2001 Census Results

For 2001 Census information, see the summary or click on one of the topics below. (For 2006 Census data, click here).

For more statistical information see 1996 Census Statistics.  Statistics for other cities in the Auckland Region, or other areas of NZ can be found on the Statistics NZ website.

Summary (results from 2001 Census)

View the map of ward boundaries as at 2001
 

Age (results from 2001 Census)

Waitakere City is a young city with 39% of its population under the age of 24. One third of Waitakere’s population is under 20 years of age. The percentage of under five years is slightly less than previous years at 8.4%. The age group occupying the highest percentage of Waitakere City is 30-34 years – not surprising since the average (mean) age is 32.8 (increase from 1996 at 31.9). Waitakere has a growing population of people over the age of 65 with 8.8% (14,826) in 2001 from 7.5% (10,329) in 1991.

• The median age of Maori people in Waitakere City is 21.1 years
• 2.1% of Maori people in Waitakere City are aged 65 and over, and 38.7% of Maori are aged under 15.

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View table of Demographics 1991-2001 (Size 7K)

Ethnicity (results from 2001 Census)

Note: percentages do not total 100, as people may belong to more than one ethnic group.

• 71.9% of people (114,867) in Waitakere City said they belong to the European ethnic group.  For all New Zealand 80.1% said they belong to the European ethnic group.
• 13.4% of people (21,390) in Waitakere City said they belong to the Mäori ethnic group compared with all of New Zealand at 14.7%
• The population of Waitakere City contains a larger proportion of Pacific peoples (14.5%) and larger proportion of Asian people (11.0%) compared with the whole of New Zealand (at 6.5% and 6.6% respectively).
• 25,251 people in Waitakere City identified themselves as being of Maori Descent.
• 67.5% of Waitakere's Residents were born in New Zealand as compared to 75.1% in 1991.

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View table of Demographics 1991-2001 (Size 7K)

Languages spoken (results from 2001 Census)

• The most common language after English in Waitakere City is Samoan, spoken by 5.7% of people.  For New Zealand as a whole, the most common language after English is Mäori (4.5%).
• 75.6% of the population in Waitakere City (120,036) speak only one language, compared with 82.1% for New Zealand as a whole.
• 18.3% of the people in Waitakere City (29,121) speak two languages; 3.6% (5,664) speak three or more languages.
• 19.2% of Mäori people in Waitakere City (4,050) speak two languages; 2.0% (420) speak three or more languages. 
• The number of Waitakere's residents speaking Maori only has decreased over the last five years from 375 in 1996 to 183 in 2001.

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View table of Demographics 1991-2001 (Size 7K)

Income (results from 2001 Census)

• The median income of people in Waitakere City is $20,800, compared with $18,500 for all of New Zealand.
• 48.7% of people aged 15 years and over in Waitakere City have an annual income of $20,000 or less.
• 10.7% of people aged 15 years and over in Waitakere City have an annual income of more than $50,000.
• The median income of Mäori people in Waitakere City is $19,300, compared with $14,800 for all Mäori in New Zealand.
• 6.4% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over in Waitakere City have an annual income of more than $50,000, compared with 5.2% for Mäori in New Zealand as a whole.  

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View table of Income Qualifications 1991-2001 (Size 7K)

Education (results from 2001 Census)

• 28.9% of people aged 15 years and over (31,242) in Waitakere City said they have a tertiary qualification, compared with 32.2% for New Zealand as a whole.
• 26.6% of people aged 15 years and over (28,716) in Waitakere City said they have no formal qualifications, compared with 27.6% of people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand.
• 20.9% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (2,385) living in Waitakere City said they have a tertiary qualification and 40.1% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (4,587) in Waitakere City said they have no formal qualifications.  

