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Wairoa DistrictCommunity profile

Wairoa District

Sources of household income

In 2018, Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc was the largest source of income in 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 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.

Note: Government benefit recipient figures from the 2013 and 2006 Censuses are not directly comparable with 2018 figures. In explanation, welfare reform resulted in changes to benefit categories. Benefits were consolidated into three main groupings: Jobseeker support, sole parent support and supported living payment. The unemployment benefit was moved into jobseeker support, but so was the sickness benefit, domestic purposes/widows benefit for sole parents with children 14 years and over.

Q:

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

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Sources of household income
Wairoa District20182013Change
Income source - multi-responseNumber% of householdsHawke's Bay Region %Number% of householdsHawke's Bay Region %2013 to 2018
Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc1,78259.765.71,75859.163.7+24
Self-employment or business I own and work in53718.020.952517.720.3+12
Interest, dividends, rent, other investments40213.524.148316.226.5-81
Regular payments from ACC or a private work accident insurer933.13.3842.82.6+9
New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension86428.930.975025.226.9+114
Other superannuation, pensions, or annuities (other than NZ Superannuation, Veteran's Pension or war pensions)1113.74.81023.44.6+9
Jobseeker Support48016.18.048016.18.20
Student Allowance511.72.6602.02.9-9
Other government benefits, government income support payments, war pensions or paid parental leave2979.97.62137.27.9+84
Other sources of income, including support payments from people who do not live in my household662.22.3571.92.7+9
No source of income during that time150.50.4301.00.5-15
Sole Parent Support1806.03.92528.56.6-72
Supported Living Payment1053.53.81595.34.7-54
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Sources of household income - responses
Wairoa District20182013Change
Income source - totals - multi-responseNumber% of householdsHawke's Bay Region %Number% of householdsHawke's Bay Region %2013 to 2018
Not stated2197.93.81595.74.7+60
Total responding households2,54792.196.22,65594.395.3-108
Total responses7,788----7,515----+273
Total households stated2,766100.0100.02,814100.0100.0-48
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of Wairoa District's income sources in 2018 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, 59.7% of households identified wages and salaries, 18.0% self employment or business, and 27.7% government benefits as an income source, compared with 65.7%, 20.9% and 18.2% for Hawke's Bay Region respectively.

The major differences between sources of household income of the population in Wairoa District and Hawke's Bay Region were:

  • A larger percentage of Jobseeker Support as an income source (16.1% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of Interest, dividends, rent, other investments as an income source (13.5% compared to 24.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc as an income source (59.7% compared to 65.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of Self-employment or business I own and work in as an income source (18.0% compared to 20.9%)

Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population

Emerging groups

The largest changes in sources of household income of the population in Wairoa District between 2013 and 2018 were:

  • New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension (+114 households)
  • Other government benefits, government income support payments, war pensions or paid parental leave (+84 households)
  • Interest, dividends, rent, other investments (-81 households)
  • Sole Parent Support (-72 households)

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