Coromandel - Electorate Profile - New Zealand Parliament

Electorate boundaries map

The Coromandel electorate is based on the communities of the Coromandel Peninsula, including Thames, Coromandel, Whitianga, and Whangamatā. It extends down through Waihi Beach, Katikati, and Matakana Island. To the south of the electorate is the Hauraki District which contains the townships of Paeroa, Waihi, and Ngatea.

The Coromandel electorate can trace its origins to 1881, when it first existed for three terms until 1890 when most of the Peninsula was split between Thames and Te Aroha. After the middle of the 20th century the Peninsula was often incorporated into the Hauraki electorate. Coromandel was recreated for the 1972 and 1975 elections, and again for those held in 1987 and 1990. In 1996 Coromandel was reinstated as the name of the electorate for the first MMP election.

Boundary changes in 2014 saw its north-western boundary extended into the Hunua Ranges, thus incorporating the coastal communities north of Miranda. For 2020 the area around Ōmokoroa Beach has been moved into the electorate due to the Bay of Plenty electorate being over the population quota. In turn Coromandel had to lose some population which has been achieved by moving the area around Te Aroha into the Waikato electorate.

During the MMP era the seat has been held almost exclusively by members of the National Party, apart from 1999 to 2002 when it was held by Jeanette Fitzsimons (Green Party). This was the first time the Green Party won an electorate, and the first time the electorate had been won by a woman. From 2002 to 2011 the seat was held by Sandra Goudie (National). The Coromandel electorate is currently held by Scott Simpson (National), who has held the seat since 2011.

The Coromandel electorate's popularity as a holiday and retirement location is partly reflected in its population profile. At Census 2018, close to half the population (44.6%) were aged between 55 and 84. Of any general electorate Coromandel has the highest proportions of those aged 60-64 years (8.2%), those aged 65-69 (9.2%), and those aged 70-74 (8.0%). Nearly one-third (32.1%) of people over 15 received New Zealand superannuation or a Veteran’s Pension – also the highest share of any New Zealand electorate.

Over one third (35.3%) of private dwellings are unoccupied, comprised of either empty dwellings (21.2%), or dwellings where the residents are away (14.1%) – all the highest proportions in New Zealand. The electorate also ranks first (highest proportion) for those who are ex-smokers (29.8%), those who have some difficulty hearing even if wearing a hearing aid (17.3%), and those whose family income was either between $30,001 and $50,000 (23.0%), or between $50,001 and $70,000 (18.3%).

Election results (2020)

The winning candidate in the 2020 election, Scott Simpson (National Party), captured a plurality (45.6%) of the 46,532 valid electorate votes cast for candidates in the Coromandel electorate, with a margin of 3,505. The seat was previously won in 2017 by Scott Simpson (National Party) with a margin of 14,326. The Labour Party captured a plurality (43.6%) of the party votes in Coromandel, up 15.8 percentage points on its party vote share in 2017. Turnout (total votes cast as a proportion of enrolled electors) in 2020 was 86.4%.

2020 General election results – electorate candidate votes

Coromandel
Candidate	Valid Votes	Share (%)
SIMPSON, Scott Anthony (NAT)	21,218	45.6
BLOMFIELD, Nathaniel James (LAB)	17,713	38.1
GREALEY, Pamela Margaret (GP)	3,357	7.2
OLSEN, David Edward (ACT)	1,560	3.4
EGLETON, Michael John (CNSP)	955	2.1
BRLJEVICH, Philip Anthony (ADV)	855	1.8
HART, Steven Lawrence (NZOP)	424	0.9
HUNTER, Robert Graham (TOP)	418	0.9
WESSEX, Roberta (NAP)	32	0.1
Valid Total	46,532	100.0
Total Votes Cast	47,715

Winning Candidate: SIMPSON, Scott Anthony - margin: 3505

For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.

2017 General election results – electorate candidate votes

Coromandel
Candidate	Valid Votes	Share (%)
SIMPSON, Scott (NAT)	23,053	55.09
BLOMFIELD, Nathaniel James (LAB)	8,727	20.85
SUMMERFIELD, Scott (GP)	5,066	12.11
ANDREWS, Anne-Marie (NZF)	4,142	9.9
GRAF, Clyde (BAN)	859	2.05
Total Valid Votes	41,847	100
Total Votes Cast	42,324	101.14

Winning Candidate: SIMPSON, Scott - margin 14326

For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.

2014 General election results – electorate candidate votes

Coromandel
Candidate	Valid Votes	Share (%)
SIMPSON, Scott (NAT)	21,934	58.72
DELAHUNTY, Catherine (GP)	6,133	16.42
POSCHL, Korbinian (LAB)	4,236	11.34
ERTEL, Grant (NZF)	3,158	8.45
WALKDEN, David (CNSP)	1,133	3.03
DOWNARD, Mike (BAN)	420	1.12
PAKINGA, Hiria (MAOR)	176	0.47
OLSEN, David Edward (ACT)	161	0.43
Total Valid Votes	37,351	100
Total Votes Cast	38,293	102.52

Winning Candidate: SIMPSON, Scott - margin 15801

For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.

