Region % | Number | % of households | Hawke's Bay Region % | 2006 to 2013 | ||
| Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc | 1,758 | 59.1 | 63.7 | 300 | 1,878 | 60.8 | 65.6 | -120 | 1412 |
| Self-employment or business | 528 | 17.8 | 20.3 | 301 | 603 | 19.5 | 22.0 | -75 | 1412 |
| Interest, dividends, rent, other invest | 480 | 16.1 | 26.5 | 302 | 600 | 19.4 | 30.3 | -120 | 1412 |
| Payments from a work accident insurer | 84 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 303 | 117 | 3.8 | 3.4 | -33 | 1412 |
| NZ superannuation or veterans pension | 750 | 25.2 | 26.9 | 304 | 639 | 20.7 | 23.4 | +111 | 1412 |
| Other super, pensions, annuities | 102 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 305 | 84 | 2.7 | 4.8 | +18 | 1412 |
| Sickness benefit | 135 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 306 | 177 | 5.7 | 4.8 | -42 | 1412 |
| Unemployment benefit | 384 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 307 | 297 | 9.6 | 4.7 | +87 | 1412 |
| Domestic purposes benefit | 252 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 308 | 300 | 9.7 | 8.2 | -48 | 1412 |
| Invalids benefit | 159 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 309 | 153 | 5.0 | 4.1 | +6 | 1412 |
| Student allowance | 63 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 310 | 33 | 1.1 | 2.1 | +30 | 1412 |
| Other govt benefits, payments or pension | 216 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 311 | 147 | 4.8 | 5.7 | +69 | 1412 |
| Other sources of income | 57 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 312 | 78 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -21 | 1412 |
| No source of income during that time | 27 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 313 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -3 | 1412 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
| Sources of household income - responses | ||||||||
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| Wairoa District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Income source - totals - multi-response | Number | % of households | Hawke's Bay Region % | Number | % of households | Hawke's Bay Region % | 2006 to 2013 | |
| Not stated | 314 | 162 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 207 | 6.7 | 3.7 | -45 |
| Total households | 315 | 2,973 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,090 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -117 |
| Total responding households | 350 | 2,811 | 94.6 | 95.5 | 2,883 | 93.3 | 96.3 | -72 |
| Total responses | 400 | 5,157 | 173.5 | 183.6 | 5,343 | 172.9 | 186.5 | -186 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of Wairoa District's income sources in 2013 compared to Hawke's Bay Region income sources shows that there was a lesser proportion of households who identified wages and salaries as an income source, a lesser proportion of households who identified self employment or business as an income source, and a greater proportion that identified government benefits as an income source.
Overall, 59.1% of households identified wages and salaries, 17.8% self employment or business, and 40.7% government benefits as an income source, compared with 63.7%, 20.3% and 31.2% for the Hawke's Bay Region respectively.
The major differences between sources of household income of the population in the Wairoa District and Hawke's Bay Region were:
- A larger percentage of Unemployment benefit as an income source (12.9% compared to 4.8%)
- A smaller percentage of Interest, dividends, rent, other invest as an income source (16.1% compared to 26.5%)
- A smaller percentage of Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc as an income source (59.1% compared to 63.7%)
- A smaller percentage of Self-employment or business as an income source (17.8% compared to 20.3%)
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population
Emerging groups
The largest changes in sources of household income of the population in the Wairoa District between 2006 and 2013 were:
- Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc (-120 households)
- Interest, dividends, rent, other invest (-120 households)
- NZ superannuation or veterans pension (+111 households)
- Unemployment benefit (+87 households)