South Canterbury District Health Board serves a population of 60,220 people (2018/19 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, 2018/19
South Canterbury’s population tends to be much older than the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| 00–09 | 12.0% | 12.8% |
| 10–19 | 11.7% | 12.8% |
| 20–29 | 10.5% | 15.1% |
| 30–39 | 10.0% | 12.9% |
| 40–49 | 12.0% | 12.4% |
| 50–59 | 14.4% | 12.8% |
| 60–69 | 13.6% | 10.5% |
| 70–79 | 10.1% | 7.0% |
| 80–89 | 4.7% | 3.0% |
| 90+ | 1.0% | 0.6% |
Ethnic mix, 2018/19
South Canterbury has low proportion of Māori and Pacific people living there compared to the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 90.1% | 77.8% |
| Māori | 8.7% | 15.7% |
| Pacific | 1.2% | 6.5% |
Deprivation, 2018/19
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
If you have questions, email ceo@scdhb.health.nz.