Population of Taranaki DHB

• Taranaki’s population tends to be slightly 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 higher proportion of people in the middle sections of the population, and fewer in the most and least deprived sections.

Population by age, 2018/19

Taranaki’s population tends to be slightly older than the national average.

Population by age, 2018/19

	DHB population	National population
00–09	14.0%	12.8%
10–19	12.9%	12.8%
20–29	11.2%	15.1%
30–39	11.9%	12.9%
40–49	12.5%	12.4%
50–59	13.4%	12.8%
60–69	11.8%	10.5%
70–79	7.9%	7.0%
80–89	3.7%	3.0%
90+	0.8%	0.6%

Ethnic mix, 2018/19

Taranaki has a similar proportion of Māori and a much lower proportion of Pacific people compared to the national average.

Population by ethnicity, 2018/19

	DHB population	National population
Other	79.5%	77.8%
Māori	19.3%	15.7%
Pacific	1.2%	6.5%

Deprivation, 2018/19

Taranaki has a higher proportion of people in the middle sections of the population, and fewer in the most and least deprived sections.

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 Taranaki DHB

If you have questions, email customer.services@tdhb.org.nz.