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View table of Income Qualifications 1991-2001 (Size 7K)

Employment (results from 2001 Census)

• The unemployment rate in Waitakere City is 8.3% (6,945), compared with 7.5% for all of New Zealand.
• 18% of Waitakere's workforce works less than 30 hours per week.  35% work from 40-44 hours per week.  8% of the workforce work 60 hours or more per week!
• The most popular occupational group in Waitakere City is clerks.
• The unemployment rate of Mäori in Waitakere City is 15.2%, compared with 16.8% for all Mäori in New Zealand.
• The industries with the largest amounts of workers are; Manufacturing (12,204) and Retail Trade (9,762).
• The percentage of people using a private vehicle to travel to work is  74% and the percentage of people using public transport (i.e. bus or train) is 5%.   Waitakere City has 2,451 people who walk, jog, or bike to work!  In 2001 six percent of Waitakere's working population worked from home.

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View table of Employment 1991-2001 (Size 6K)

View table of Industry Work 1991-2001 (Size 7K)

Households (results from 2001 Census)

• The number of households (occupied dwellings) in Waitakere City is 56,172.
• In Waitakere City, 72.9% (39,171) of all households are one-family households. 
• 9,948 people in Waitakere City live in one-person households, which is 18.5% of all households.
• Average household size in Waitakere City is 3.0 people, compared with 2.7 people for New Zealand as a whole.
• 70.3% of permanent private dwellings in Waitakere City are owned with or without a mortgage, compared with 68.8% for all of New Zealand.
• For dwellings that are rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in Waitakere City is $206, compared with $174 for New Zealand as a whole.
• 70% of Waitakere's residents have lived in their homes for less than 10 years, and over half have lived in their homes for less than 5 years.
• The most common type of unpaid work for Waitakere's residents is 'Household work, cooking, repairs, gardening etc. for own household.'  

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View table of Income Qualifications 1991-2001 (Size 7K)

Families (results from 2001 Census)

• In Waitakere City, couples with children (20,400 families) make up 46.7% of all families.  Couples with no children make up 31.7% of all families.
• 21.5% of families (9,393) in Waitakere City are one parent with child(ren) families, compared with 18.9% for New Zealand as a whole.
• 39,576 (31%) people aged 15 years and over who live in Waitakere City said they had never married; 57,453 (45%) were married and 19,269 (15%) were widowed, separated or divorced.
• 24.7% of people aged 15 years and over (9,495) in Waitakere City who have never been married said that they live with a partner.
• 6,933 Mäori people aged 15 years and over who live in Waitakere City said they had never married; 3,630 were married and 1,800 were widowed, separated or divorced.
• 28.2% of Mäori people aged 15 years and over (1,878) in Waitakere City who have never been married said that they live with a partner.

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View table of Households 1991-2001 (Size 9K)

Access to telecommunications systems (results from 2001 Census)

• 21,612 households or 41.2% in Waitakere City have access to the Internet, compared with 37.4% for all of New Zealand.
• 1,716 households or 3.3% in Waitakere City have no access to a telephone, compared with 3.7% for all of New Zealand.

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View table of Dwellings 1991-2001 (Size 5K)

Demographic profiles (results from 2001 Census)

The following profiles are demographic summaries of each Area Unit within Waitakere City.  Area Units are likened to suburbs within the City and contain on average 3,500 people and 1,200 households (but may vary significantly). Profiles are ordered according to the map of Area Unit Boundaries.

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Map of Census Area Unit Boundaries (Size 200K)

Demographic Profiles - Census Area Units (Size 822K)

Demographic Profiles - Auckland Region TLA's & NZ (Size 348K)
Demographic summaries of the Auckland Region and its Local Authorities as well as the whole of New Zealand are included for comparison.

Ward Profiles

Waitakere City is comprised of four wards; Henderson Ward, Massey Ward, New Lynn Ward and Waitakere Ward (ward boundaries). The following profiles show the different demographics of each ward, the local history of each ward, and the various parks and schools within that ward.

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All Wards	(Size 1280K)
Henderson Ward	(Size 348K)
Massey Ward	(Size 174K)
New Lynn Ward	(Size 279K)
Waitakere Ward	(Size 189K)