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Telecommunication access

In 2018, 84.7% of homes in Kenmure 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.

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

Occupied private dwellings

Telecommunications access
Kenmure20182006Change
Connection type - multi-responseNumber% of householdsDunedin City %Number% of householdsDunedin City %2006 to 2018
Access to a cellphone/mobile phone
69989.386.757977.271.2+120
Access to a telephone
49563.259.172396.491.6-228
map this data in atlas.idAccess to the internet66384.781.248965.258.9+174
No access to telecommunication systems
0--0.830.41.3-3

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate

Telecommunications access - Totals
Kenmure20182006Change
Telecommunication - totals - multi-responseNumber% of householdsDunedin City %Number% of householdsDunedin City %2006 to 2018
Not Stated/included425.45.591.22.9+33
Total households783100.0100.0750100.0100.0+33
Total responding households74194.694.574499.297.1-3
Total responses1,857237.2227.91,923256.4239.5-66

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate

Telecommunication access, 2018
Telecommunication access, 2018 No access to telecommunication systems, Dunedin City: 0.8% Access to the internet, Dunedin City: 81.2% Access to a telephone, Dunedin City: 59.1% Access to a cellphone/mobile phone, Dunedin City: 86.7% Access to the internet, Kenmure: 84.7% Access to a telephone, Kenmure: 63.2% Access to a cellphone/mobile phone, Kenmure: 89.3%
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2018
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Change in telecommunication access, 2006 to 2018
Change in telecommunication access, 2006 to 2018 No access to telecommunication systems, Kenmure: -3 Access to the internet, Kenmure: +174 Access to a telephone, Kenmure: -228 Access to a cellphone/mobile phone, Kenmure: +120
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006 and 2018
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the type of internet connection of households in Kenmure compared to the Dunedin City shows that there was a higher proportion of households with access to the internet, as well as a higher proportion of households with access to a cell/mobile phone.

Overall 84.7% of households had with access to the internet, and 89.3% had access to a cell/mobile phone, compared with 81.2% and 86.7% respectively in the Dunedin City.

Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population

Emerging groups

The largest changes in access to telecommunications in Kenmure, between 2006 and 2018 were:

  • Access to a telephone (-228 households)
  • Access to the internet (+174 households)
  • Access to a cellphone/mobile phone (+120 households)

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