Population of MidCentral DHB

• MidCentral’s population tends to be similar to the national average, but with a slightly higher proportion of older people.
• MidCentral have a higher proportion of Māori and a lower proportion of Pacific Island people living there in comparison to the national average.
• MidCentral have a higher proportion of people in the more deprived sections of the population.

Population by age, 2018/19

MidCentral’s population tends to be similar to the national average, but with a slightly higher proportion of older people.

Population by age, 2018/19

	DHB population	National population
00–09	12.8%	12.8%
10–19	13.5%	12.8%
20–29	14.6%	15.1%
30–39	11.1%	12.9%
40–49	11.2%	12.4%
50–59	12.9%	12.8%
60–69	11.3%	10.5%
70–79	8.2%	7.0%
80–89	3.7%	3.0%
90+	0.7%	0.6%

Ethnic mix, 2018/19

MidCentral have a higher proportion of Māori and a lower proportion of Pacific Island people living there in comparison to the national average.

Population by ethnicity, 2018/19

	DHB population	National population
Other	76.7%	77.8%
Māori	20.2%	15.7%
Pacific	3.1%	6.5%

Deprivation, 2018/19

MidCentral have a higher proportion of people in the more deprived sections of the population.

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 MidCentral DHB

If you have questions, email communications@midcentraldhb.govt.nz.