Land area
- Otago: 36,292 sq km1
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
Dunedin
- Mean temperature, January: 15.3°C
- Mean temperature, July: 6.6°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 738 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,684 hours
Alexandra
- Mean temperature, January: 18.0°C
- Mean temperature, July: 2.9°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 359 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,006 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- Otago: 195,348 (2006); 202,467 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Otago: 89.1%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- Otago: 7.5%
- New Zealand:14.9%
Pacific Island
- Otago: 2.0%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- Otago: 5.2%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Otago: 1.1%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes and sub-tribes
Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha
Population of major urban areas, 2013
- Dunedin: 112,035
- Ōamaru: 13,050
- Queenstown: 11,505
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Otago: 17.2%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Otago: 67.1%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Otago: 15.7%
- 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
- Otago: 11.2%
- New Zealand: 6.9%
Financial and insurance services
- Otago: 1.4%
- New Zealand: 2.8%
Professional, scientific and technical services
- Otago: 4.8%
- New Zealand: 7.8%
Unemployment, 2013
- Otago: 5.6%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
Sheep
- Otago: 5,342,846
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- Otago: 336,278
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- Otago: 290,398
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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