Wellington Region

New Zealand

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Wellington Region

Area of Wellington Region	8,560.4 km²
Population	500,730
Male Population	241,787 (48.3%)
Female Population	258,943 (51.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+49.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+16.7%
Median Age	37 years old
Male Median Age	36.2 years old
Female Median Age	37.7 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

The Wellington Region is a local government region of New Zealand that occupies the southern end of the North Island. Source: Wikipedia

Wellington Region Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	335,761	377,283	429,025	500,730
Population Density	39.2 / km²	44.1 / km²	50.1 / km²	58.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wellington Region Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 16.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Wellington Region	+49.1%	+32.7%	+16.7%
New Zealand	+47.3%	+33.4%	+17.4%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wellington Region Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	16,966	16,483	33,450
5-9	16,502	16,099	32,602
10-14	16,296	15,673	31,970
15-19	17,508	17,539	35,047
20-24	18,269	19,589	37,858
25-29	15,562	16,965	32,527
30-34	15,880	17,332	33,212
35-39	16,324	17,988	34,312
40-44	17,806	20,082	37,888
45-49	17,514	18,991	36,505
50-54	16,851	18,274	35,126
55-59	14,126	15,064	29,191
60-64	12,595	13,171	25,767
65-69	10,311	11,017	21,328
70-74	7,619	8,445	16,065
75-79	5,147	6,148	11,295
80-84	3,719	5,029	8,749
85 Plus	2,794	5,054	7,848

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Wellington Region Population Density

Population Density: 58.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Wellington Region	500,730	8,560.4 km²	58.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wellington Region Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1600	14,426	n/a	n/a
1700	20,608	3.6%	618
1800	18,598	-1%	-201
1900	94,079	17.6%	7,548
1910	113,267	20.4%	19,188
1920	139,420	23.1%	26,153
1930	165,718	18.9%	26,298
1940	192,154	16%	26,436
1950	218,722	13.8%	26,568
1960	272,662	24.7%	53,940
1970	324,983	19.2%	52,321
1990	377,283	7.7%	26,150
2000	429,025	13.7%	51,742
2020	526,791	10.8%	48,883
2030	572,907	8.8%	46,116
2040	610,912	6.6%	38,005
2050	643,845	5.4%	32,933
2060	670,291	4.1%	26,446
2070	689,999	2.9%	19,708
2080	703,567	2%	13,568
2090	708,435	0.7%	4,868
2100	704,494	-0.6%	-3,941

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Wellington Region CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Wellington Region	4,312,966 t	8.61 t	503.8 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Wellington Region Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1972 to 2020)

Average Temp

11.5°C

52.7°F

Average High

15.5°C

59.9°F

Average Low

7.7°C

45.8°F

Record High Temperature

22.6°C

72.7°F

Record Low Temperature

-3.3°C

26.1°F

Average Precipitation

87.3 mm

3.4 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

13.6 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8.8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Wellington Region

Places in Wellington Region

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Carterton District	1,179.9 km²	9,150	7.76 / km²
Kapiti Coast District	733.6 km²	51,391	70.0 / km²
Lower Hutt City	423.1 km²	103,342	244.2 / km²
Masterton District	2,298.8 km²	24,665	10.7 / km²
Porirua City	189.1 km²	55,760	294.9 / km²
South Wairarapa District	2,782.9 km²	10,184	3.66 / km²
Tararua District	69.6 km²	10	0.14 / km²
Upper Hutt City	539.9 km²	42,810	79.3 / km²
Wellington City	343.5 km²	203,420	592.3 / km²

Other places in New Zealand

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Auckland	6,130.1 km²	1.5 million	247.8 / km²
Bay of Plenty Region	12,513.8 km²	283,259	22.6 / km²
Canterbury Region	45,354.8 km²	572,805	12.6 / km²
Chatham Islands	991.6 km²	613	0.62 / km²
Gisborne Region	8,425.1 km²	45,374	5.39 / km²
Hawke's Bay Region	17,588.5 km²	159,936	9.09 / km²
Manawatu-Wanganui Region	22,217.5 km²	234,214	10.5 / km²
Marlborough Region	10,507.9 km²	45,546	4.33 / km²
Nelson City	423.7 km²	48,800	115.2 / km²
Northland Region	13,779.3 km²	158,684	11.5 / km²
Otago Region	31,963.9 km²	214,950	6.72 / km²
Southland Region	32,280.5 km²	98,715	3.06 / km²
Taranaki Region	8,596.1 km²	116,845	13.6 / km²
Tasman Region	10,512.4 km²	49,827	4.74 / km²
Waikato Region	25,671.7 km²	431,223	16.8 / km²
West Coast Region	25,084 km²	33,726	1.34 / km²

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