South Canterbury District Health Board serves a population of 61,955 people (2020/21 projection).
- South Canterbury’s population tends to be much older than the national average.
- South Canterbury has low proportion of Māori and Pacific people living there compared to the national average.
- South Canterbury has a low proportion of people in the most deprived section of the population.
Population by age, 2020/21
South Canterbury’s population tends to be much older than the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| 00–09 | 11.3% | 12.6% |
| 10–19 | 11.6% | 13.0% |
| 20–29 | 10.6% | 13.9% |
| 30–39 | 11.3% | 13.6% |
| 40–49 | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| 50–59 | 14.0% | 12.7% |
| 60–69 | 13.7% | 10.8% |
| 70–79 | 10.3% | 7.3% |
| 80–89 | 4.8% | 3.2% |
| 90+ | 0.9% | 0.7% |
Ethnic mix, 2020/21
South Canterbury has low proportion of Māori and Pacific people living there compared to the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 89.3% | 76.7% |
| Māori | 9.2% | 16.6% |
| Pacific | 1.5% | 6.7% |
Deprivation, 2020/21
South Canterbury has a low proportion of people in the most deprived section 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 South Canterbury DHB
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