Land area
- South Canterbury: 13,745 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate (Timaru)
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
- Mean temperature, January: 15.9°C
- Mean temperature, July: 5.0°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 548 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,932 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- South Canterbury: 53,877 (2006); 55,623 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- South Canterbury: 92.4%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- South Canterbury: 7.2%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- South Canterbury: 1.1%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- South Canterbury: 2.5%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- South Canterbury: 0.5%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes/sub-tribes
Ngāi (Kai) Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha
Population of major urban area, 2013
- Timaru: 27,048
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- South Canterbury: 18.2%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- South Canterbury: 61.4%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- South Canterbury: 20.4%
- 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
- South Canterbury: 14.1%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Manufacturing
- South Canterbury: 16.6%
- New Zealand: 10.9%
Unemployment, 2013
- South Canterbury: 2.6%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
(Agricultural Production Survey, Statistics New Zealand)
Sheep
- South Canterbury: 1,512,230
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- South Canterbury: 299,604
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- South Canterbury: 142,217
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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