Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

Figure 12: Median household and personal income by territorial authority (2006 Census)2.6 Social deprivationThe latest New Zealand deprivation index was calculated from the 2006 census andranges from one (least deprived) to ten (most deprived). At a national level there areequal numbers of households in each of the ten categories but at a sub-national levelthere can be clusters of high deprivation meshblocks in a region or district. Theaverage deprivation score for New Zealand is 5.5. The most deprived regions areGisborne (7.2), Northland (6.7) and West Coast (6.2). The least deprived regions areTasman (4.6), Marlborough (4.8) and Canterbury (4.8). The Waikato average is 5.8,slightly worse than the national average.There is significant variation in social deprivation within the Waikato region as well, asshown in figure 13. The least deprived territorial authority is Waipa district (4.5) and themost deprived is South Waikato district (7.3).Figure 13: Deprivation by territorial authorityFigures 14 and 15 show deprivation at area-unit level. The least deprived areas tend tobe rural areas near Auckland and Hamilton. Smaller urban areas tend to have higherlevels of deprivation, although there are high deprivation neighbourhoods in Hamiltonand Taupō also.Page 18 Doc #: 2069885