West Coast Region

New Zealand

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West Coast Region

Area of West Coast Region	25,084 km²
Population	33,726
Male Population	17,022 (50.5%)
Female Population	16,704 (49.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+30.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+11.2%
Median Age	42.8 years old
Male Median Age	43.1 years old
Female Median Age	42.5 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

West Coast Region Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	25,879	27,580	30,332	33,726
Population Density	1.03 / km²	1.1 / km²	1.21 / km²	1.34 / km²

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

West Coast Region Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 11.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
West Coast Region	+30.3%	+22.3%	+11.2%
New Zealand	+47.3%	+33.4%	+17.4%

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

West Coast Region Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,114	1,126	2,240
5-9	1,100	977	2,077
10-14	1,111	1,029	2,140
15-19	989	920	1,909
20-24	911	849	1,760
25-29	846	855	1,702
30-34	791	937	1,729
35-39	922	1,028	1,950
40-44	1,173	1,255	2,428
45-49	1,336	1,355	2,692
50-54	1,486	1,432	2,918
55-59	1,346	1,195	2,541
60-64	1,196	1,018	2,215
65-69	966	893	1,859
70-74	710	667	1,378
75-79	465	485	951
80-84	333	362	695
85 Plus	228	323	552

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

West Coast Region Population Density

Population Density: 1.34 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
West Coast Region	33,726	25,084 km²	1.34 / km²

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

West Coast Region Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1600	1,088	n/a	n/a
1700	1,554	3.6%	46
1800	1,394	-1.1%	-16
1900	7,193	17.8%	579
1910	8,693	20.9%	1,500
1920	10,745	23.6%	2,052
1930	12,827	19.4%	2,082
1940	14,941	16.5%	2,114
1950	17,089	14.4%	2,148
1960	21,408	25.3%	4,319
1970	25,646	19.8%	4,238
1990	27,580	3.7%	967
2000	30,332	10%	2,752
2020	34,357	6.4%	2,012
2030	35,480	3.3%	1,123
2040	35,998	1.5%	518
2050	36,536	1.5%	538
2060	36,811	0.8%	275
2070	36,901	0.2%	90
2080	36,777	-0.3%	-124
2090	36,193	-1.6%	-584
2100	35,121	-3%	-1,072

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

West Coast Region CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
West Coast Region	268,914 t	7.97 t	10.7 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

West Coast Region Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1964 to 2020)

Average Temp

10.0°C

50.0°F

Average High

14.3°C

57.7°F

Average Low

5.8°C

42.5°F

Record High Temperature

26.2°C

79.2°F

Record Low Temperature

-2.2°C

28.0°F

Average Precipitation

91.1 mm

3.6 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

13.8 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 (10)
Earthquake	High (8.7)

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

Top places in West Coast Region

Places in West Coast Region

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Buller District	9,680.6 km²	11,200	1.16 / km²
Grey District	3,518.4 km²	13,906	3.95 / km²
Westland District	11,885.1 km²	8,620	0.73 / 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
Wellington Region	8,560.4 km²	500,730	58.5 / km²

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