Auckland by numbers
Population
- 1.7 million people (as at 2023)
- 42% of people in Auckland were born overseas
- 30% of people in Auckland can speak more than one language
- 24% of Māori in New Zealand live in Auckland
- 19 iwi authorities in Auckland
Breakdown by ethnicity
- European - 54%
- Asian - 28%
- Pasifika - 16%
- Māori - 12%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African - 2%
- Other - 1%
Economy
- Auckland produces 37% of New Zealand’s GDP
- 35% of New Zealand’s total jobs are in Auckland
- Auckland’s unemployment rate 3.4% (same as New Zealand)
Environment
4000 parks
48 maunga within Auckland’s volcanic field
300 km of beaches
23% of New Zealand’s carbon emissions comes from Auckland (as at 2021)
- The transport sector is the largest contributor (43%)
- The agriculture sector is the smallest contributor (6%)
Social
804 households are in emergency housing (as at August 2023)
10,812 applicants from the Auckland Metro area are on the Ministry of Social Development’s Housing Register (as at August 2023)
Distribution of public sector workforce throughout New Zealand (as at 2022)
- Rest of New Zealand - 38%
- Auckland - 29%
- Wellington - 20%
- Canterbury - 13%
Distribution of public sector workforce across sectors in Auckland (as at 2022)
- Education - 34%
- Health - 25%
- Public service and other government entities - 21%
- State Owned enterprises - 10%
- Local government - 10%
Auckland Council
11,000+ full-time staff (as at 2022/23)
About $8 billion spent in 2022/23
Education
- 556 schools (about 22% of all schools in New Zealand)
- More than 54,700 equivalent full-time students enrolled at Auckland’s two main universities (as at 2022)
- 9500 equivalent full-time students enrolled at Auckland’s two main Te Pūkenga institutions (as at 2022)
Justice
4 corrections/prison facilities
3400+ police staff across the three Auckland districts (as at June 2022)
Health
About 32,000 health sector employees
The Auckland region has 34.7% of all medical doctors in New Zealand