Land area
- East Coast : 8,351 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate (Gisborne)
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
- Mean temperature, January: 19.2°C
- Mean temperature, July: 9.7°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 996 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,218 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- East Coast : 44,460 (2006); 43,656 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- East Coast: 60.8%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- East Coast: 48.9%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- East Coast: 3.8%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- East Coast: 2.4%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- East Coast: 0.4%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes and sub-tribes
Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri
Population of major urban area, 2013
- Gisborne : 30,960
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- East Coast: 24.6%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- East Coast: 61.4%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- East Coast: 14.0%
- 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
- East Coast: 22.4%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Health care and social assistance
- East Coast: 12.2%
- New Zealand: 10.9%
Education and training
- East Coast: 9.7%
- New Zealand: 10.9%
Unemployment, 2013
- East Coast: 9.3%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
Sheep
- East Coast: 1,547,294
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- East Coast: 17,095
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- East Coast: 267,599
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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