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Wellington Regional Council
(also known as Greater Wellington Regional Council)

Wellington Regional Council
in the Wellington Region

Council mapCarterton District South Wairarapa District Tararua District Masterton District Upper Hutt City Hutt City Porirua City Kapiti Coast District Wellington City Manawatu-Wanganui Region
Phone: 0800 496 734
E-mail: info@gw.govt.nz
Web site: www.gw.govt.nz
Chair: Dr Fran Wilde
Councillors in 2007: 12 (excluding Chair)
Council employees: 410

Key Financial Statistics 2008

Public Equity$610.4 million
Operating Revenue $162.3 million
Operating Expenditure$169.2 million
Capital Expenditure$13.7 million
Rates Revenue$70.2 million

The financial profile pages for this council contains more detailed information.

The Council's current Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) and annual reports may be available from its website: www.gw.govt.nz

Community Statistics

Usually Resident Population 2006448,956
Usually Resident Population 2001423,765
Average Annual Percentage Change 2001 - 20061.2% (All NZ: 1.6%)
Land Area15,943km2
People Per km2 200628.2 (All NZ: 9.7)
Median Income 2006$28,000 (All NZ: $24,400)

The community profile page for this council contains more detailed information.

Source:
Statistics New Zealand.