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South Taranaki District Council

Council mapSouth Taranaki District New Plymouth District Stratford District Manawatu-Wanganui Region Waikato Region


Phone: 0800 111 323
E-mail: contact@stdc.govt.nz
Web site: www.stdc.co.nz


Mayor: Ross Dunlop
Councillors in 2016: 12 (excluding Mayor)
Council employees in 2018: 173




Key financial statistics 2018

$ (in thousands)South Taranaki DistrictMedian for all PROVINCIAL councilsNew Zealand
Public Equity 853,752 1,435,460 123,568,227
Operating Revenue 60,187 80,473 9,879,372
Operating Expenditure 68,066 86,697 10,292,961
Capital Expenditure 17,037 42,682 4,887,998
Rates Revenue 32,445 55,974 5,815,327

Source: Local Authority Financial Statistics, Statistics New Zealand

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

The Council's current long-term plan and annual report may be available from its website: www.stdc.co.nz

Community statistics as at the 2013 census

Usually resident population - 2013 Census 26,577
Usually resident population - 2006 Census 26,484
Change from 2006 to 2013 (All NZ: 5.3%)0.4%
Land Area km2 (not incl. inland waters or oceanic areas) - 2014 3,575
People per km2 (All NZ: 15.9)7.4
Median personal income - 2013 Census (All NZ: $28,500) 29,200

Source:
Census, Statistics New Zealand

View more QuickStats about the South Taranaki District on the Statistics New Zealand website.

Other councils in the region

New Plymouth District, Stratford District, and Taranaki Regional.

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