Technical Notes

Data Source

Data used in this report was obtained from Statistics New Zealand, through the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings. Maps were produced in MapInfo.

Inner Suburban Area

Refers to the area immediately surrounding the central city.

Legend

Map Legends should be translated as follows; >=N and <N

2006 Census of Population and Dwellings

The 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings was carried out on the 7th of March 2006. A New Zealand wide census is undertaken every five years.

Rounding Procedure

Statistics New Zealand utilises a confidentiality assurance technique of randomly rounding census statistics to base three. This enables the greatest possible amount of census data to be published, without compromising the privacy of individuals.

Rounding in this Report

All table cells have been randomly rounded to base three. This may result in a total disagreeing slightly with totals of individual items as shown in tables and in totals varying from table to table.

Definitions

(Source: modified from Statistics New Zealand Concepts, Definitions and Classifications)

Access to the Internet

Access to the internet measures whether residents in a private dwelling have access to the use of the services provided through this media. This require the machine to be in working order and for there to be a working connection.

Access to a Motor Vehicle

This refers to access to motor vehicles which are mechanically operational, but not necessarily licensed or have a current warrant of fitness, and which are available for private use by the usual residents of a private dwelling.

Area of Usual Residence

Refers to the area in which a person usually lives. New Zealand residents temporarily out of the country at the time of the census are excluded from statistics produced on this basis.

Ethnicity

Ethnicity is the ethnic group or groups that people identify with or feel that they belong to. Thus, ethnicity is self perceived and people can belong to more than one ethnic group.

Family Income

Refers to the combined total income that all persons aged 15 years and over in a family unit received.

Family Type

A family consists of either a couple (legally married or de facto) with or without a child (or children) or one parent with a child (or children) usually resident in a household. Hence, a brother and sister only is described as a 'non-family household'.

Highest School Qualification

This is defined as the highest school qualification gained by persons aged 15 years and over and refers to a qualification obtained from a completed course only.

Highest Tertiary Qualification Gained

Refers to a qualification obtained since leaving school and includes all completed certificates, degrees or diplomas regardless of the nature of the qualification, that is educational, vocational or personal interest.

Household

A household is either one person who usually resides alone or two or more people who usually reside together and share facilities (such as eating facilities, cooking facilities, bathroom and toilet facilities, and a living area)

Income Support

The term income support refers to payments, benefits, pensions etc received by individuals aged 15 years and over during the twelve months prior to the 2001 Census. The categories include; ACC regular payments, National Superannuation, Unemployment Benefit, Domestic Purposes Benefit, Sickness Benefit, Invalids Benefit, Student Allowance, and Other government benefits

Income (Total)

Defined as the total income (including income support) before tax, that a person aged 15 years or over received from all sources for the financial year ending 31 March 2001.

Labour Force

The labour force consists of people aged 15 years and over who regularly work for one or more hours per week for financial gain, or as an unpaid worker in a family business. Also included are people who are unemployed and actively seeking either full-time or part-time work.

Median Family Income

Refers to the middle point (50% earn more, 50% earn less).

Meshblock

The meshblock is the smallest geographic area used by Statistics New Zealand in the collection and/or processing of data. The meshblock is the building block for aggregation into larger areas such as area units, territorial authorities, regional councils and electoral districts.

Non-Family Household

A household consisting of two or more persons who usually live together but who do not form part of a family unit. Examples of non-family households are brothers and/or sisters without a parent (or parents) present in the household, and flatmates.

Occupation

An occupation is a set of jobs which involve the performance of a common set of tasks. It refers to the job, trade, profession or type of work in which a person is employed for financial reward or as an unpaid worker in a family business.

Private Dwelling

A private dwelling is any dwelling, either permanent or temporary, which is occupied by a private household.

Unemployed and Seeking Work

Persons who were not working in a paid job, business, farm or profession at census date, but had looked for either full-time or part-time work in the preceding four weeks are referred to as "unemployed and seeking work".

Urban Fence / Area

Predominately urban land uses exist within the 'urban fence'.

Wards

Territorial authority areas may be divided into wards for local government electoral purposes. Wards are required to reflect communities of interest and their boundaries to coincide, as far as practical, with community boundaries.