Southern District Health Board serves a population of 329,890 people (2018/19 projection).
- Southern’s population tends to be similar to the national average in regards to age.
- Southern has a low proportion of Māori and Pacific people living there compared to the national average.
- Southern has a high proportion of people in the least deprived section of the population and a low proportion in the most deprived section.
Population by age, 2018/19
Southern’s population tends to be similar to the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| 00–09 | 11.7% | 12.8% |
| 10–19 | 13.1% | 12.8% |
| 20–29 | 14.8% | 15.1% |
| 30–39 | 11.8% | 12.9% |
| 40–49 | 12.2% | 12.4% |
| 50–59 | 13.2% | 12.8% |
| 60–69 | 11.4% | 10.5% |
| 70–79 | 7.7% | 7.0% |
| 80–89 | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| 90+ | 0.7% | 0.6% |
Ethnic mix, 2018/19
Southern has a low proportion of Māori and Pacific people living there compared to the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 87.8% | 77.8% |
| Māori | 10.1% | 15.7% |
| Pacific | 2.0% | 6.5% |
Deprivation, 2018/19
Southern has a high proportion of people in the least deprived sections of the population and a low proportion in the most deprived section.
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 Southern DHB
If you have questions, email contactus@southerndhb.govt.nz.