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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, 1971–2000)

  • Mean temperature, January: 19.2°C
  • Mean temperature, July: 9.7°C
  • Mean annual rainfall: 1,198 mm
  • Mean annual sunshine: 2,260 hours

Total population, 2006

  • Bay of Plenty: 194,904
  • New Zealand: 4,027,947

Ethnic affiliation, 2006

(Multiple responses allowed)

European

  • Bay of Plenty: 69.3%
  • New Zealand: 67.6%

New Zealander 1

  • Bay of Plenty: 12.8%
  • New Zealand: 11.1%

Māori

  • Bay of Plenty: 24.5%
  • New Zealand: 14.6%

Pacific Island

  • Bay of Plenty: 2.0%
  • New Zealand: 6.9%

Asian (including Indian)

  • Bay of Plenty: 2.8%
  • New Zealand: 9.2%

Principal 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, 2001

  • Tauranga: 95,694
  • Whakatāne: 17,778

Age distribution, 2006

Under 15

  • Bay of Plenty: 22.4%
  • New Zealand: 21.5%

15–64

  • Bay of Plenty: 61.8%
  • New Zealand: 66.2%

65 and over

  • Bay of Plenty: 15.9%
  • 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

  • Bay of Plenty: 11.5%
  • New Zealand: 8.3%

Construction

  • Bay of Plenty: 7.0%
  • New Zealand: 6.0%

Wholesale trade

  • Bay of Plenty: 4.8%
  • New Zealand: 5.7%

Property and business services

  • Bay of Plenty: 8.8%
  • New Zealand: 11.3%

Unemployment, 2006

  • Bay of Plenty: 5.9%
  • New Zealand: 5.1%

Livestock numbers, 2002

Sheep

  • Bay of Plenty: 218,098
  • New Zealand: 39,571,837

Dairy cattle

  • Bay of Plenty: 270,150
  • New Zealand: 5,161,589

Beef cattle

  • Bay of Plenty: 98,206
  • New Zealand: 4,491,281

Horticulture, 2002

Kiwifruit (net area planted)

  • Bay of Plenty: 8,618 ha
  • New Zealand: 11,964 ha

Avocado (net area planted)

  • Bay of Plenty: 1,572 ha
  • New Zealand: 3,106 ha


Footnotes
  1. The category 'New Zealander' was introduced in the 2006 census. › Back


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