Land area
- West Coast: 23,336 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
Westport
- Mean temperature, January: 16.3°C
- Mean temperature, July: 8.7°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 2,121 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,838 hours
Hokitika
- Mean temperature, January: 15.6°C
- Mean temperature, July: 7.4°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 2,900 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,890 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- West Coast: 31,326 (2006); 32,148 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- West Coast: 91.2%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- West Coast: 10.5%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- West Coast: 1.0%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- West Coast: 2.2%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- West Coast: 0.4%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribe
Poutini Ngāi Tahu
Population of major urban areas, 2013
- Greymouth: 9,654
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- West Coast: 19.1%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- West Coast: 64.8%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- West Coast: 16.1%
- 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
- West Coast: 8.1%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Mining
- West Coast: 8.5%
- New Zealand: 0.3%
Accommodation and food services
- West Coast: 11.1%
- New Zealand: 6.9%
Unemployment, 2013
- West Coast: 4.7%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
Sheep
- West Coast: 31,465
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- West Coast: 173,651
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- West Coast: 29,002
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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