Facts and figures
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
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