Taranaki District Health Board serves a population of 120,050 people (2018/19 estimate).
- Taranaki’s population tends to be older than the national average.
- Taranaki has a similar proportion of Māori and a much lower proportion of Pacific people in comparison to the national average.
- Taranaki has a slightly higher proportion of people in the more deprived sections of the population when compared to the national average.
Population by age, 2016/17
Taranaki’s population tends to be older than the national average and as such they receive more funding for the older and more expensive element of their population compared to the average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| 00–09 | 14.2% | 13.3% |
| 10–19 | 12.8% | 13.0% |
| 20–29 | 11.5% | 14.2% |
| 30–39 | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| 40–49 | 13.0% | 13.2% |
| 50–59 | 13.5% | 13.1% |
| 60–69 | 11.6% | 10.6% |
| 70–79 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 80–89 | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| 90+ | 0.8% | 0.6% |
Ethnic mix, 2016/17
Taranaki has a similar proportion of Māori and a much lower proportion of Pacific people compared to the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 79.9% | 77.7% |
| Māori | 18.9% | 15.8% |
| Pacific | 1.2% | 6.5% |
Deprivation, 2016/17
Taranaki has a slightly higher proportion of people in the more deprived sections of the population when compared to the national average.
Deprivation is reported in ‘quintiles’. Quintile 1 represents the least deprived section of the population whilst 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 Taranaki DHB
If you have questions, email customer.services@tdhb.org.nz.