General election results – party vote 2014-2020

Coromandel
Party	Valid Votes	Share (%)	Valid Votes	Share (%)	Valid Votes	Share (%)
	2014		2017		2020
Labour Party	5,960	15.7	11,820	27.8	20,568	43.6
National Party	20,547	54.2	21,786	51.2	15,471	32.8
ACT New Zealand	142	0.4	174	0.4	4,602	9.7
Green Party	3,724	9.8	2,259	5.3	2,658	5.6
New Zealand First Party	4,741	12.5	5,216	12.3	1,429	3.0
New Conservative					772	1.6
Advance NZ					733	1.6
The Opportunities Party (TOP)			728	1.7	401	0.8
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party	139	0.4	137	0.3	171	0.4
NZ Outdoors Party			52	0.1	120	0.3
Māori Party	184	0.5	100	0.2	116	0.2
ONE Party					103	0.2
Sustainable New Zealand Party					30	0.1
Vision New Zealand					18	0.0
Social Credit					15	0.0
HeartlandNZ					14	0.0
TEA Party					6	0.0
Ban1080	112	0.3	125	0.3
Conservative	2,004	5.3	66	0.2
New Zealand People's Party			30	0.1
United Future	64	0.2	13	0.0
MANA			11	0.0
Democrats for Social Credit	20	0.1	8	0.0
Internet Party			5	0.0
Internet MANA	259	0.7
NZ Independent Coalition	17	0.0
The Civilian Party	11	0.0
Focus New Zealand	7	0.0
Total Valid Votes	37,931	100.0	42,530	100.0	47,227	100.0
Total Votes Cast	38,293	101.0	42,735	100.5	47,596	100.8

Voter enrolment and turnout 2017 and 2020

	Coromandel	NZ	Coromandel	NZ
	2017		2020
Voting Age Population (VAP)*	57,220	3,569,830	62,100	3,772,100
Electors on General Roll (EGR)	51,908	3,046,216	55,202	3,273,567
Electors on Māori Roll	3,959	251,793	4,319	276,013
Total Enrolled**	55,867	3,298,009	59,521	3,549,580
Total Votes Cast by EGR (TVC)	42,982	2,462,199	47,715	2,728,333
% VAP Enrolled	98	92	96	94
Turnout (TVC as % EGR)	83	81	86	83

*Estimated population statistics as at: June 2017 and June 2020 (provisional, using 2018 Census data). ** Electoral Enrolment Centre statistics as at September 2017; and Electoral Commission enrolment statistics as at October 2020.

This section has a variety of information about people living in the electorate. Topics include population, ethnicity, religion, language, health, and iwi affiliation. The information comes from the 2018 Census, except for iwi affiliation. Information on iwi affiliation comes from the 2013 Census as this information is not available for 2018.

There is information on both Māori ethnicity and Māori descent as these are different concepts. Māori descent is based on ancestry and Māori ethnicity is based on cultural affiliation.

Graph: Age group (five-year bands) (%)

This graph visually represents the age group data in the Age group and sex, 2018 Census table in this section of the profile. (Source: Parliamentary Library using data from Stats NZ)

Graph: Ethnic group (%)

This graph visually represents the data in the Ethnic group, 2018 Census table in this section of the profile. (Source: Parliamentary Library using data from Stats NZ)

Population, 2018 Census
Coromandel	2006	2013	2018
Usually resident population	61,035	62,472	72,081
Annual average intercensal growth rate (%)	..	0.3	2.9
Growth rate rank	..	52	16
NZ growth rate (%)	..	0.7	2.1

Age group and sex, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Coromandel			NZ
Age group	no.	%	rank	%
0-4 years	3,456	4.8	60	6.3
5-9 years	4,200	5.8	58	6.9
10-14 years	4,206	5.8	55	6.5
15-19 years	3,537	4.9	63	6.4
20-24 years	2,601	3.6	65	6.8
25-29 years	3,039	4.2	65	7.3
30-34 years	3,000	4.2	65	6.7
35-39 years	3,000	4.2	65	6.3
40-44 years	3,576	5.0	65	6.2
45-49 years	4,485	6.2	55	6.8
50-54 years	4,911	6.8	28	6.6
55-59 years	5,742	8.0	2	6.4
60-64 years	5,904	8.2	1	5.6
65-69 years	6,606	9.2	1	4.9
70-74 years	5,784	8.0	1	3.9
75-79 years	3,936	5.5	2	2.8
80-84 years	2,214	3.1	3	1.8
85 years and over	1,878	2.6	6	1.8
Male	35,418	49.1		49.4
Female	36,663	50.9		50.6
Total	72,081	100.0		100.0
Population aged 18 years and over
Total	57,750
Male	28,116
Female	29,634

