Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

Figure 10: Weekly household income by region (2011)Waikato region incomes have a narrower distribution than the rest of New Zealand.There are more households in the middle income bands and fewer households withincomes above $150,000 per year, as illustrated by figure 11.Figure 11: Distribution of Waikato region and New Zealand annual household income(2010)There is significant variation in incomes between different territorial authorities in theregion. Median income by territorial-level data is only available from the 2006 censusand is presented in figure 12. The median annual household income for New Zealandwas $53,500 in 2006. The small portion of Rotorua district’s population which is withinthe Waikato region is largely comprised of dairy farmers and had the highest medianhousehold income ($63,552). Franklin district (now part of Waikato district) was thesecond highest. Hauraki and Thames-Coromandel district have high proportions ofretired residents and single-person households, which may explain the low medianincomes. These figures include usual residents only, not owners of holiday homes forexample.Doc # 2069885 Page 17