Story: Otago region
Page 16 – Facts and figures
Land area
- Otago: 36,292 sq km 1
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1971–2000)
Dunedin
- Mean temperature, January: 15.2°C
- Mean temperature, July: 6.5°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 812 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,585 hours
Alexandra
- Mean temperature, January: 17.1°C
- Mean temperature, July: 3.0°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 360 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,025 hours
Total population, 2006
- Otago: 195,348
- New Zealand: 4,027,947
Ethnic affiliation, 2006
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Otago: 79.6%
- New Zealand: 67.6%
New Zealander 2
- Otago: 14.1%
- New Zealand:11.1%
Māori
- Otago: 6.6%
- New Zealand:14.6%
Pacific Island
- Otago: 1.7%
- New Zealand: 6.9%
Asian (including Indian)
- Otago: 4.1%
- New Zealand: 9.2%
Principal tribes and sub-tribes
Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha
Population of major urban areas, 2006
- Dunedin: 111,185
- Ōamaru: 12,681
- Queenstown: 10,416
Age distribution, 2006
Under 15
- Otago: 17.6%
- New Zealand: 21.5%
15–64
- Otago: 68.5%
- New Zealand: 66.2%
65 and over
- Otago: 13.8%
- New Zealand: 12.3%
Employment by industry, 2006
(Figures are for workers aged 15 and over, in selected industries in which the region’s employment pattern is most distinctive)
Accommodation and food services
- Otago: 9.1%
- New Zealand: 5.6%
Financial and insurance services
- Otago: 1.9%
- New Zealand: 3.2%
Professional, scientific and technical services
- Otago: 5.1%
- New Zealand: 7.8%
Unemployment, 2006
- Otago: 4.4%
- New Zealand: 5.1%
Livestock numbers, 2007
Sheep
- Otago: 6,428,448
- New Zealand: 38,460,477
Dairy cattle
- Otago: 233,982
- New Zealand: 5,260,850
Beef cattle
- Otago: 308,813
- New Zealand: 4,393,617