Ethnic group, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Coromandel			NZ
Ethnic group (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
European	62,583	86.8	10	70.2
Māori	12,861	17.8	24	16.5
Pacific Peoples	1,776	2.5	54	8.1
Asian	2,688	3.7	60	15.1
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	270	0.4	64	1.5
Other Ethnicity	870	1.2	40	1.2
– New Zealander	780	1.1	28	1.0
– Other Ethnicity not elsewhere classified	90	0.1	58	0.3
Total stated	72,081	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	72,081

Birthplace, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Coromandel			NZ
Birthplace	no.	%	rank	%
NZ born	58,971	82.9	14	72.6
Overseas born	12,174	17.1	52	27.4
Total stated	71,145	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	936
Total	72,081

Years since arrival in New Zealand, 2018 Census
for the overseas-born population
	Coromandel			NZ
Years since arrival	no.	%	rank	%
Less than one year	414	3.5	58	5.9
1 year	372	3.1	64	5.9
2 years	432	3.6	55	5.2
3 years	387	3.2	58	4.5
4 years	306	2.6	60	3.6
5-9 years	1,503	12.6	63	16.2
10-19 years	2,523	21.1	61	27.6
20 years or more	6,036	50.4	2	31.0
Total stated	11,970	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	204
Total	12,174

Languages spoken, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Coromandel			NZ
Languages spoken (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
English	70,548	97.9	2	95.4
Māori	2,682	3.7	27	4.0
Samoan	165	0.2	62	2.2
New Zealand Sign Language	291	0.4	49	0.5
Other	4,749	6.6	56	16.3
None (eg too young to talk)	1,074	1.5	61	2.2
Total stated	72,081	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	72,081

Religious affiliations, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Coromandel			NZ
Religious affiliations (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No religion	38,829	53.9	13	48.2
Buddhism	483	0.7	38	1.1
Christian	23,775	33.0	55	36.5
Hinduism	480	0.7	50	2.6
Islam	96	0.1	65	1.3
Judaism	21	0.0	63	0.1
Māori religions, beliefs and philosophies	939	1.3	22	1.3
Spiritualism and New Age religions	480	0.7	1	0.4
Other religions, beliefs and philosophies	1,131	1.6	34	1.9
Object to answering	6,009	8.3	5	6.7
Total stated	72,081	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	72,081

Years at usual residence, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Coromandel			NZ
Years at usual residence	no.	%	rank	%
0 years	10,848	18.2	48	20.3
1-4 years	21,282	35.8	14	33.5
5-9 years	9,489	16.0	56	17.4
10-14 years	6,846	11.5	29	11.1
15-29 years	7,860	13.2	27	12.5
30 years or more	3,150	5.3	32	5.1
Total stated	59,472	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	12,609
Total	72,081

Māori descent, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Coromandel			NZ
Status	no.	%	rank	%
Māori descent	15,183	21.1	23	18.5
No Māori descent	54,996	76.3	43	79.0
Don't know	1,902	2.6	27	2.4
Total stated	72,081	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	72,081

Coromandel - these iwi and hapū have interests in the electorate
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki	Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau
Ngāi Te Rangi	Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu
Ngāti Hako	Ngāti Ranginui
Ngāti Hauā	Ngāti Tamaoho
Ngāti Hei	Ngāti Tamaterā
Ngāti Hinerangi	Ngāti Tara Tokanui
Ngāti Manuhiri	Ngāti Whanaunga
Ngāti Maru (Hauraki)	Raukawa
Ngāti Paoa	Te Ākitai Waiohua
Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga ki Mataora	Te Patukirikiri
Ngāti Pūkenga	Waikato

Iwi affiliations, 2013 Census
Coromandel
Iwi (total response)	Number of people
Ngāpuhi	1,737
Ngaiterangi	855
Ngāti Porou	822
Ngāti Maniapoto	738
Waikato	681
Ngāti Tamaterā	663
Ngāti Maru (Hauraki)	585
Ngāti Ranginui	420
Ngāi Tahu / Kāi Tahu	414
Ngāti Tūwharetoa	363
Te Arawa	327
Ngāti Hako	303
Tūhoe	282
Ngāti Paoa	270
Ngāti Tara Tokanui	255
Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga ki Mataora	234
Ngāti Raukawa (Waikato)	222
Tainui	207
Ngāti Awa	195
Te Rarawa	177
Te Whānau-a-Apanui	156
Ngāti Maru, region unspecified	153
Te Atiawa (Taranaki)	150
Ngāti Pūkenga	147
Ngāti Raukawa (Horowhenua/Manawatū)	141
Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau	141
Ngāti Whātua	132
Whakatōhea	132
Ngāti Pikiao (Te Arawa)	132
Ngāti Whakaue (Te Arawa)	132

Families, 2018 Census
for families in occupied private dwellings
Coromandel	2006	2013	2018
Total households	17,637	18,195	19,920
Annual average intercensal growth rate (%)	…	0.4	1.8
Growth rate rank	…	49	15
Total households growth rate (%)	…	0.9	1.2

