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EMPLOYMENT & SKILLS IN THE RODNEY DISTRICT
Extracts from this research (presented below) show a snapshot of issues concerning employment demand in the Rodney District.
The research was commissioned by Work and Income Auckland, in association with the Rodney District Council and the Rodney Economic Development Trust. The research was also funded by Work and Income Auckland in association with the Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme, which is funded by the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.
Rodney’s rate of population growth for the decade compares with population grown of 10.8% for the whole of New Zealand, and is significantly higher than that in other territorial authority areas in the Auckland region, as shown on the table below. The population of Rodney District is projected to grow 53% between 2001 and 2021 if past growth rates are sustained. This population expansion provides an indication of the number of new jobs required to ensure that residents are able to obtain employment within the district.
Population and Settlement
Area
1991
census
1996
census
%growth
1991-96
2001
census
%
growth 1996-2001
%
growth 1991-2001
Rodney
District
54,795
66,486
21.3
76,182
14.6
39.0
North
Shore City
152,646
172,164
12.8
184,821
7.4
21.1
Waitakere
City
137,001
155,565
13.6
168,750
8.5
23.2
Auckland
City
306,210
345,768
12.9
367,734
6.4
20.1
Manukau
City
226,002
254,277
12.5
283,197
11.4
25.3
Table 1: % Growth in usually resident population 1991-2001
Ethnic Groups
In the 2001 Census, over 93% of people in Rodney reported that they belong to the Pakeha ethnic group compared with 80% in New Zealand overall.
Source: Statistics NZ, 2001
Census
Education
Age Distribution
The median age of Rodney District residents in 2001 was 38.6 years old compared with 34.8 years old for New Zealand overall. A total of 11,349 residents were aged 65 years and over, comprising 14.9% of the population, compared with 12.1% for New Zealand overall. The district had 17,304 people under 15 years, 22.7% of the population, the same proportion as New Zealand as a whole. People between the ages of 15-24 years comprised on 10% of the Rodney population, as against 13.5% nationally.
EMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW
Employment by Occupation
Rodney
District
North
Shore City
Auckland
Region
New
Zealand
Professional
and technical
37.3%
48.2%
43.1%
37.4%
Clerical
Service and Sales
25.0%
29.8%
27.8%
26.6%
Agriculture
and Fishery workers
8.9%
0.7%
2.4%
8.8%
Trades
19.5%
12.9%
15.9%
16.7%
Other
9.3%
8.4%
10.8%
10.5%
Total
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Business Units and Employment
Industry
1997
2000
2003
Change
FTE's 1997 - 2004
% change
1997 - 2003
Construction
2770
3980
3840
1070
38.6
Retail and
wholesale trade
3350
3440
3800
450
13.4
Manufacturing
2730
2880
3370
640
23.4
Property,
finance, insurance and business services
2090
2560
2860
770
36.8
Health,
personal services, recreation and community services
1750
2230
2580
830
47.4
Education
1000
1040
1160
160
16.0
Accommodation,
cafes and restaurants
770
910
1000
230
29.9
Agriculture,
forestry and fishing
490
570
660
170
34.7
Transport and
storage
590
690
650
60
10.2
Other
605
545
559
-46
-7.6
Total
16,120
18,830
20,479
4,359
27.0
Table 8: Rodney District Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees by Industry
1997, 2000 and 2003
Warkworth
Orewa
Helensville
Rodney Total
Number of
Registered unemployed
236
501
314
1051
Table 9: Registered Unemployed
in Rodney District
RODNEY DISTRICT COUNCIL INITIATIVES
The Rodney District Council has developed an economic strategy for the district, outlined in a report entitled ‘A living Vision for Rodney’s Economy – Jobs, Wealth and a Sustainable District’. Key employment targets to be achieved by 2010 are to create 5,000 new jobs in the district. A goal to be achieved by 2006 is to have at least 60% of the workforce employed within the district. The strategy incorporates initiatives in the growth sectors of tourism, bio-business, manufacturing and commerce, forestry and quarrying, education and training, and community life, as well as a number of specific industry projects.
Outlined in the ‘Vision Rodney’ document (2003), the Council has recently completed an extensive consultation process with the residents of Rodney concerning their vision and aspirations for the future of the district. Key aspirations include maintaining a relaxed outdoor lifestyle, keeping the rural feel and greenbelts intact, retaining distinctive towns, villages and communities, avoiding urban sprawl, caring for the environment and being able to make a living within the district.
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