New Zealand's official statistics agency, Statistics New Zealand, has lots of up-to-date information on the Franklin District and the towns and villages within it. The list below are all links that will take you to the information you want on the Statistics website. Most pages include information on population, age profile, education, ethnicity, income, employment, families, households and business.
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Profile of Franklin District
Population
• The total population of Franklin based on the 2006 Census, and 2008 calculations based on births, deaths and immigration, is over 63,000.
• Just over half the population is resident in an urban centre and just under half is spread across the substantially rural areas. The largest town is Pukekohe, which has a current population of around 23,000.
• Projections based on the District Growth Strategy adopted by the Council in 2007 predict that the District’s population will increase to approximately 117,000 by 2051, an expected 85% increase.
Age – 2006 Census
• Franklin has a youthful population with 31.5% of the population under 20 years, compared with the national percentage of 29%.
• Franklin District has the highest proportion of older people living in its area (10.5%), when compared with the other major areas within the Counties Manukau District Health Board area. Papakura District Council has 10%; and Manukau City Council has 8.3%.
Ethnicity – 2006 Census
• Franklin District had 15% of its population identifying as Maori in the 2006 census. This is slightly higher than the national average of 14.6%.
• Franklin also has a youthful Maori population, with 39% under 14 years old.
• 17% of Franklin’s population was born overseas compared with 23% nationally. The most common overseas birthplaces are the United Kingdom & Ireland. However, Asia including India, Sri Lanka and the Pacific Islands also make up 5% and 4% of the population, respectively.
• The Pacific community has a young profile with 44% of their residents aged 14 years and under.
• There are over 63 different ethnicities in Franklin.
Economic Situation
• Franklin has a higher median personal income than the general adult population ($27,800 compared with $24,400 nationally). Franklin District also has a considerably lower level of socio-economic deprivation than nationally. However, there are pockets of deprivation (including Pukekohe North and Tuakau) which both have decile 9 ratings.
• In Franklin District, 60.8% of households own their dwelling. This is higher than the national average which is 54.5%.
Education
• Ministry of Social Development statistics show that 93.7% of year one students indicate that they have attended some form of early childhood education.
• 58.8% of school leavers attained a qualification at NCEA level 2 or above.
• Overall, 28% of Franklin’s population have no formal educational qualification, compared to 25% nationally.
Households 2006 Census
• The average household size in Franklin District was 2.9 people, compared with 2.8 for all of New Zealand.
• 90.9% of households in Franklin District had access to a motor vehicle, compared with 88.1% for all of New Zealand.
• 75.1% of dwellings in Franklin District were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with 68.9% for all of New Zealand.