Family type, 2018 Census
for families in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Family type	no.	%	rank	%
Couple without children	11,304	56.7	2	41.2
Couple with child(ren)	6,018	30.2	64	42.4
One parent with child(ren)	2,595	13.0	52	16.4
Total	19,920	100.0		100.0

Legally registered relationship status, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Status	no.	%	rank	%
Married (not separated)	27,105	54.5	9	48.6
Separated/divorced/surviving partner	10,470	21.1	3	16.2
Never married and never in a civil union	12,126	24.4	65	35.2
Total stated	49,701	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	10,515
Total	60,219

Partnership status, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Status	no.	%	rank	%
Partnered	34,431	67.4	8	61.4
Non-partnered	16,656	32.6	58	38.6
Total stated	51,084	100.0		100.0
Not stated	9,132
Total	60,219

Number of children born, 2018 Census
for the female population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Number of children born	no.	%	rank	%
No children	5,559	19.4	65	30.8
One child	3,108	10.9	59	12.9
Two children	8,580	30.0	11	26.3
Three children	6,330	22.1	1	16.0
Four children	2,670	9.3	7	6.9
Five children	1,014	3.5	11	2.6
Six or more children	642	2.2	29	2.2
Object to answering	732	2.6	14	2.2
Total stated	28,638	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,196
Total	30,837

Cigarette smoking behaviour, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Cigarette smoking behaviour	no.	%	rank	%
Regular smoker	8,637	14.3	26	13.2
Ex-smoker	17,943	29.8	1	22.0
Never smoked regularly	33,636	55.9	61	64.8
Total stated	60,219	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	60,219

Difficulty seeing even if wearing glasses, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Coromandel			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	44,922	79.1	58	82.3
Some difficulty	10,818	19.1	6	16.0
A lot of difficulty	954	1.7	17	1.4
Cannot do at all	90	0.2	47	0.2
Total stated	56,787	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	11,841
Total	68,625

Difficulty hearing even if using a hearing aid, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Coromandel			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	45,501	80.3	65	86.5
Some difficulty	9,798	17.3	1	11.8
A lot of difficulty	1,269	2.2	3	1.5
Cannot do at all	78	0.1	42	0.2
Total stated	56,646	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	11,979
Total	68,625

Difficulty walking or climbing steps, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Coromandel			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	45,933	80.9	64	86.5
Some difficulty	8,427	14.8	2	10.4
A lot of difficulty	1,995	3.5	6	2.5
Cannot do at all	399	0.7	11	0.6
Total stated	56,751	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	11,874
Total	68,625

Difficulty remembering or concentrating, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Coromandel			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	45,321	79.8	59	83.5
Some difficulty	10,119	17.8	7	14.5
A lot of difficulty	1,218	2.1	18	1.8
Cannot do at all	132	0.2	41	0.3
Total stated	56,793	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	11,832
Total	68,625

Difficulty washing all over or dressing, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Coromandel			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	53,316	93.9	58	95.2
Some difficulty	2,706	4.8	5	3.5
A lot of difficulty	480	0.8	24	0.8
Cannot do at all	285	0.5	31	0.5
Total stated	56,787	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	11,838
Total	68,625

Difficulty communicating using your usual language, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Coromandel			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	53,928	94.7	32	94.7
Some difficulty	2,466	4.3	34	4.3
A lot of difficulty	426	0.7	32	0.7
Cannot do at all	108	0.2	44	0.2
Total stated	56,928	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	11,697
Total	68,625

This section has information about schools and school pupils in the electorate adapted from the Ministry of Education’s schools directory. It also includes information on the highest qualification held by adults from the 2018 Census.

The Parliamentary Library is responsible for the accuracy of allocating schools to the electorate.

Graph: Highest qualification (%)

This graph visually represents the data in the Highest qualification, 2018 Census table in this section of the profile. (Source: Parliamentary Library using data from Stats NZ)

Ethnic group of school pupils, July 2020
Total pupils on school roll
	Coromandel			NZ
Ethnic group (prioritised)	no.	%	rank	%
European	6,207	61.3	16	47.9
Māori	2,999	29.6	18	23.6
Pacific	236	2.3	56	9.6
Asian	442	4.4	56	13.9
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	95	0.9	61	2.8
Other	69	0.7	32	0.8
International	82	0.8	35	1.4
Total	10,130	100.0		100.0

Decile of schools in the electorate, July 2020
	Coromandel
School decile	Schools (no.)	Schools (%)	Pupils (no.)	Pupils (%)
One	1	1.8	72	0.7
Two	9	16.4	888	8.8
Three	9	16.4	848	8.4
Four	8	14.5	2,228	22.0
Five	13	23.6	3,987	39.4
Six	3	5.5	527	5.2
Seven	6	10.9	688	6.8
Eight	3	5.5	144	1.4
Nine	2	3.6	470	4.6
Ten	1	1.8	278	2.7
Unallocated	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	55	100.0	10,130	100.0

