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1.1

Population size and composition

Table 1.1 2006 CMDHB population by area

Area	Female	Male	Total	% of CM	rank by size
Howick/Pakuranga	41,740	40,250	81,990	18%	2
Botany/Clevedon	19,430	18,720	38,140	8%	8
Mangere	31,150	29,660	60,810	13%	3
Papatoetoe	23,420	22,350	45,770	10%	6
Otara	20,910	19,870	40,770	9%	7
Manurewa	42,090	40,030	82,120	18%	1
Papakura	23,670	22,630	46,300	10%	5
Franklin	29,890	28,790	58,680	13%	4
CMDHB	232,330	222,440	454,770	100%
%	51.1%	48.9%

Of the areas under analysis Manurewa is the largest with just over 82,000 residents in 2006 (Table 1.1). There is a slight preponderance of females over males in all areas, mirroring the New Zealand pattern.

Table 1.2 2006 CMDHB population by age and area

	0-14	% of suburb	as % CM	15-64	% of suburb	as % CM	65+	% of suburb	as % CM
Howick/ Pakuranga	17,080	21%	15%	56,030	68%	19%	8,880	11%	22%
Botany/ Clevedon	8,030	21%	7%	26,110	68%	9%	4,000	10%	10%
Mangere	18,540	30%	16%	38,640	64%	13%	3,630	6%	9%
Papatoetoe	12,090	26%	10%	30,320	66%	10%	3,360	7%	8%
Otara	12,650	31%	11%	25,880	63%	9%	2,250	6%	6%
Manurewa	22,780	28%	20%	53,150	65%	18%	6,190	8%	16%
Papakura	11,520	25%	10%	30,290	65%	10%	4,490	10%	11%
Franklin	12,840	22%	11%	38,970	66%	13%	6,870	12%	17%
CMDHB	115,530	25%	100%	299,390	66%	100%	39,670	9%	100%

Manurewa has the largest number of children of all the areas in CMDHB (Table 1.2 and Figure 1.1). Mangere and Otara have the highest proportions of children in their populations, but even the areas with the lowest child proportions are above the New Zealand average of 21%. For adults aged 15-64 Howick/Pakuranga has the highest number, followed by Manurewa. The highest proportions of adults are in Howick/Pakuranga and Botany/Clevedon, the only areas to exceed the NZ average of 67%. For the 65 and over population the main concentration is in Howick/Pakuranga, with Franklin and Manurewa following. Franklin and Howick/Pakuranga have the highest proportions - approaching the New Zealand average of 12%.

Figure 1.2 2006 CMDHB population by age and area

Table 1.3 2006 CMDHB population by ethnicity and area

	Maori	Pacific	Asian	Other	Total	Maori	Pacific	Asian	Other
Howick/ Pakuranga	4,300	1,830	22,730	53,130	81,990	5%	2%	28%	65%
Botany/ Clevedon	2,150	810	11,760	23,420	38,140	6%	2%	31%	61%
Mangere	10,180	33,520	5,350	11,750	60,810	17%	55%	9%	19%
Papatoetoe	7,300	11,320	12,870	14,280	45,770	16%	25%	28%	31%
Otara	7,460	22,860	4,330	6,130	40,770	18%	56%	11%	15%
Manurewa	22,400	19,990	10,280	29,450	82,120	27%	24%	13%	36%
Papakura	12,700	3,540	3,350	26,720	46,300	27%	8%	7%	58%
Franklin	9,480	1,490	2,600	45,120	58,680	16%	3%	4%	77%
CMDHB	75,970	95,360	73,250	210,000	454,580	17%	21%	16%	46%

Areas within CMDHB vary dramatically by ethnicity. Maori are particularly concentrated in Manurewa and Papakura –these two areas have 46% of CMDHB Maori residents. For Pacific Mangere and Otara are the main areas, housing 59% of all Pacific in CMDHB. For Asian Howick/Pakuranga, Botany/Clevedon and Papatoetoe have 65% of the Asian residents of CMDHB. Howick has more people of Chinese origin, Papatoetoe more from Indian ethnicities. For the ‘Other’ group (mainly European/Pakeha) a quarter live in Howick/Pakuranga. More detail on the projected future growth of each ethnicity is given below.

1.2

Population growth >

Published: 29-Sep-2008 | Website queries: Web Content Manager