Facts and figures
Land area
- Northland: 12,600 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) data, 1971–2000)
Kaitāia
- Mean temperature, January: 19.7°C
- Mean temperature, July: 12.2°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 1,334 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,070 hours
Whāngārei
- Mean temperature, January: 19.9°C
- Mean temperature, July: 11.2°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 1,490 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,973 hours
Total population, 2006
- Northland: 148,440
- New Zealand: 4,027,947
Ethnic affiliation, 2006
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Northland: 68.0%
- New Zealand: 67.6%
New Zealander 1
- Northland: 10.7%
- New Zealand: 11.1%
Māori
- Northland: 31.7%
- New Zealand: 14.6%
Pacific Island
- Northland: 2.7%
- New Zealand: 6.9%
Asian (including Indian)
- Northland: 1.9%
- New Zealand: 9.2%
Principal tribes:
Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Wai
Population of major urban area, 2001
- Whāngārei: 46,047
Age distribution, 2006
Under 15
- Northland: 23.4%
- New Zealand: 21.5%
15–64
- Northland: 62.1%
- New Zealand: 66.2%
65 and over
- Northland: 14.5%
- New Zealand: 12.3%
Employment by industry, 2001
(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
- Northland: 17.0%
- New Zealand: 8.3%
Manufacturing
- Northland: 9.9%
- New Zealand: 12.9%
Wholesale trade
- Northland: 3.7%
- New Zealand: 5.8%
Property and business services
- Northland: 7.1%
- New Zealand: 11.3%
Unemployment, 2006
- Northland: 6.5%
- New Zealand: 5.1%
Livestock numbers, 2003
(Agricultural Production Survey, Statistics New Zealand)
Sheep
- Northland: 530,059
- New Zealand: 39,552,113
Dairy cattle
- Northland: 374,019
- New Zealand: 5,101,603
Beef cattle
- Northland: 478,201
- New Zealand: 4,626,617
