Whanganui District Health Board serves a population of 64,550 people (2018/19 projection).
- Whanganui’s population tends to be older than the national average.
- Whanganui has a higher proportion of Māori living there compared to the national average and a lower proportion of Pacific people.
- Whanganui has proportionally many more people in the more deprived section of the population than in the less deprived sections.
Population by age, 2018/19
Whanganui’s population tends to be older than the national average.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| 00–09 | 13.8% | 12.8% |
| 10–19 | 12.7% | 12.8% |
| 20–29 | 11.5% | 15.1% |
| 30–39 | 10.4% | 12.9% |
| 40–49 | 11.0% | 12.4% |
| 50–59 | 13.9% | 12.8% |
| 60–69 | 12.7% | 10.5% |
| 70–79 | 8.9% | 7.0% |
| 80–89 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| 90+ | 0.8% | 0.6% |
Ethnic mix, 2018/19
Whanganui has a higher proportion of Māori living there compared to the national average and a lower proportion of Pacific people.
| DHB population | National population | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 70.6% | 77.8% |
| Māori | 26.8% | 15.7% |
| Pacific | 2.6% | 6.5% |
Deprivation, 2018/19
Whanganui has proportionally many more people in the more deprived section of the population than in 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