Land area
- Bay of Plenty: 9,858 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate (Tauranga)
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
- Mean temperature, January: 19.4°C
- Mean temperature, July: 10.2°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 1,180 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,345 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- Bay of Plenty: 194,904 (2006); 205,971 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Bay of Plenty: 78.4%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- Bay of Plenty: 24.4%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- Bay of Plenty: 2.5%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- Bay of Plenty: 4.8%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Bay of Plenty: 0.5%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes and sub-tribes
Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Whare, Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāi Tai
Population of major urban areas, 2013
- Tauranga: 114,789
- Whakatāne: 17,310
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Bay of Plenty: 21.1%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Bay of Plenty: 60.4%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Bay of Plenty: 18.5%
- New Zealand: 14.3%
Employment by industry, 2013
(Figures are for workers aged 15 and over, in selected industries in which the region’s employment pattern is most distinctive)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- Bay of Plenty: 9.6%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Construction
- Bay of Plenty: 6.7%
- New Zealand: 6.4%
Wholesale trade
- Bay of Plenty: 4.0%
- New Zealand: 5.4%
Unemployment, 2013
- Bay of Plenty: 8.6%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
(Agricultural Production Survey, Statistics New Zealand)
Sheep
- Bay of Plenty: 141,821
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- Bay of Plenty: 245,190
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- Bay of Plenty: 66,689
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
Horticulture, 2012
Kiwifruit (net area planted)
- Bay of Plenty: 9,912 ha
- New Zealand: 12,757 ha
Avocado (net area planted)
- Bay of Plenty: 2,081 ha
- New Zealand: 4,149 ha
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