Land area
- Whanganui region: 10,327 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate (Whanganui town)
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
- Mean temperature, January: 18.3°C
- Mean temperature, July: 9.5°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 918 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,055 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- Whanganui region: 64,017 (2006); 61,791 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,058 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Whanganui: 80.7%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- Whanganui: 24.8%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- Whanganui: 3.0%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- Whanganui: 2.7%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Whanganui: 0.3%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes and sub-tribes
Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tamakōpiri, Ngāti Whitikaupeka, Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāti Paki, Ngāti Hauiti
Population of major urban area, 2013
Whanganui: 38,088
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Whanganui: 20.6%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Whanganui: 61.2%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Whanganui: 18.2%
- 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
- Whanganui: 13.0%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Financial and insurance
- Whanganui: 1.2%
- New Zealand: 2.8%
Professional, scientific and technical
- Whanganui: 3.4%
- New Zealand: 7.9%
Unemployment, 2013
- Whanganui: 5.3%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
Sheep
- Whanganui and Rangitīkei districts 1 : 2,115,762
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- Whanganui and Rangitīkei districts: 82,228
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- Whanganui and Rangitīkei districts: 200,539
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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