Story: Whanganui region
Page 15 – Facts and figures
Land area
- Whanganui region: 10,327 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate (Whanganui town)
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1971–2000)
- Mean temperature, January: 18.2°C
- Mean temperature, July: 9.4°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 882 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,043 hours
Total population, 2006
- Whanganui region: 64,017
- New Zealand: 4,027,947
Ethnic affiliation, 2006
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Whanganui: 70.0%
- New Zealand: 67.6%
New Zealander 1
- Whanganui: 10.8%
- New Zealand: 11.1%
Māori
- Whanganui: 23.1%
- New Zealand: 14.6%
Pacific Island
- Whanganui: 2.2%
- New Zealand: 6.9%
Asian (including Indian)
- Whanganui: 2.0%
- New Zealand: 9.2%
Principal tribes and sub-tribes
Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tamakōpiri, Ngāti Whitikaupeka, Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāti Paki, Ngāti Hauiti
Population of major urban area, 2006
Whanganui: 38,988
Age distribution, 2006
Under 15
- Whanganui: 22.2%
- New Zealand: 21.5%
15–64
- Whanganui: 62.1%
- New Zealand: 66.2%
65 and over
- Whanganui: 15.7%
- 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)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- Whanganui: 12.6%
- New Zealand: 6.8%
Financial and insurance
- Whanganui: 1.5%
- New Zealand: 3.2%
Professional, scientific and technical
- Whanganui: 3.8%
- New Zealand: 7.8%
Unemployment, 2006
- Whanganui: 5.8%
- New Zealand: 5.1%
Livestock numbers, 2002
Sheep
- Whanganui and Rangitīkei districts 2 : 2,490,489
- New Zealand: 39,571,837
Dairy cattle
- Whanganui and Rangitīkei districts: 67,401
- New Zealand: 5,161,589
Beef cattle
- Whanganui and Rangitīkei districts: 238,166
- New Zealand: 4,491,281