Highest qualification, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Highest qualification	no.	%	rank	%
No qualification	13,926	24.8	6	18.2
Level 1 certificate	8,652	15.4	2	11.2
Level 2 certificate	6,219	11.1	26	9.9
Level 3 certificate	4,533	8.1	65	11.3
Level 4 certificate	6,171	11.0	11	8.8
Level 5 diploma	2,736	4.9	42	4.9
Level 6 diploma	3,237	5.8	9	5.0
Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification	5,226	9.3	61	14.6
Post-graduate and honours degrees	1,887	3.4	58	5.7
Masters degree	1,077	1.9	54	3.7
Doctorate degree	219	0.4	53	0.8
Overseas secondary school qualification	2,319	4.1	47	5.9
Total stated	56,205	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	4,011
Total	60,219

Study participation, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Coromandel			NZ
Study participation	no.	%	rank	%
Full-time study	10,548	15.4	65	21.0
Part-time study	1,191	1.7	65	2.6
Not studying	56,883	82.9	1	76.4
Total stated	68,625	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	68,625

Main means of travel to education, 2018 Census
for the population in education
	Coromandel			NZ
Main means of travel to education	no.	%	rank	%
Study at home	1,011	7.7	8	5.3
Drive a car, truck or van	975	7.4	61	11.1
Passenger in a car, truck or van	5,313	40.6	35	39.1
Bicycle	459	3.5	29	3.6
Walk or jog	2,046	15.6	49	20.5
School bus	3,039	23.2	6	9.9
Public bus	129	1.0	60	7.1
Train	6	0.0	35	1.9
Ferry	15	0.1	11	0.1
Other	105	0.8	58	1.3
Total stated	13,098	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	13,098

This section provides a range of information from the 2018 Census about homes and families in the electorate. It also has information about residential building consents issued.

The census distinguishes between dwellings, households, and families. A dwelling refers to the physical structure. A household is either one person who usually lives alone, or two or more people who usually live together. A family comprises a couple with or without children or one parent and their children.

There are two tables describing homeownership. They differ in measuring ownership at the individual or the household level. A household may own their dwelling but not all people within that household share in the ownership.

Households, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
Coromandel	2006	2013	2018
Total households	24,384	26,328	29,046
Annual average intercensal growth rate (%)	…	1.1	2.0
Growth rate rank	…	27	14
New Zealand growth rate (%)	…	0.9	1.3

Dwelling occupancy status, 2018 Census
for all private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Occupancy status	no.	%	rank	%
Occupied private dwellings	29,628	64.7	65	89.7
Total unoccupied private dwellings	16,194	35.3	1	10.3
– Residents away	6,480	14.1	1	5.3
– Empty dwellings	9,711	21.2	1	5.1
Total private dwellings	45,819	100.0		100.0
Private dwellings under construction	342

Number of bedrooms, 2018 Census
for occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Number of bedrooms	no.	%	rank	%
One bedroom	1,656	5.6	23	6.2
Two bedrooms	5,046	17.1	42	19.1
Three bedrooms	13,971	47.3	13	43.5
Four bedrooms	7,002	23.7	29	23.9
Five or more bedrooms	1,869	6.3	39	7.3
Total stated	29,544	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	81
Total	29,628

Household composition, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Household composition	Number	Percent	Rank	Percent
One-family household	18,678	67.7	40	68.6
Two-family household	588	2.1	47	3.3
Three or more family household	18	0.1	53	0.2
Other multi-person household	840	3.0	59	5.1
One-person household	7,455	27.0	9	22.7
Total stated	27,582	100.0		100.0
Household composition unidentifiable	1,464
Total	29,046

Number of usually residents, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Number of usually residents	no.	%	rank	%
One usual resident	7,455	27.0	9	22.7
Two usual residents	11,997	43.4	1	33.2
Three usual residents	3,351	12.1	65	16.4
Four usual residents	2,799	10.1	64	15.6
Five usual residents	1,269	4.6	63	7.1
Six usual residents	468	1.7	58	2.9
Seven usual residents	171	0.6	52	1.1
Eight or more usual residents	126	0.5	46	0.9
Total stated	27,636	100.0		100.0
Number of usual residents unidentifiable	1,407
Total	29,046

Individual home ownership, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Ownership status	no.	%	rank	%
Own or partly own	25,206	49.6	9	40.8
Hold in a family trust	7,149	14.1	9	10.9
Do not own and do not hold in a family trust	18,471	36.3	63	48.2
Total stated	50,829	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	9,390
Total	60,219

Tenure of household, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Tenure	no.	%	rank	%
Dwelling owned or partly owned	16,551	57.1	14	51.3
Dwelling held in a family trust	4,743	16.4	12	13.3
Dwelling not owned / held in a family trust	7,698	26.6	61	35.5
Total stated	28,992	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	54
Total	29,046

