Territorial authority areas

This section provides social report indicator information for people living in the 73 territorial authority (TA) areas of New Zealand. For indicators based on Quality of Life Survey data, information is available only for the 12 TA areas with the largest populations* - the “big cities”. The section begins with summary population data to provide context.

All the information in this section is in table format.

* The 12 TA areas referred to in the Quality of Life Survey as the “big cities” are: Rodney District, North Shore City, Waitakere City, Auckland City, Manukau City, Hamilton City, Tauranga City, Porirua City, Lower Hutt City, Wellington City, Christchurch City, Dunedin City.

List of territorial authority areas:

Far North District
Whangarei District
Kaipara District
Rodney District
North Shore City
Waitakere City
Auckland City
Manukau City
Papakura District
Franklin District
Thames-Coromandel District
Hauraki District
Waikato District
Matamata-Piako District
Hamilton City
Waipa District
Otorohanga District
South Waikato District
Waitomo District
Taupo District
Western Bay of Plenty District
Tauranga City
Rotorua District
Whakatane District
Kawerau District
Opotiki District
Gisborne District
Wairoa District
Hastings District
Napier City
Central Hawke's Bay District
New Plymouth District
Stratford District
South Taranaki District
Ruapehu District
Whanganui District
Rangitikei District

Manawatu District
Palmerston North City
Tararua District
Horowhenua District
Kapiti Coast District
Porirua City
Upper Hutt City
Lower Hutt City
Wellington City
Masterton District
Carterton District
South Wairarapa District
Tasman District
Nelson City
Marlborough District
Kaikoura District
Buller District
Grey District
Westland District
Hurunui District
Waimakariri District
Christchurch City
Selwyn District
Ashburton District
Timaru District
Mackenzie District
Waimate District
Chatham Islands
Waitaki District
Central Otago District
Queenstown-Lakes District
Dunedin City
Clutha District
Southland District
Gore District
Invercargill City

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