Taranaki District Health Board: Difference between revisions

==DemograpahicsDemographics==

{{Historical populations|2006|104,277|2013|109,752|2018|117,684|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}

Taranaki DHB served a population of 117,684 at the time of the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 7,932 people (7.2%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 13,407 people (12.9%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 45,306 households. There were 58,323 males and 59,364 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. OfThe themedian totalage populationwas 40.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24,684 people (21.0%) were aged up tounder 15 years, 20,004 (17.0%) wereaged 15 to 29, 52,542 (44.6%) wereaged 30 to 64, and 20,454 (17.4%) wereaged 65 or older.<ref Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.{{citation needed|datename=May"Census 2020}}2018"/>

Ethnicities were 84.8% European/Pākehā, 19.8% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 4.5% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.{{citation<ref needed|datename=May"Census 2020}}2018"/>

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.{{citation<ref needed|datename=May"Census 2020}}2018"/>

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.8% had no religion, 36.0% were Christian, and0.8% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.15% had other religions.{{citation<ref needed|datename=May"Census 2020}}2018"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 13,785 (14.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 21,726 (23.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 14,286 people (15.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 44,736 (48.1%) people were employed full-time, 14,157 (15.2%) were part-time, and 3,684 (4.0%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Taranaki (DHB (09)}}</ref>