Land area
- Volcanic Plateau: 9,572 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
Rotorua
- Mean temperature, January: 17.7°C
- Mean temperature, July: 7.8°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 1,342 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,128 hours
Taupō
- Mean temperature, January: 17.0°C
- Mean temperature, July: 6.5°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 960 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,951 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- Volcanic Plateau: 98,322 (2006); 98,187 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Volcanic Plateau: 70.7%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- Volcanic Plateau: 34.6%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- Volcanic Plateau: 4.2%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- Volcanic Plateau: 5.3%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Volcanic Plateau: 0.5%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes
Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangiteaorere, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tahu
Population of major urban areas, 2013
- Rotorua: 53,265
- Taupō: 21,864
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Volcanic Plateau: 22.6%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Volcanic Plateau: 62.6%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Volcanic Plateau: 14.8%
- 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)
Accommodation and food services
- Volcanic Plateau: 12.8%
- New Zealand: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- Volcanic Plateau: 9.0%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Unemployment, 2013
- Volcanic Plateau: 5.8%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
(Agricultural Production Survey, Statistics New Zealand)
Sheep
- Volcanic Plateau: 454,273
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- Volcanic Plateau: 296,228
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- Volcanic Plateau: 78,472
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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