MidCentral District Health Board serves a population of 178,820 people (2018/19 projection).
- 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.
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.
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
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