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Wairoa DistrictCommunity profile

Whakaki

Telecommunication access

In 2018, 56.5% of homes in Whakaki had access to the internet.

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 such as Education, Household Income and Age Structure, to measure of social connectedness.

Please note: Stats NZ has given Access to telecommunication systems data for the 2018 Census a quality rating of "moderate". This indicates there may be some minor issues looking at the comparisons to 2013 and 2006. Users should avoid concluding that any change in the categories is purely due to real world change. See Stats NZ’s DataInfo+ for specific information on what this rating means and recommendations for use.

Q:

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, a telephone, internet access'

Multi-response

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Telecommunications access
Whakaki20182013Change
Connection type - multi-responseNumber% of householdsWairoa District %Number% of householdsWairoa District %2013 to 2018
Access to a cellphone/mobile phone17769.468.215060.261.6+27
Access to a telephone15661.255.119277.172.3-36
Access to the internet14456.559.712951.851.3+15
No access to telecommunication systems62.42.6124.85.3-6
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
Telecommunications access - Totals
Whakaki20182013Change
Telecommunication - totals - multi-responseNumber% of householdsWairoa District %Number% of householdsWairoa District %2013 to 2018
Not Stated/included3915.315.3124.86.5+27
Total households255100.0100.0249100.0100.0+6
Total responding households21684.784.723795.293.6-21
Total responses483189.4185.6522209.6204.6-39
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 the type of internet connection of households in Whakaki compared to Wairoa District shows that there was a lower proportion of households with access to the internet, and a higher proportion of households with access to a cell/mobile phone.

Overall 56.5% of% of households had with access to the internet, and 69.4% had access to a cell/mobile phone, compared with 59.7% and 68.2% respectively in Wairoa District.

Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Whakaki between 2013 and 2018.

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