569,000 People

The estimated population of the Counties Manukau region is 569,000 people. This equates to approximately 11% of New Zealand’s population.

1-2 % Growth

The Counties Manukau region population is growing at a rate of 1-2% every year.

125,000 Children

22% of our population are children. 13% of all children in New Zealand live in Counties Manukau.

147 Ethnic Groups

Counties Manukau is home to 147 different ethnic groups.

• 11% of NZ’s total Māori population resides in Counties Manukau

• 37% of NZ’s total Pasifika population resides in Counties Manukau

• 20% of NZ’s total Asian population resides in Counties Manukau

40% Born Overseas

40% of the total Counties Manukau population were born overseas.

Youthful

• Younger age groups consist of higher proportions of Māori, Pacific and Asian peoples

• Māori (36%) and Pacific (32%) populations aged under 15 years is much higher than other ethnic groups

Complex

Health

• Almost 70,000 people live with one or more long term health conditions

• 1 in 10* adults receive care for a

  diagnosed mental health condition

Housing

Over 2,500 families are waiting for housing on the Social Housing Register

Adversity

• On average, we receive more than 60 Police 111 calls every day relating to family harm

• On average, 175 reports of concern are  received by Oranga Tamariki every week