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Phones, Net & Fax – Territorial Authority, Access to Telecommunication Systems (Total Responses) for Households in Private Occupied Dwellings – 1996–2006

Territorial Authority by Access to Telecommunication Systems (Total Responses) for Households in Private Occupied Dwellings, 1996, 2001, and 2006
Territorial Authority and Year
     
Access to Telecommunication Systems - Total Responses1
 
No Access to Telecommunication Systems Access to a Cellphone/Mobile Phone2 Access to a Telephone Access to a Fax Machine3 Access to the Internet4 Not Elsewhere Included5 Total
Far North District
      1996
 2,259 ...  13,932 ... ...  1,500  17,691
      2001
 1,578 ...  15,363  4,407  4,404  2,133  19,092
      2006
 897  12,249  15,363  5,286  9,003  1,686  19,947
Whangarei District
      1996
 1,404 ...  21,219 ... ...  1,035  23,655
      2001
 1,056 ...  22,689  5,421  7,380  1,377  25,146
      2006
 651  19,386  23,343  6,762  14,232  1,431  27,615
Kaipara District
      1996
 474 ...  5,538 ... ...  195  6,207
      2001
 306 ...  5,778  1,566  1,512  342  6,435
      2006
 216  4,470  5,706  2,013  3,195  339  6,873
Rodney District
      1996
 807 ...  22,434 ... ...  852  24,093
      2001
 717 ...  26,133  9,102  10,509  1,305  28,185
      2006
 411  24,750  29,265  11,661  21,012  1,269  32,907
North Shore City
      1996
 780 ...  57,675 ... ...  1,875  60,327
      2001
 873 ...  63,117  21,933  33,957  1,923  66,012
      2006
 513  55,560  67,413  23,160  52,245  1,980  72,114
Waitakere City
      1996
 1,500 ...  46,296 ... ...  2,250  50,049
      2001
 1,647 ...  50,793  14,073  21,612  3,147  55,656
      2006
 921  44,001  54,186  15,519  36,885  3,879  61,833
Auckland City
      1996
 4,914 ...  108,588 ... ...  7,575  121,080
      2001
 4,032 ...  118,227  36,045  57,861  8,058  130,536
      2006
 2,619  101,796  123,930  36,498  90,180  8,637  143,004
Manukau City
      1996
 4,215 ...  66,198 ... ...  3,744  74,157
      2001
 4,008 ...  73,755  20,277  30,687  5,112  83,019
      2006
 2,289  66,267  80,496  23,742  52,236  5,763  94,281
Papakura District
      1996
 735 ...  11,358 ... ...  645  12,738
      2001
 624 ...  12,072  3,189  4,602  726  13,437
      2006
 465  10,560  12,348  3,585  7,950  804  14,823
Franklin District
      1996
 777 ...  14,313 ... ...  615  15,708
      2001
 591 ...  15,798  5,058  5,985  1,113  17,517
      2006
 381  14,994  17,376  6,546  11,814  1,026  20,211
Thames-Coromandel District
      1996
 825 ...  8,547 ... ...  423  9,795
      2001
 480 ...  9,252  2,481  2,574  555  10,299
      2006
 330  7,401  9,081  3,153  5,409  333  10,803
Hauraki District
      1996
 516 ...  5,406 ... ...  201  6,120
      2001
 339 ...  5,673  1,431  1,503  207  6,219
      2006
 201  4,647  5,544  1,773  3,099  249  6,669
Waikato District
      1996
 1,029 ...  11,019 ... ...  645  12,696
      2001
 756 ...  11,970  3,801  4,098  603  13,338
      2006
 423  10,467  12,159  4,620  7,929  993  14,931
Matamata-Piako District
      1996
 471 ...  9,783 ... ...  237  10,488
      2001
 408 ...  9,921  2,670  2,985  357  10,692
      2006
 216  8,205  9,843  3,273  5,892  384  11,319
Hamilton City
      1996
 1,725 ...  34,959 ... ...  1,122  37,803
      2001
 1,536 ...  38,451  8,682  15,546  1,245  41,283
      2006
 882  33,435  39,138  9,222  26,796  2,178  45,723
Waipa District
      1996
 393 ...  12,237 ... ...  303  12,936
      2001
 309 ...  13,245  4,089  4,818  348  13,917
      2006
 210  11,601  14,079  4,920  9,234  444  15,645
Otorohanga District
      1996
