Population of Bay of Plenty DHB

• Bay of Plenty’s population tends to be older than the national average.
• Bay of Plenty has a higher proportion of Māori in comparison to the national average, and a lower proportion of Pacific people.
• Bay of Plenty has a relatively low proportion of people in the least deprived section of the population while the most deprived sections are over-represented.

Population by age, 2020/21

Bay of Plenty’s population tends to be older than the national average.

Population by age, 2020/21

	DHB population	National population
00–09	13.0%	12.6%
10–19	12.8%	13.0%
20–29	10.7%	13.9%
30–39	11.9%	13.6%
40–49	11.8%	12.3%
50–59	12.8%	12.7%
60–69	12.3%	10.8%
70–79	9.7%	7.3%
80–89	4.2%	3.2%
90+	0.9%	0.7%

Ethnic mix, 2020/21

Bay of Plenty has a higher proportion of Māori in comparison to the national average, and a lower proportion of Pacific people.

Population by ethnicity, 2020/21

	DHB population	National population
Other	72.6%	76.7%
Māori	25.6%	16.6%
Pacific	1.8%	6.7%

Deprivation, 2020/21

Bay of Plenty has a relatively low proportion of people in the least deprived section of the population while the most deprived sections are over-represented.

Deprivation is reported in ‘quintiles’. Quintile 1 represents the least deprived section of the population while quintile 5 represents the most deprived section.

Nationally, each quintile represents 20% of the population. The percentages in each quintile will vary for each DHB.

• If a DHB has more than 20% of people within a quintile, it means there are more people in that deprivation group than the national average.
• If it has less than 20% of people within a quintile, it means there are fewer people in that deprivation group than the national average.

More information

• Enrolment in a primary health organisation – demographics data for people enrolled in primary health organisations

Contact Bay of Plenty DHB

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