Sector of landlord, 2018 Census
for households in rented occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Sector of landlord	no.	%	rank	%
Private person, trust, or business	5,661	90.1	16	83.5
Local authority or city council	105	1.7	37	2.1
Housing New Zealand Corporation	318	5.1	47	12.0
Iwi, hapū, or Māori land trust	39	0.6	12	0.3
Other community housing provider	69	1.1	30	1.2
Other government	87	1.4	11	0.9
Total stated	6,282	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	21
Total	6,303

Weekly rent paid, 2018 Census
for households in rented occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Weekly rent paid	no.	%	rank	%
Under $100	297	4.8	45	6.5
$100 - $149	552	9.0	33	8.9
$150 - $199	534	8.7	20	6.7
$200 - $299	2,181	35.5	5	17.7
$300 - $399	1,905	31.0	12	22.0
$400 - $499	483	7.9	51	17.6
$500 - $599	129	2.1	52	10.4
$600 and over	63	1.0	57	10.2
Total stated	6,147	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	156
Total	6,303

Number of motor vehicles, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Number of motor vehicles	no.	%	rank	%
No motor vehicle	1,140	4.3	48	6.6
One motor vehicle	9,549	36.2	21	33.9
Two motor vehicles	10,911	41.3	23	39.4
Three motor vehicles	3,222	12.2	42	12.8
Four motor vehicles	1,101	4.2	47	4.8
Five or more motor vehicles	471	1.8	52	2.4
Total stated	26,391	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,655
Total	29,046

Access to telecommunication systems, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Access to telecommunication systems	Number	Percent	Rank	Percent
No access to telecommunication systems	345	1.3	16	1.1
Access to a cellphone/mobile phone	24,336	91.6	43	91.9
Access to a telephone	17,778	66.9	16	62.5
Access to the internet	21,543	81.1	58	86.1
Total stated	26,574	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,472
Total	29,046

Main types of heating used to heat dwellings, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Heating type (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No heating used	705	2.6	33	4.0
Heat pump	12,234	45.2	31	47.3
Electric heater	9,459	35.0	52	44.1
Fixed gas heater	1,458	5.4	53	11.7
Portable gas heater	2,253	8.3	17	6.3
Wood burner	12,117	44.8	18	32.3
Pellet fire	180	0.7	23	1.0
Coal burner	177	0.7	13	1.2
Other types of heating	399	1.5	48	3.0
Total stated	27,042	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,799
Total	29,628

Fuel types used to heat dwellings, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Fuel type (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
Electricity	18,660	69.1	53	75.3
Gas	3,657	13.5	43	18.1
Wood	12,354	45.7	19	33.6
Coal	177	0.7	13	1.3
Home heating oil	..	..	..	0.0
Solar power	21	0.1	7	0.0
No fuels used in this dwelling	705	2.6	33	4.0
Other fuel(s)	57	0.2	25	0.5
Total stated	27,009	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,889
Total	29,628

Access to basic amenities, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Access to basic amenities	no.	%	rank	%
None of these	63	0.2	53	0.4
Cooking facilities	26,742	99.1	20	98.9
Tap water that is safe to drink	26,172	97.0	32	96.8
Kitchen sink	26,751	99.2	22	98.9
Refrigerator	26,421	97.9	5	96.8
Bath or shower	26,691	98.9	47	99.0
Toilet	26,685	98.9	50	99.0
Electricity supply	26,628	98.7	16	98.3
Total stated	26,976	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,652
Total	29,628

Dwelling dampness indicator, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Dampness indicator	no.	%	rank	%
Always damp	492	1.9	53	3.0
Sometimes damp	4,185	15.9	50	18.5
Not damp	21,702	82.3	14	78.5
Total stated	26,376	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	3,252
Total	29,628

Dwelling mould indicator, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Mould indicator	no.	%	rank	%
Mould over A4 size - always	813	3.1	49	4.3
Mould over A4 size - sometimes	2,778	10.5	46	12.6
No mould/mould smaller than A4 size	22,893	86.5	18	83.1
Total stated	26,481	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	3,147
Total	29,628

Residential building consents (number of units), 2016-2020 (year to March)
	Coromandel
Residential building type	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total residential buildings	599	860	873	691	648
Houses	547	722	730	618	584
Apartments	0	1	1	0	1
Retirement village units	29	76	47	12	27
Townhouses & other residential	23	61	95	61	36

Areas of deprivation map

This map visually represents areas of deprivation within the electorate. The higher the index of Deprivation (1 - 10), the more socioeconomically deprived an area is considered (see Glossary). Prepared from data published in the New Zealand Indexes of Deprivation – 2018 files here by the University of Otago, Wellington.

This section includes information from the 2018 Census about work and income of people, households, and families. It also includes information about non-residential building consents issued.

Income is the total before-tax income of a person, household, or family in the 12 months ended 31 March 2018. Family and household income is derived by taking the income of all members aged 15 and over of the family or household. Income does not include Working for Families tax credits.

