QuickStats About New Zealand



Total population aged 15 years and over

  • For people aged 15 years and over, the median income (half earn more, and half less, than this amount) in New Zealand is $24,400.
  • 43.2 percent of people aged 15 years and over in New Zealand have an annual income of $20,000 or less.
  • In New Zealand, 18.0 percent of people aged 15 years and over have an annual income of more than $50,000.

Income for People Aged 15 Years and Over
New Zealand, 2006 Census
Graph showing New Zealand Income, 2006 Census .

Māori ethnic population aged 15 years and over

  • For Māori aged 15 years and over, the median income (half earn more, and half less, than this amount) in New Zealand is $20,900.
  • In New Zealand, 48.3 percent of Māori aged 15 years and over have an annual income of $20,000 or less.
  • 10.2 percent of Māori aged 15 years and over in New Zealand have an annual income of more than $50,000.
     

Income for Māori Aged 15 Years and Over
New Zealand, 2006 Census
Graph showing Maori Income, 2006 Census

Note: The Māori ethnic group population is the count for people of the Māori ethnic group. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their sole ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

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 text, tables and graphs.