 207 ...  2,718 ... ...  78  3,003
      2001
 165 ...  2,646  900  753  132  2,943
      2006
 81  2,199  2,592  1,041  1,524  78  3,039
South Waikato District
      1996
 870 ...  7,083 ... ...  312  8,268
      2001
 531 ...  7,071  1,497  1,974  408  8,013
      2006
 282  5,646  6,333  1,665  3,615  516  8,091
Waitomo District
      1996
 336 ...  2,856 ... ...  198  3,384
      2001
 264 ...  2,946  897  732  129  3,336
      2006
 174  1,986  2,742  972  1,392  180  3,390
Taupo District
      1996
 990 ...  9,192 ... ...  393  10,575
      2001
 636 ...  9,993  3,075  3,504  618  11,262
      2006
 306  8,805  9,873  3,516  6,588  645  11,976
Western Bay of Plenty District
      1996
 687 ...  11,346 ... ...  399  12,429
      2001
 471 ...  12,807  4,476  4,599  570  13,854
      2006
 270  11,259  13,311  5,637  8,862  807  15,438
Tauranga City
      1996
 1,197 ...  27,408 ... ...  741  29,349
      2001
 948 ...  32,652  8,139  11,361  1,281  34,914
      2006
 633  29,142  35,526  10,452  23,046  1,236  39,951
Rotorua District
      1996
 1,761 ...  19,077 ... ...  837  21,675
      2001
 1,233 ...  19,719  4,965  6,828  1,284  22,257
      2006
 732  16,416  18,954  5,199  11,901  1,179  23,220
Whakatane District
      1996
 1,155 ...  9,378 ... ...  489  11,025
      2001
 897 ...  9,930  2,430  3,132  510  11,346
      2006
 543  7,644  9,702  2,796  5,868  558  11,706
Kawerau District
      1996
 318 ...  2,016 ... ...  78  2,415
      2001
 231 ...  1,908  312  552  171  2,313
      2006
 165  1,647  1,845  384  1,014  72  2,394
Opotiki District
      1996
 603 ...  2,334 ... ...  135  3,072
      2001
 411 ...  2,523  612  567  201  3,138
      2006
 282  1,641  2,328  696  1,146  216  3,186
Gisborne District
      1996
 1,323 ...  12,960 ... ...  831  15,114
      2001
 1,239 ...  13,191  2,715  3,603  750  15,195
      2006
 648  9,525  12,708  3,030  6,870  735  15,483
Wairoa District
      1996
 432 ...  2,649 ... ...  168  3,252
      2001
 288 ...  2,574  576  525  225  3,093
      2006
 237  1,563  2,367  630  1,122  213  3,093
Hastings District
      1996
 1,269 ...  20,805 ... ...  984  23,058
      2001
 1,023 ...  21,573  5,295  7,158  1,206  23,820
      2006
 597  17,385  21,720  6,195  13,374  1,149  25,152
Napier City
      1996
 894 ...  18,486 ... ...  576  19,956
      2001
 807 ...  19,203  3,828  6,579  567  20,598
      2006
 474  15,087  19,083  4,182  11,784  588  21,450
Central Hawke's Bay District
      1996
 246 ...  4,170 ... ...  108  4,524
      2001
 168 ...  4,377  1,371  1,305  117  4,662
      2006
 111  3,159  4,320  1,566  2,526  129  4,884
New Plymouth District
      1996
 951 ...  23,100 ... ...  882  24,933
      2001
 828 ...  23,658  5,157  8,205  777  25,275
      2006
 486  18,612  23,730  5,817  14,571  858  26,508
Stratford District
      1996
 165 ...  3,156 ... ...  81  3,402
      2001
 102 ...  3,069  687  828  99  3,273
      2006
 75  2,262  2,958  891  1,602  90  3,378
South Taranaki District
      1996
 660 ...  9,285 ... ...  348  10,290
      2001
 513 ...  9,174  2,325  2,754  333  10,029
      2006
 276  6,810  8,421  2,538  4,761  555  10,077
Ruapehu District
      1996
 666 ...  4,467 ... ...  339  5,472
      2001
 423 ...  4,218  1,104  1,125  297  4,935
      2006
 249  2,859  3,810  1,326  2,145  363  4,875
Wanganui District
      1996
 1,113 ...  14,874 ... ...  711  16,698
      2001
 819 ...  15,027  2,724  4,359  681  16,545
      2006
 483  10,965  14,406  2,943  8,085  699  16,872
Rangitikei District
      1996
 366 ...  5,247 ... ...  198  5,808
      2001
 264 ...  5,121  1,347  1,560  192  5,577