Graph: Total personal income (%)

This graph visually represents the data in the Total personal income, 2018 Census table in this section of the profile. (Source: Parliamentary Library using data from Stats NZ)

Work and labour force status, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Work and labour force status	no.	%	rank	%
Employed Full-time	23,748	39.4	65	50.1
Employed Part-time	9,969	16.6	5	14.7
Unemployed	1,752	2.9	55	4.0
Not in the Labour Force	24,747	41.1	2	31.3
Total stated	60,219	100.0		100.0
Status Unidentifiable	..
Total	60,219
Unemployment rate		4.9	45	5.8
Labour force participation rate		58.9	64	68.7
Employment rate		56.0	64	64.7

Status in employment, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Status in employment	no.	%	rank	%
Paid employee	23,502	69.7	65	82.7
Employer	2,964	8.8	3	5.6
Self-employed and without employees	6,081	18.0	1	10.2
Unpaid family worker	1,173	3.5	3	1.5
Total stated	33,720	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	33,720

Occupation, 2018 Census
for the employed population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Occupation	no.	%	rank	%
Managers	7,839	23.2	6	18.0
Professionals	5,313	15.8	57	23.0
Technicians and Trades Workers	4,257	12.6	29	12.1
Community and Personal Service Workers	3,468	10.3	18	9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers	3,213	9.5	55	10.9
Sales Workers	2,817	8.4	48	9.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers	2,052	6.1	36	6.0
Labourers	4,755	14.1	23	11.3
Total stated	33,720	100.0		100.0
Residual Categories	..
Total	33,720

Industry, 2018 Census
for the employed population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Industry	no.	%	rank	%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	4,320	12.8	14	5.9
Mining	384	1.1	3	0.2
Manufacturing	2,907	8.6	44	9.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	210	0.6	42	0.7
Construction	3,711	11.0	13	9.2
Wholesale Trade	1,098	3.3	53	4.9
Retail Trade	3,249	9.6	21	9.0
Accommodation and Food Services	2,715	8.1	11	6.5
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	1,251	3.7	42	4.3
Information Media and Telecommunications	219	0.6	53	1.6
Financial and Insurance Services	402	1.2	59	2.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	831	2.5	13	2.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	2,151	6.4	53	9.9
Administrative and Support Services	1,644	4.9	23	4.6
Public Administration and Safety	1,227	3.6	55	5.4
Education and Training	2,313	6.9	54	8.1
Health Care and Social Assistance	3,210	9.5	31	9.5
Arts and Recreation Services	573	1.7	32	1.8
Other Services	1,311	3.9	32	3.9
Total stated	33,720	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	33,720
Total hours worked, 2018 Census
for the employed population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Total hours worked	no.	%	rank	%
1-9 hours worked	2,403	7.1	2	5.6
10-19 hours worked	3,120	9.3	3	7.3
20-29 hours worked	4,446	13.2	1	9.7
30-39 hours worked	5,361	15.9	12	14.2
40-49 hours worked	11,643	34.5	65	46.0
50-59 hours worked	3,759	11.1	26	10.9
60 hours or more worked	2,985	8.9	12	6.3
Total stated	33,720	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	33,720

Main means of travel to work, 2018 Census
for the employed population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Main means of travel to work	no.	%	rank	%
Work at home	7,014	20.8	4	11.9
Did not go to work today	..	..	..	..
Drive a private car, truck or van	18,402	54.6	51	57.8
Drive a company car, truck or van	4,530	13.4	14	11.2
Passenger in a car, truck, van or company bus	1,104	3.3	49	4.0
Public bus	57	0.2	60	4.2
Train	24	0.1	34	2.0
Bicycle	453	1.3	40	2.0
Walk or jog	1,749	5.2	14	5.2
Ferry	21	0.1	19	0.2
Other	363	1.1	52	1.4
Total stated	33,720	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	33,720

Unpaid activities, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Unpaid activities	no.	%	rank	%
No activities	5,241	10.7	44	11.7
Household work for own household	42,741	86.9	23	85.8
Looking after child from own household	11,388	23.1	61	29.0
Looking after ill/disabled household member	3,855	7.8	23	7.3
Looking after child not from own household	6,906	14.0	36	14.0
Helping ill/disabled non-household member	4,857	9.9	9	8.2
Other helping or voluntary work	9,045	18.4	6	15.2
Total stated	49,209	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	11,010
Total	60,219

Total personal income, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Total personal income	no.	%	rank	%
$5,000 or less	5,778	9.6	61	12.9
$5,001-$10,000	2,424	4.0	54	4.7
$10,001-$20,000	14,319	23.8	2	16.9
$20,001-$30,000	11,301	18.8	2	13.7
$30,001-$50,000	12,306	20.4	29	20.2
$50,001-$70,000	7,038	11.7	62	14.4
$70,001 or more	7,053	11.7	59	17.2
Total stated	60,219	100.0		100.0
Not stated	..
Total	60,219

