Population with low incomes
The percentage of the population living in households with incomes below 60% of the 2001 median, 1986-2006
| Territorial authority area |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
2006 |
| Far North District |
32.4 |
45.8 |
42.7 |
36.5 |
29.9 |
| Whangarei District |
17.3 |
33.5 |
30.5 |
26.1 |
21.7 |
| Kaipara District |
28.4 |
41.6 |
35.8 |
28.4 |
26.9 |
| Rodney District |
22.1 |
27.9 |
23.1 |
18.1 |
14.5 |
| North Shore City |
10.4 |
14.7 |
15.7 |
14.7 |
12.6 |
| Waitakere City |
14.3 |
21.6 |
19.8 |
18.8 |
16.2 |
| Auckland City |
16.8 |
23.7 |
20.6 |
18.1 |
15.9 |
| Manukau City |
15.0 |
24.2 |
23.0 |
20.8 |
17.7 |
| Papakura District |
14.1 |
23.9 |
21.7 |
18.9 |
16.2 |
| Franklin District |
17.2 |
21.9 |
19.8 |
16.6 |
13.6 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
30.1 |
39.0 |
32.9 |
28.5 |
25.1 |
| Hauraki District |
28.5 |
35.3 |
33.6 |
29.3 |
26.7 |
| Waikato District |
21.7 |
31.7 |
27.4 |
23.3 |
17.2 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
20.5 |
26.4 |
20.5 |
19.4 |
17.8 |
| Hamilton City |
16.6 |
24.2 |
24.2 |
22.1 |
18.2 |
| Waipa District |
18.6 |
25.0 |
20.9 |
17.5 |
14.9 |
| Otorohanga District |
26.0 |
32.6 |
26.4 |
24.2 |
18.9 |
| South Waikato District |
15.0 |
29.1 |
27.6 |
25.5 |
25.9 |
| Waitomo District |
28.2 |
38.3 |
32.7 |
23.9 |
22.6 |
| Taupo District |
20.9 |
30.0 |
26.5 |
23.0 |
17.6 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District |
23.8 |
35.3 |
27.5 |
23.6 |
20.3 |
| Tauranga City |
19.2 |
29.5 |
25.4 |
23.1 |
19.4 |
| Rotorua District |
18.6 |
30.3 |
25.0 |
22.5 |
20.2 |
| Whakatane District |
21.0 |
34.0 |
30.1 |
27.1 |
22.3 |
| Kawerau District |
11.1 |
28.4 |
33.6 |
34.8 |
32.1 |
| Opotiki District |
31.3 |
49.4 |
48.9 |
42.3 |
37.4 |
| Gisborne District |
24.1 |
35.4 |
33.3 |
30.1 |
24.7 |
| Wairoa District |
30.6 |
40.3 |
38.8 |
34.3 |
27.7 |
| Hastings District |
21.1 |
30.8 |
29.7 |
24.9 |
20.0 |
| Napier City |
18.1 |
29.0 |
26.5 |
23.7 |
19.9 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District |
23.8 |
32.3 |
29.8 |
21.1 |
20.2 |
| New Plymouth District |
17.0 |
27.5 |
25.3 |
24.8 |
19.2 |
| Stratford District |
23.6 |
33.7 |
29.1 |
24.2 |
21.8 |
| South Taranaki District |
22.4 |
30.4 |
25.8 |
21.6 |
20.3 |
| Ruapehu District |
22.2 |
34.8 |
34.4 |
29.5 |
27.2 |
| Whanganui District |
22.9 |
35.0 |
33.1 |
29.9 |
26.0 |
| Rangitikei District |
22.1 |
32.6 |
31.0 |
26.8 |
23.3 |
| Manawatu District |
21.4 |
26.5 |
24.7 |
21.4 |
18.6 |
| Palmerston North City |
17.0 |
24.9 |
24.7 |
22.2 |
19.1 |
| Tararua District |
25.1 |
31.7 |
28.7 |
24.0 |
22.4 |
| Horowhenua District |
25.5 |
34.6 |
35.4 |
30.4 |
29.0 |
| Kapiti Coast District |
19.1 |
23.8 |
24.7 |
20.9 |
18.9 |
| Porirua City |
16.5 |
25.0 |
23.0 |
18.7 |
16.1 |
| Upper Hutt City |
11.2 |
16.4 |
18.0 |
15.6 |
13.7 |
| Lower Hutt City |
12.8 |
19.8 |
19.3 |
16.6 |
14.9 |
| Wellington City |
9.0 |
12.9 |
13.2 |
11.4 |
10.7 |
| Masterton District |
22.3 |
33.0 |
29.6 |
24.6 |
21.6 |
| Carterton District |
28.0 |
34.8 |
29.8 |
22.8 |
19.5 |
| South Wairarapa District |
26.9 |
34.9 |
32.2 |
21.1 |
21.0 |
| Tasman District |
25.7 |
33.3 |
28.4 |
24.0 |
20.3 |
| Nelson City |
16.4 |
26.1 |
24.2 |
23.0 |
19.0 |
| Marlborough District |
23.7 |
30.2 |
25.9 |
21.5 |
18.0 |
| Kaikoura District |
26.5 |
39.9 |
31.7 |
26.3 |
21.2 |
| Buller District |
30.1 |
42.0 |
39.2 |
37.4 |
30.9 |
| Grey District |
21.7 |
34.8 |
31.8 |
28.3 |
22.2 |
| Westland District |
24.0 |
30.6 |
26.2 |
25.9 |
22.2 |
| Hurunui District |
33.6 |
39.8 |
32.7 |
26.0 |
20.2 |
| Waimakariri District |
21.9 |
27.4 |
22.5 |
18.7 |
16.1 |
| Christchurch City |
17.5 |
26.0 |
23.4 |
21.6 |
18.4 |
| Selwyn District |
23.3 |
24.5 |
18.7 |
14.2 |
11.7 |
| Ashburton District |
25.3 |
30.9 |
24.7 |
17.9 |
16.4 |
| Timaru District |
21.3 |
32.2 |
27.5 |
24.3 |
21.2 |
| Mackenzie District |
30.3 |
41.5 |
35.1 |
25.3 |
23.7 |
| Waimate District |
36.2 |
41.8 |
35.2 |
28.0 |
28.2 |
| Chatham Islands |
15.8 |
24.0 |
35.0 |
27.3 |
17.4 |
| Waitaki District |
25.9 |
36.1 |
30.9 |
25.8 |
25.0 |
| Central Otago District |
19.5 |
31.1 |
28.7 |
22.1 |
18.2 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District |
15.7 |
21.6 |
15.4 |
12.2 |
9.3 |
| Dunedin City |
20.1 |
28.8 |
28.2 |
25.9 |
22.5 |
| Clutha District |
26.8 |
33.1 |
29.2 |
20.4 |
20.5 |
| Southland District |
26.9 |
29.7 |
25.0 |
17.7 |
17.1 |
| Gore District |
21.1 |
30.5 |
26.7 |
21.0 |
20.3 |
| Invercargill City |
16.5 |
28.3 |
25.5 |
24.8 |
20.4 |
| New Zealand |
18.3 |
26.6 |
24.3 |
21.2 |
18.1 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand |
