Land area
- Northland: 12,600 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) data, 1981–2010)
Kaitāia
- Mean temperature, January: 19.5°C
- Mean temperature, July: 12.1°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 1,350 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,115 hours
Whangārei
- Mean temperature, January: 19.9°C
- Mean temperature, July: 11.6°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 1,304 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,003 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- Northland: 148,440 (2006); 151,692 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Northland: 75.7%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- Northland: 32.4%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- Northland: 3.2%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- Northland: 2.8%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Northland: 0.4%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes:
Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua, Ngātiwai
Population of major urban area, 2013
- Whangārei: 49,161
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Northland: 21.6%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Northland: 60.1%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Northland: 18.3%
- 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
- Northland: 8.9%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Manufacturing
- Northland: 9.5%
- New Zealand: 10.9%
Wholesale trade
- Northland: 3.2%
- New Zealand: 5.4%
Unemployment, 2013
- Northland: 9.7%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
(Agricultural Production Survey, Statistics New Zealand)
Sheep
- Northland: 282,916
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- Northland: 240,447
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- Northland: 269,244
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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