Sources of personal income, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Coromandel			NZ
Income sources (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No source of income during that time	2,568	4.3	62	6.3
Wages, salary, etc paid by my employer	27,333	45.4	65	60.6
Self-employment / work in own business	12,861	21.4	4	14.8
Interest, dividends, rent, other investments	13,053	21.7	9	16.8
ACC or a private work accident insurer	1,194	2.0	16	1.6
NZ Superannuation or Veteran's Pension	19,281	32.1	1	17.3
Other superannuation, pensions, or annuities	2,010	3.3	5	2.4
Jobseeker Support	3,351	5.6	37	6.2
Sole Parent Support	741	1.2	46	1.6
Supported Living Payment	1,047	1.7	30	1.8
Student Allowance	414	0.7	63	2.3
Other government support	2,016	3.4	49	3.8
Other sources of income	639	1.1	58	1.5
Total stated	60,150	100.0		100.0
Not stated	69
Total	60,219

Total household income, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Total household income	no.	%	rank	%
$20,000 or less	2,838	10.7	13	8.9
$20,001-$30,000	3,771	14.2	4	9.9
$30,001-$50,000	5,670	21.3	1	14.8
$50,001-$70,000	4,194	15.8	2	13.4
$70,001-$100,000	3,912	14.7	51	15.9
$100,001-$150,000	3,702	13.9	64	19.3
$150,001 or more	2,499	9.4	62	17.8
Total stated	26,580	100.0		100.0
Not stated	2,466
Total	29,046

Sources of household income, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Income sources (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No source of income during that time	141	0.5	28	0.5
Wages, salary, etc paid by my employer	14,823	53.7	65	71.3
Self-employment / work in own business	8,385	30.4	13	25.0
Interest, dividends, rent, other investments	8,436	30.6	15	26.9
ACC or a private work accident insurer	831	3.0	29	2.9
NZ Superannuation or Veteran's Pension	11,976	43.4	1	26.7
Other superannuation, pensions, or annuities	1,656	6.0	7	4.7
Jobseeker Support	1,461	5.3	47	7.3
Sole Parent Support	708	2.6	50	3.5
Supported Living Payment	846	3.1	38	3.4
Student Allowance	318	1.2	63	3.9
Other government support	1,677	6.1	54	7.4
Other sources of income	573	2.1	64	3.1
Total stated	27,603	100.0		100.0
Not stated	1,440
Total	29,046

Total family income, 2018 Census
for families in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Total family income	no.	%	rank	%
$20,000 or less	990	5.2	39	5.9
$20,001-$30,000	1,281	6.7	7	5.1
$30,001-$50,000	4,371	23.0	1	14.5
$50,001-$70,000	3,474	18.3	1	14.2
$70,001-$100,000	3,468	18.2	36	18.4
$100,001-$150,000	3,318	17.4	64	23.0
$150,001 or more	2,118	11.1	57	18.9
Total stated	19,020	100.0		100.0
Not stated	897
Total	19,920

Sources of family income, 2018 Census
for families in occupied private dwellings
	Coromandel			NZ
Income sources (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No source of income during that time	84	0.4	44	0.7
Wages, salary, etc paid by my employer	12,111	60.9	65	77.5
Self-employment / work in own business	7,092	35.7	8	28.1
Interest, dividends, rent, other investments	6,246	31.4	12	26.2
ACC or a private work accident insurer	597	3.0	26	2.8
NZ Superannuation or Veteran's Pension	7,203	36.2	1	19.6
Other superannuation, pensions, or annuities	1,098	5.5	5	3.9
Jobseeker Support	861	4.3	45	5.8
Sole Parent Support	663	3.3	42	4.1
Supported Living Payment	480	2.4	35	2.6
Student Allowance	252	1.3	61	3.5
Other government support	1,251	6.3	54	7.8
Other sources of income	444	2.2	58	2.9
Total stated	19,878	100.0		100.0
Not stated	39
Total	19,920

Non-residential building consents (value, $000s), 2016-2020 (year to March)
	Coromandel
Non-residential building type	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total non-residential buildings	33,449	33,549	25,045	47,083	30,284
Hotels, motels, boarding houses & prisons	800	1,406	725	1,280	2,869
Hospitals & other health buildings	0	2,504	0	16,620	35
Education buildings	4,450	7,135	5,421	1,900	2,990
Social, cultural & religious buildings	513	2,355	3,846	880	4,697
Commercial buildings	7,905	3,487	3,412	6,230	5,130
Factories, industrial & storage buildings	14,477	6,106	5,169	13,338	7,509
Farm buildings	5,304	10,556	6,472	6,835	7,054

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Dwelling occupancy status, 2018 Census

Number of bedrooms, 2018 Census

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Number of usually residents, 2018 Census

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Sector of landlord, 2018 Census

Weekly rent paid, 2018 Census

Number of motor vehicles, 2018 Census

Access to telecommunication systems, 2018 Census

Main types of heating used to heat dwellings, 2018 Census

Fuel types used to heat dwellings, 2018 Census

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Sources of household income, 2018 Census

Total family income, 2018 Census

Sources of family income, 2018 Census

Non-residential building consents (value, $000s), 2016-2020 (year to March)

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