Tables About Timaru District



Labour force status

2006 Census

Labour Force Status of People in Timaru District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 15,768  1,531,020
Employed part time
 5,388  454,758
Unemployed
 825  106,497
Not in the labour force
 12,111  961,788
Status unidentifiable
 519  106,311
Total  34,614  3,160,371

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 5 March 2006.

Employment and Unemployment Rates of People in Timaru District and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
71.773.2
Employed part time
24.521.7
Unemployed
3.85.1

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 5 March 2006.
3. The calculation of employment and unemployment rates for categories with very small populations will be affected by the way the data has been randomly rounded. 

Labour Force Status of Māori in Timaru District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 798  175,548
Employed part time
 267  49,812
Unemployed
 117  27,876
Not in the labour force
 477  112,173
Status unidentifiable
 0  0
Total  1,656  365,406

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.  
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 5 March 2006.

Employment and Unemployment Rates of Māori in Timaru District and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
67.569.3
Employed part time
22.619.7
Unemployed
10.211.0

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.  
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 5 March 2006.
3. The calculation of employment and unemployment rates for categories with very small populations will be affected by the way the data has been randomly rounded. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Labour Force Status of People in Timaru District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 14,055  14,190  15,771
Employed part time
 4,743  4,959  5,388
Unemployed
 1,371  1,281  825
Not in the labour force
 12,825  12,300  12,111
Status unidentifiable
 573  441  519
Total  33,570  33,174  34,617

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 3 March 1996, 4 March 2001 or 5 March 2006.

Employment and Unemployment Rates of People in Timaru District,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001(%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
69.769.471.7
Employed part time
23.524.324.5
Unemployed
6.86.33.8

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 3 March 1996, 4 March 2001 or 5 March 2006.
3. The calculation of employment and unemployment rates for categories with very small populations will be affected by the way the data has been randomly rounded. 

  

Labour Force Status of Māori in Timaru District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 633  633  798
Employed part time
 198  225  264
Unemployed
 153  141  117
Not in the labour force
 489  423  474
Status unidentifiable
 0  0  0
Total  1,473  1,425  1,656

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 3 March 1996, 4 March 2001 or 5 March 2006.

Employment and Unemployment Rates of Māori in Timaru District,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001 (%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
64.063.767.7
Employed part time
20.122.522.6
Unemployed
15.513.89.9

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 3 March 1996, 4 March 2001 or 5 March 2006.
3. The calculation of employment and unemployment rates for categories with very small populations will be affected by the way the data has been randomly rounded. 

Occupation

Occupation(1) of Employed People in Timaru District and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 3,327  340,530
Professionals
 2,835  374,328
Technicians and trades workers
 2,811  241,857
Community and personal service workers
 1,638  156,471
Clerical and administrative workers
 2,211  240,816
Sales workers
 1,887  186,057
Machinery operators and drivers
 1,548  114,324
Labourers
 3,819  218,991
Not elsewhere included(3)
 1,083  112,404
Total  21,156  1,985,775

1. Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO V1.0).
2. All figures are for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
3. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Occupation(1) of Employed Māori in Timaru District and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 90  23,937
Professionals
 99  28,974
Technicians and trades workers
 162  25,626
Community and personal service workers
 93  22,617
Clerical and administrative workers
 63  22,452
Sales workers
 84  17,610
Machinery operators and drivers
 69  21,633
Labourers
 327  43,749
Not elsewhere included(3)
 75  18,759
Total  1,062  225,357

1. Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO V1.0).
2. All figures are for the employed Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
3. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'. 

Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals and values for the same data may vary in different tables.