Land area
- Chatham Islands: 996 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
- Mean temperature, January: 14.9°C
- Mean temperature, July: 8.2°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 911 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,437 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- Chatham Islands: 612 (2006); 600 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Chatham Islands: 73.5%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori 1
- Chatham Islands: 59.3%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- Chatham Islands: 1.1%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian, including Indian
- Chatham Islands: 0.5%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Chatham Islands: 0.0%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes/sub-tribes
Moriori, Ngāti Mutunga
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Chatham Islands: 20.0%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Chatham Islands: 68.0%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Chatham Islands: 12.0%
- 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
- Chatham Islands: 19.1%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Manufacturing
- Chatham Islands: 16.2%
- New Zealand: 10.9%
Arts and recreation services
- Chatham Islands: 2.5%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Unemployment, 2013
- Chatham Islands: 2.5%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
Sheep
- Chatham Islands: 59,374
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
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