Waikato District Health Board serves a population of 435,690 people (2020/21 projection).
- The age of Waikato’s population tends to be similar to the national average.
- Its ethnic mix includes more Māori and fewer Pacific people than the national average.
- It has more people in the more deprived sections of the population than the less deprived sections.
Population by age, 2020/21
The age of Waikato’s population tends to be similar to the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| 00–09 | 13.6% | 12.6% |
| 10–19 | 13.6% | 13.0% |
| 20–29 | 13.2% | 13.9% |
| 30–39 | 12.6% | 13.6% |
| 40–49 | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 50–59 | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 60–69 | 11.1% | 10.8% |
| 70–79 | 7.8% | 7.3% |
| 80–89 | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| 90+ | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Ethnic mix, 2020/21
Waikato has a higher proportion of Māori and a lower proportion of Pacific people than the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 73.0% | 76.7% |
| Māori | 24.0% | 16.6% |
| Pacific | 3.0% | 6.7% |
Deprivation, 2020/21
Waikato has more people in the more deprived sections of the population than the less 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
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