      2006
 144  3,771  4,773  1,509  2,805  246  5,640
Manawatu District
      1996
 378 ...  9,186 ... ...  180  9,744
      2001
 264 ...  9,381  2,496  3,261  273  9,924
      2006
 159  7,632  9,468  2,964  5,982  225  10,419
Palmerston North City
      1996
 858 ...  23,592 ... ...  702  25,152
      2001
 699 ...  24,531  4,737  10,134  834  26,094
      2006
 480  20,271  24,381  4,926  16,356  747  27,510
Tararua District
      1996
 432 ...  6,132 ... ...  171  6,738
      2001
 288 ...  6,159  1,644  1,686  156  6,606
      2006
 186  4,170  5,796  1,860  3,276  225  6,717
Horowhenua District
      1996
 801 ...  9,939 ... ...  330  11,070
      2001
 504 ...  10,533  2,109  2,691  345  11,391
      2006
 312  8,043  10,113  2,337  5,478  405  11,892
Kapiti Coast District
      1996
 465 ...  14,169 ... ...  585  15,219
      2001
 351 ...  16,461  4,284  6,546  393  17,223
      2006
 216  13,536  17,451  4,578  11,724  600  19,110
Porirua City
      1996
 1,080 ...  11,919 ... ...  990  13,992
      2001
 726 ...  13,404  3,186  5,757  606  14,748
      2006
 342  11,331  13,245  3,135  8,934  810  15,399
Upper Hutt City
      1996
 435 ...  12,015 ... ...  300  12,750
      2001
 300 ...  12,507  2,682  5,319  267  13,083
      2006
 195  10,440  13,023  2,790  8,838  300  14,124
Lower Hutt City
      1996
 1,482 ...  31,221 ... ...  1,242  33,948
      2001
 1,047 ...  32,238  6,741  13,317  1,026  34,341
      2006
 723  25,878  31,746  6,390  21,057  954  35,364
Wellington City
      1996
 1,605 ...  54,885 ... ...  2,226  58,716
      2001
 1,131 ...  58,140  14,640  31,254  2,481  61,812
      2006
 858  51,396  61,281  13,227  46,929  2,598  67,710
Masterton District
      1996
 534 ...  7,632 ... ...  195  8,358
      2001
 336 ...  8,058  1,806  2,577  189  8,589
      2006
 186  6,039  7,821  1,980  4,497  213  8,889
Carterton District
      1996
 123 ...  2,283 ... ...  87  2,493
      2001
 66 ...  2,469  645  789  72  2,610
      2006
 42  1,917  2,463  774  1,530  93  2,757
South Wairarapa District
      1996
 207 ...  2,997 ... ...  159  3,366
      2001
 111 ...  3,204  939  1,116  114  3,432
      2006
 63  2,502  3,156  1,116  2,037  156  3,621
Tasman District
      1996
 972 ...  12,453 ... ...  495  13,920
      2001
 597 ...  14,094  4,257  4,698  597  15,300
      2006
 363  11,343  14,889  5,064  9,657  510  16,800
Nelson City
      1996
 579 ...  14,196 ... ...  435  15,207
      2001
 408 ...  15,042  3,561  5,508  489  15,954
      2006
 276  11,856  15,210  3,873  9,939  423  16,920
Marlborough District
      1996
 612 ...  12,861 ... ...  591  14,064
      2001
 411 ...  14,094  3,951  4,680  477  14,994
      2006
 258  11,415  14,478  4,707  9,180  669  16,437
Kaikoura District
      1996
 96 ...  1,149 ... ...  36  1,281
      2001
 48 ...  1,206  381  357  54  1,311
      2006
 36  957  1,185  459  720  60  1,404
Buller District
      1996
 474 ...  3,369 ... ...  165  4,005
      2001
 300 ...  3,387  726  801  168  3,855
      2006
 192  2,343  3,312  834  1,818  186  4,068
Grey District
      1996
 369 ...  4,431 ... ...  216  5,013
      2001
 252 ...  4,482  951  1,224  150  4,893
      2006
 153  3,252  4,425  1,059  2,502  165  5,097
Westland District
      1996
 264 ...  2,637 ... ...  138  3,036
      2001
 219 ...  2,637  771  756  126  2,988
      2006
 144  1,884  2,748  870  1,629  165  3,291
Hurunui District
      1996
 183 ...  3,246 ... ...  84  3,516
      2001
 114 ...  3,555  1,365  1,086  99  3,774
      2006
 78  2,841  3,696  1,716  2,343  165  4,146
Waimakariri District
      1996
