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About North Shore City

Our Vision

We are proud of and enjoy our city and its prosperity. We have a cosmopolitan and dynamic city, offering a range of quality lifestyles with and abundance of education, employment, leisure, entertainment and cultural opportunities. People are able to move around our city with ease, they feel safe and have work and play at their doorstep.

City Facts

Fourth largest city in New Zealand by population
North Shore City covers an area of 13,000 hectares
It is known for its magnificent beaches, reserves and lifestyle
The population numbered approximately 220,300 residents as at June 30, 2007
Annual budget is in excess of $350m and total assets are in excess of $4 billion.

Our People

Ethnicity

There are a mix of ethnicities, cultures and languages in North Shore City
The population is mostly European (67.5 per cent as at June 30, 2006)
Increasing number of other ethnicities including Korean, South African and Chinese live in the city.
A further six per cent of people identified as being Maori (Maori is their sole ethnic group or Maori is one of several ethnic groups)
Our Maori population ranks 15th in size out of the 73 districts in New Zealand

Age

Median age is 35.9 years
North Shore has an aging population, 11 per cent of people are aged 65 years or older

Household

The median household income for families is $76,100
North Shore City has around 72,000 households
52,000 households have internet access (72 per cent as at June 30, 2006)
Most households are made up of families (80 per cent as at June 30, 2006)
Over 58 per cent of households have access to 2 vehicles or more vehicles

Our Community

Employment

66 per cent of residents are employed
North Shore City has 22,900 business locations, employing 82400 employees (as at June 30,2006)
The average hourly earnings for North Shore city residents is $23.18 (as at September 30, 2006)

Crime and safety

93 per cent of residents felt safe in their homes after dark
82 per cent felt safe in their neighbourhood after dark

Education

75 per cent of North Shore schools have a high decile rating (8, 9 or 10)
80 per cent of residents have completed some form of education

Housing

67% of usual resident population on the North Shore City own their own home.
Average dwelling sale price for North Shore City is $592,464 (as at December 31, 2007)
947 new residential building consents were granted in North Shore City (for year end September 30, 2006). This equates to 225,240 m2 of additional residential floor area.
The value of non-residential consents for year end September 30, 2007 was $284.m

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Quotable Value Limited, Quality of Life Report 2006

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