Buller District Council Community Profile
The Community Profile provides information about your local community.
Population
At the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The usually resident population count for Buller District1 Council was 9,702, a change of 0.8% since 2001.
- In comparison, the population for New Zealand as a whole had increased by 7.8% since 2001.
| Buller District | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 4,971 | 1,965,618 |
| Female | 4,731 | 2,062,329 |
| Total | 9,702 | 4,027,947 |
| Change Since 2001 Census | 78 | 290,670 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's regional council.
Age Profile
- 19.8% of people in Buller District Council were under the age of 15 years, compared with 21.5% for all of New Zealand.
- 15.6% of people in Buller District Council were age 65 years or over, compared with 12.3% for all of New Zealand.
| Buller District | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 19.8% | 21.5% |
| 15-64 | 64.6% | 66.2% |
| 65+ | 15.6% | 12.3% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2006 census:
- 75.8% of people in Buller District Council said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with 61.2% percent for all of New Zealand.
| Buller District | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| European | 75.8% | 61.2% |
| Maori | 8.0% | 13.3% |
| Pacific Peoples | 0.6% | 6.2% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 8.3% |
| MELAA1 | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Other | 14.6% | 10.1% |
1People represented in MELAA include people of Middle Eastern, African and Latin American ethnicities.
Employment
At the 2006 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Buller District was 2.9%, compared with 3.4% for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in the Buller District was Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. The most popular occupational group for New Zealand as a whole was Manufacturing.
Income
At the 2006 Census:
- The median income of people in Buller District Council is $18,000, compared with $24,400 for all of New Zealand.
| Buller District | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| $5,000 or Less | 10.4% | 12.1% |
| $5,001 - $10,000 | 9.7% | 7.2% |
| $10,001 - $20,000 | 28.5% | 19.5% |
| $20,001 - $30,000 | 13.7% | 13.8% |
| $30,001 - $50,000 | 16.3% | 21.1% |
| $50,001 or More | 10.5% | 16.2% |
| Not Stated | 10.9% | 10.2% |
Households
At the 2006 Census:
- The average household size in Buller District was 2.4 people, compared with 2.8 for all of New Zealand.
- 81.4% of households in Buller District Council had access to a telephone, compared with 87.8% for all of New Zealand.
- 57.6% of households in Buller District Council had access to a cellphone, compared with 71.1% for all of New Zealand.
- 44.7% of households in Buller District Council had access to a internet, compared with 58.0% for all of New Zealand.
- 86.7% of households in Buller District Council had access to a motor vehicle, compared with 88.1% for all of New Zealand.
- There were 4,071 households in Buller District Council.
- For dwellings that were rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in Buller District Council was $126, compared with $225 for New Zealand as a whole.
- 71.9% of dwellings in Buller District were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with 68.9% for all of New Zealand.
Business
At the 2006 Census:
- There were 837 businesses in Buller District compared with 354,087 for all of New Zealand.
The information in this profile is based on the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings, the 2001 Household Expenditure Survey and the New Zealand Business Demographic Statistics.
All population statistics are for the usually resident population count and have been randomly rounded to base three to preserve confidentiality.
Percentages have been calculated against complete responses; that is, they exclude cases where no answers were provided and have been calculated on the rounded data so do not always total 100%.
