Benefit receipt by Territorial Authority
This page presents information about the proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 who were in receipt of a benefit, and the proportion in receipt of a " main benefit" (Unemployment Benefit, Domestic Purposes Benefit, Sickness/Invalids Benefit, and Independent Youth Benefit), at 30 June 2007.
| Territorial Authority | Proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 in receipt of any benefit |
Proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 in receipt of a main benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Area Outside Territorial Authority | na | na |
| Ashburton District | 5.2% | 4.9% |
| Auckland City | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| Buller District | 14.3% | 9.7% |
| Carterton District | na | na |
| Central Hawke's Bay District | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Central Otago District | 5.1% | 5.0% |
| Chatham Islands Territory | na | na |
| Christchurch City | 7.4% | 7.0% |
| Clutha District | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| Dunedin City | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Far North District | 16.2% | 14.4% |
| Franklin District | 7.9% | 7.2% |
| Gisborne District | 16.4% | 14.3% |
| Gore District | 10.4% | 9.8% |
| Grey District | 11.1% | 9.9% |
| Hamilton City | 10.4% | 9.7% |
| Hastings District | 12.1% | 11.2% |
| Hauraki District | 13.3% | 11.7% |
| Horowhenua District | 15.5% | 13.8% |
| Hurunui District | na | na |
| Invercargill City | 14.9% | 13.7% |
| Kaikoura District | na | na |
| Kaipara District | 35.4% | 33.9% |
| Kapiti Coast District | 11.9% | 10.8% |
| Kawerau District | 30.2% | 24.7% |
| Lower Hutt City | 10.2% | 9.2% |
| Mackenzie District | na | na |
| Manawatu District | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| Manukau City | 9.6% | 8.6% |
| Marlborough District | 6.6% | 6.4% |
| Masterton District | 16.5% | 15.2% |
| Matamata-Piako District | 7.2% | 7.0% |
| Napier City | 13.2% | 12.3% |
| Nelson City | 8.1% | 7.7% |
| New Plymouth District | 9.1% | 8.6% |
| North Shore City | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| Opotiki District | 16.5% | 12.3% |
| Otorohanga District | na | na |
| Palmerston North City | 8.3% | 7.2% |
| Papakura District | 14.5% | 13.1% |
| Porirua City | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| Queenstown-Lakes District | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Rangitikei District | 11.8% | 10.2% |
| Rodney District | 6.5% | 6.1% |
| Rotorua District | 13.8% | 12.8% |
| Ruapehu District | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| Selwyn District | na | na |
| South Taranaki District | 8.7% | 7.2% |
| South Waikato District | 12.9% | 11.4% |
| South Wairarapa District | na | na |
| Southland District | na | na |
| Stratford District | 12.1% | 11.2% |
| Tararua District | 12.4% | 10.1% |
| Tasman District | 7.5% | 7.0% |
| Taupo District | 7.0% | 6.7% |
| Tauranga City | 9.0% | 8.6% |
| Thames-Coromandel District | 8.8% | 8.6% |
| Timaru District | 11.4% | 10.0% |
| Upper Hutt City | 8.7% | 8.2% |
| Waikato District | 9.1% | 8.0% |
| Waimakariri District | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| Waimate District | na | na |
| Waipa District | 7.6% | 7.6% |
| Wairoa District | 17.9% | 15.8% |
| Waitakere City | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| Waitaki District | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Waitomo District | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| Wanganui District | 20.3% | 17.3% |
| Wellington City | 3.6% | 3.1% |
| Western Bay of Plenty District | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Westland District | na | na |
| Whakatane District | 10.1% | 9.1% |
| Whangarei District | 14.0% | 12.1% |
| Total by TA | 8.1% | na |
| National average | 8.1% | 6.8% |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census (employment and unemployment, 2006) and Ministry of Social Development (household crowding and low-income households, derived from Census 2006). For notes on the data, please see the Methodology report.
na = data suppressed or not available.
