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Timaru District

Links to data, planning documents and other relevant information for social services in the Timaru District.

Statistics

Demographic data based on 2006 census figures:

Population: 42,867
Ethnicity: 76.5% European, 5.9% Māori, 0.9% Pacific peoples, 1.4% Asian, 0.2% Middle Eastern/ Latin American/ African, 15.2% Other.
Family types: 51.0% couple without child(ren), 39.5% couple with child(ren), 9.5% one parent with child(ren).
Age: 19.3% 0–14 years, 62.5% 15–64 years, 18.3% over 65 years.

Local services mapping

A Local Services Mapping report for Timaru is due for release in 2009.

Local authority website

Iwi

Ngāi Tahu

Local social services