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In 2018, Harbourside had the highest deprivation score of 1,200 and Saddle Hill-Chain Hills the lowest with 894.

The Social Deprivation Index is a measure of socio-economic status calculated for small geographic areas. The calculation uses a range of variables from the 2018 Census of Population and Dwellings which represent nine dimensions of socio-economic disadvantage to create a summary deprivation score. The nine variables (proportions in small areas) in decreasing weight in the index are:

1Communication - People with no access to the Internet at home
2Income- People aged 18 - 64 receiving a means tested benefit
3Income- People living in equivalised* households with income below an income threshold
4Employment- People aged 18 - 64 unemployed
5Qualifications- People aged 18 - 64 without any qualifications
6Owned home- People not living in own home
7Support- People aged < 65 living in a single parent family
8Living Space- People living in equivalised* households below a bedroom occupancy threshold
9Housing quality- People living in dwellings that are always damp and/or always have mould greater than A4 size


The 2013 Deprivation index included a transport variable asking about people's access to a car. The 2018 Social Deprivation Index varies including a housing quality variable instead, relecting a major change in the 2018 census which asked about damp or mould in housing.

See: University of Otago .

* Equivalisation: methods used to control for household composition.

For the purpose of comparison, the Social Deprivation Index is presented as a scale, ranking small areas from the least deprived to the most deprived. The mean is 1000 index points and the higher the number the greater the deprivation.

The Social Deprivation Index is used in the measurement and interpretation of socioeconomic status of communities for a wide variety of contexts such as needs assessment, resource allocation, research and advocacy. Note that the deprivation index applies to areas rather than individuals who live in those areas.

Social Deprivation Index, 2018
AreaIndex
Harbourside1,200
Hillside-Portsmouth Drive1,193
Bathgate Park1,159
Caversham1,093
Gardens (Dunedin City)1,090
Campus South1,081
Forbury1,076
Royal Terrace1,075
Corstorphine1,074
Campus West1,074
Campus North1,069
Brockville1,067
Fernhill1,066
Seddon Park1,060
Calton Hill1,054
St Kilda North1,053
North East Valley Knox1,051
Dunedin Central1,044
North East Valley Chingford1,040
St Kilda South1,035
Pine Hill-Dalmore1,021
Arthur Street1,018
Concord1,011
Port Chalmers1,009
Mosgiel Central1,008
Mornington998
Wakari991
Green Island990
Halfway Bush986
Otago Peninsula985
Bush Road984
Strath Taieri979
Kaikorai-Bradford979
Waikouaiti977
Maryhill976
Musselburgh975
Brighton972
Normanby971
Glenleith961
Kew (Dunedin City)960
Ravensbourne-St Leonards959
Tainui959
Bucklands Crossing958
Roseneath-Sawyers Bay947
Belleknowes943
Kenmure943
Mosgiel East942
Mount Cargill942
Abbotsford942
Opoho938
Broad Bay-Portobello937
Roslyn (Dunedin City)936
Andersons Bay929
Momona928
Helensburgh927
Maori Hill922
Wingatui918
Waverley918
St Clair917
Shiel Hill909
Macandrew Bay-Company Bay908
Fairfield (Dunedin City)902
East Taieri902
Taieri900
Saddle Hill-Chain Hills894
Waldronville894

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