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Socio-economic Deprivation in the Waikato Region

TR 2021/14
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Report: TR 2021/14

Author: Annie Chiang, Jessie Colbert and Associate Professor Daniel J Exeter (University of Auckland)

About this report

This background research document will help inform discussions on deprivation in the Waikato region. Socio-economic deprivation and associated poverty is a challenge that we face as a country. The Waikato Region is not immune to this issue. It is important that as a region we understand the deprivation that we experience to:

  • Help the Waikato region to determine action priorities and areas to target.
  • Promote more effective engagement with the Waikato Plan and other community initiatives in the Waikato, e.g. the Waikato Wellbeing project.
  • Help local authorities in the Waikato region to further understand their communities to address their own unique mix of deprivation drivers.
  • Work with community trusts and other community organisations to effectively target funding allocation.
  • Harness government funding opportunities to help address inequalities.

Read or download the report

Socio-economic Deprivation in the Waikato Region [PDF, 5.6 MB]

Contents
Executive Summary 12
1 Introduction 13
Purpose 14
2 What is socio-economic deprivation? 14
A working definition 14
Rural-urban status and deprivation 15
3 Deprivation indices 15
History of measuring deprivation 15
Comparison of the Indices 16
The importance for policy and funding 18
4 Socio-economic deprivation across the Waikato Region - NZDep18 index 19
How to interpret the data 19
Comparison with other regions 20
Most deprived districts in the North Island 23
Comparison over the Waikato Region 25
Deprivation as proportion of district population 27
5 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD18) - domain profiles 29
Comparison of Waikato districts overall IMD18 and quintiles 30
Comparison of Waikato districts Q5 deprivation domains 32
Domain profiles - district comparison 34
6 Waikato Profiles (IMD18) 40
Waikato Region 40
Thames-Coromandel District 42
Hauraki District 47
Matamata-Piako District 51
Waikato District 55
Hamilton City 60
Waipa District 64
Otorohanga District 68
Waitomo District 72
South Waikato District 76
Taupo District 80
7 Conclusions 84
Appendix 1 - Methodology 85
NZDep18 Index of Deprivation 85
Index of Multiple Deprivation 86
Disclaimer Statement 88