Auckland Regional Profile

Introduction

Auckland is the most populated region of New Zealand although the second smallest by land area. It has the most ethnically diverse population in New Zealand.

Auckland has the second highest average annual winter maximum temperature and the lowest mean wind speed of the regions.

Auckland's average weekly income for people in paid employment is the highest in New Zealand. It consistently has the highest median house prices.

Unemployment in Auckland is very low (3.1%), just under the national average. Auckland has more businesses than any other region. The largest industry is property & business services, followed by manufacturing, and then retail (by numbers employed). The two most advertised for jobs in Auckland are sales assistant and sales representative (City of Sales one might say).

Auckland has the eighth lowest total crime rate (offences per ten thousand head of population) out of fifteen regions and the lowest rate for property damage offences.

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(August 2006)

Weather*	Annual Average**	Rank***
Rainfall	1,198 millimetres	6
Wet Days	131	5
Sunshine Hours	2,066	7
Summer Mean Max Temp****	23.8 Celsius	5
Winter Mean Max Temp*****	14.7 Celsius	2
Wind Mean Speed	6 kph	14
Gusty Days Over 93 kph	3	5

* Auckland's Albert Park weather station is used for this region.
** Average is for the period 1969-1998.
*** By highest figure out of 15 regions (14 for wind speed; 12 for gusty days).
**** For month of January
***** For month of July

Source: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

Population*	2001**	2011***
Auckland	1,216,900	1,457,000

* New Zealand's total population was 3,880,500 in 2001.
* A total population of 4,291,900 is forecast for 2011.
** Census figure.
*** Forecast figure.

Source: Statistics New Zealand Census & Population Projections

Ethnicity*	2001**	2011***
European	67%	58%
Maori	12%	12%
Asian	14%	23%
Pacific	14%	15%

* The total may add to more than 100% as people may identify with more than one nationality.
** Census figure.
*** Forecast figure.

Source: Statistics New Zealand Census & Population Projections

Income*	2005	Rank***
Average Weekly	$852.00**	1

* For people in paid employment.
** The national average is $750.00 a week.
*** By highest figure out of 12 regions (due to some being combined).

Source: Statistics New Zealand Income Survey

House Prices	July 2006	Rank**
Median	$405,000*	1

* The national median house price is $310,000.
** By highest figure out of 11 regions (due to some being combined).

Source: Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ)

Unemployment	Jun 2006 Quarter	Rank**
Rate	3.1%*	7

* The national unemployment rate is 3.6%.
** By lowest figure out of 12 regions (due to some being combined).

Source: Statistics New Zealand Household Labour Force Survey

Turnover	Mar 2005 Quarter	Rank
Rate	17%*	3

* The national turnover rate is 18%.

Source: Statistics New Zealand Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED)

Jobs Advertised*	2005**
Sales Assistant	1,417
Sales Representative	1,133
General Clerk	915
Information Clerk & Receptionist	794
Secretary	696
Technical Representative	675
Dispatch and Receiving Clerk	644
Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver	572
Accountant	564
Chef	556

* Top 10 most advertised jobs in the Auckland region.
* Click on the job title for further information.
** Number of newspaper ads for the job in the Auckland region in 2005.

Source: Department of Labour Job Vacancy Monitor

Businesses	2005	Rank***
Business Enterprises*	122,450**	1

* Legal entities engaged in the provision of goods or services.
** There were a total of 332,309 business enterprises in New Zealand in 2005.
*** By highest figure out of 16 regions.

Source: Statistics New Zealand Business Frame

Industry*	Employees**
Property & Business Manufacturing Retail Trade Wholesale Trade Health & Community Education Construction Accommodation/Restaurants Transport & Storage Finance & Insurance Personal & Other Government & Defence Cultural & Recreation Communication Power & Water Supply Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing Mining	95,300 88,890 71,900 57,550 47,910 40,880 31,920 30,520 29,680 23,370 19,270 17,220 16,890 11,940 2,230 1,430 420

* Australia and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) industry groups.
** Sorted by numbers employed in each industry in the Auckland region in 2005.

Source: Statistics New Zealand Business Frame

Crime*	Offences per 10,000**	Rank***
Violent	115	6
Sexual	8	6
Drugs & Anti-Social	133	4
Dishonesty	657	14
Property Damage	71	1
Property Abuses	50	6
Administrative	26	4
Total	1,059	8

* For Year ended 30th June 2004.
** Recorded offenses per 10,000 head of population.
*** By lowest figure out of 15 regions (Tasman not included separately).

Source: New Zealand Police

Geography	Square Kilometres	Rank**
Land Area	5,600*	15

* New Zealand has a total land area of 268,021 square kilometres.
** By highest figure out of 16 regions.

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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About This Information

The weather data is from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research; the house price data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ); the job advert data from the Department of Labour; the crime data from the New Zealand Police, and the rest of the data from Statistics New Zealand sources.

Most of the information is by New Zealand region (there are 16 regions); however, not all regions have separate data for all variables, in which case data for these regions is not presented.

The ranking is out of the number of regions (16). When data for a region is not available the region is not included in the ranking. The rank is for the highest number/percentage/temperature in all cases except unemployment and crime, where the rank is for the lowest percentage/number. For example: Auckland has the 2nd highest average winter temperature (14.7 degrees Celsius) and the 5th lowest percentage unemployment rate for the March 2005 Quarter (4.2%).

Turnover is a measure of the average number of new employees joining an employer and leaving an employer divided by the average number of jobs. The resulting percentage gives an indication of the stability of the workforce in that region. The higher the percentage the higher the turnover and the less stable the workforce; conversely the lower the percentage the lower the turnover and the more stable the workforce. Higher stability is often preferred as it can be an indicator of greater overall job security.

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