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Social and economic comparisons, Northland, 2013

Town Population Access to internet
(% households)
Unemployed
(% labour force)
Kaitāia 4,890 48.3 18.5
Taipā-Mangōnui 1,665 69 8.8
Kerikeri 6,507 77.6 8.3
Paihia 1,722 70.4 6.3
Russell 702 76.5 5.6
Kawakawa 1,221 48.4 14.9
Moerewa 1,434 41.7 19.2
Kaikohe 3,915 45.5 21.6
Dargaville 4,251 55.1 9.8
Whāngārei 49,161 67.8 11
New Zealand 4,242,051 76.8 7.1

In 2013 unemployment rates and access to the internet varied sharply between poorer towns such as Moerewa and relatively wealthy centres such as Kerikeri and Russell. 

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Source: New Zealand census, 2013

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Claudia Orange, Northland region – Richer and poorer, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/7629/social-and-economic-comparisons-northland-2013 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.