Story: Wellington region
Page 17 – Facts and figures
Land area
- Wellington: 2,123 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) data, 1971–2000)
Wellington
- Mean temperature, January: 16.9°C
- Mean temperature, July: 8.8°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 1,249 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,065 hours
Total population, 2006
- Wellington: 410,325
- New Zealand: 4,027,947
Ethnic affiliation, 2006
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Wellington: 68.9%
- New Zealand: 67.6%
New Zealander 1
- Wellington: 10.7%
- New Zealand: 11.1%
Māori
- Wellington: 12.6%
- New Zealand: 14.6%
Pacific Island
- Wellington: 8.5%
- New Zealand: 6.9%
Asian (including Indian)
- Wellington: 9.1%
- New Zealand: 9.2%
Principal tribes:
Te Āti Awa ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāi Tara
Population of major urban areas, 2006
- Wellington: 364,128
- Kapiti: 46,197
Age distribution, 2006
Under 15
- Wellington: 20.5%
- New Zealand: 21.5%
15–64
- Wellington: 68.5%
- New Zealand: 66.2%
65 and over
- Wellington: 11.0%
- 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
- Wellington: 0.9%
- New Zealand: 8.3%
Manufacturing
- Wellington: 8.0%
- New Zealand: 12.9%
Finance and insurance
- Wellington: 5.7%
- New Zealand: 3.0%
Property and business services
- Wellington: 17.1%
- New Zealand: 11.3%
Government administration and defence
- Wellington: 8.6%
- New Zealand: 3.5%
Unemployment, 2006
- Wellington: 5.3 %
- New Zealand: 5.1%
Livestock numbers, 2002
(Agricultural Production Survey, Statistics New Zealand)
Sheep
- Wellington: 109,341
- New Zealand: 39,571,837
Dairy cattle 2
- Wellington: 3,822
- New Zealand: 5,161,589
Beef cattle
- Wellington: 14,721
- New Zealand: 4,491,281
