Land area
- Wairarapa: 8,423 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate (Masterton)
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
- Mean temperature, January: 18.1°C
- Mean temperature, July: 7.6°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 928 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 1,982 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
Wairarapa: 44,817 (2006); 47,049 (2013)
New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Wairarapa: 88.5%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- Wairarapa: 16.4%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- Wairarapa: 2.5%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- Wairarapa: 2.1%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Wairarapa: 0.2%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes
Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne
Population of major urban area, 2013
- Masterton: 20,100
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Wairarapa: 20.2%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Wairarapa: 61.1%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Wairarapa: 18.7%
- New Zealand: 14.3%
Employment by industry, 2013
(Figures are for workers aged 15 and over, in selected industries in which the region’s employment pattern is most distinctive)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- Wairarapa: 20.1%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Wholesale trade
- Wairarapa: 2.8%
- New Zealand: 5.4%
Accommodation and food services
- Wairarapa: 7.5%
- New Zealand: 6.9%
Unemployment, 2013
- Wairarapa: 4.2%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012 1
(Agricultural Production Survey, Statistics New Zealand)
Sheep
- Wairarapa: 3,103,129
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- Wairarapa: 232,432
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- Wairarapa: 257,737
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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