 333 ...  11,013 ... ...  210  11,559
      2001
 279 ...  12,966  3,693  4,602  279  13,536
      2006
 162  11,763  14,640  4,764  9,693  369  15,822
Christchurch City
      1996
 3,771 ...  111,765 ... ...  3,279  118,815
      2001
 3,036 ...  118,473  27,045  46,392  3,369  125,031
      2006
 1,833  94,743  122,724  28,461  80,841  3,831  133,743
Selwyn District
      1996
 180 ...  7,539 ... ...  255  7,977
      2001
 126 ...  8,910  3,357  3,804  180  9,225
      2006
 75  8,913  10,893  4,515  8,004  222  11,496
Ashburton District
      1996
 270 ...  9,129 ... ...  189  9,588
      2001
 204 ...  9,720  2,928  2,946  138  10,071
      2006
 132  7,932  9,915  3,483  5,880  132  10,821
Timaru District
      1996
 582 ...  15,546 ... ...  399  16,527
      2001
 384 ...  16,056  3,381  4,557  369  16,830
      2006
 234  12,249  16,005  3,825  9,240  339  17,460
Mackenzie District
      1996
 126 ...  1,335 ... ...  36  1,497
      2001
 42 ...  1,287  477  444  57  1,389
      2006
 30  1,041  1,269  531  804  33  1,449
Waimate District
      1996
 123 ...  2,739 ... ...  30  2,895
      2001
 75 ...  2,712  807  741  60  2,850
      2006
 63  2,025  2,643  930  1,470  51  2,940
Chatham Islands Territory
      1996
 21 ...  222 ... ...  15  258
      2001
 15 ...  198  135  54  27  243
      2006
 18  6  204  132  126  18  243
Waitaki District
      1996
 444 ...  7,746 ... ...  198  8,388
      2001
 225 ...  7,737  1,827  2,130  219  8,190
      2006
 156  5,811  7,530  2,163  4,236  219  8,433
Central Otago District
      1996
 246 ...  5,292 ... ...  108  5,643
      2001
 138 ...  5,508  1,749  1,740  111  5,760
      2006
 105  4,839  5,913  2,271  3,846  141  6,612
Queenstown-Lakes District
      1996
 267 ...  4,788 ... ...  273  5,325
      2001
 192 ...  5,886  2,484  2,688  270  6,357
      2006
 180  6,564  7,212  3,168  5,673  447  8,565
Dunedin City
      1996
 1,281 ...  40,401 ... ...  1,182  42,861
      2001
 990 ...  41,262  7,494  15,465  987  43,287
      2006
 558  31,593  40,647  7,386  26,133  1,266  44,391
Clutha District
      1996
 303 ...  6,093 ... ...  207  6,603
      2001
 198 ...  6,129  1,779  1,674  180  6,513
      2006
 129  4,572  5,811  2,067  3,384  150  6,516
Southland District
      1996
 483 ...  9,921 ... ...  249  10,650
      2001
 345 ...  9,843  3,738  3,033  273  10,473
      2006
 168  7,710  9,543  4,356  5,847  228  10,623
Gore District
      1996
 204 ...  4,542 ... ...  108  4,857
      2001
 153 ...  4,551  1,014  1,194  84  4,794
      2006
 66  3,372  4,284  1,218  2,409  144  4,818
Invercargill City
      1996
 936 ...  18,285 ... ...  492  19,713
      2001
 711 ...  18,267  3,114  5,271  474  19,470
      2006
 360  14,076  17,406  3,363  9,942  678  19,875
Area Outside Territorial Authority
      1996
 18 ...  66 ... ...  36  120
      2001
 9 ...  108  24  36  48  168
      2006
 3  114  45  24  63  39  168

1. Households reporting more than one means of access to telecommunications have been counted in each stated category. Therefore, the total number of responses in the table will be greater than the total number of households.
2. For 1996 and 2001, no data was collected for access to cellphone/mobile phone.
3. For 1996, no data was collected for access to a fax machine.
4. For 1996, no data was collected for access to the Internet.
5. The 1996 and 2001 data includes Not Stated.  The 2006 data includes Response Unidentifiable and Not Stated.

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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.

 
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