Key Facts at the End of September 2011
Key Facts at the end of September 2011
Aucklandlocal government boards
This fact sheet defines the working-age population as aged 18–64 years, to reflect the minimum age of entitlement to most benefits and the age of eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation. All information in this fact sheet refers to working-age recipients of the benefits concerned. Trends in numbers receiving main benefits are more reliably shown by comparisons between the same quarter 12 months apart than by comparisons between consecutive quarters.
All main benefits[1]
Characteristics of working-age recipients of main benefits (aged18–64 years), atthe end ofSeptember 2011
Percentage of recipients who were: / Sep-2011Male / 40.1
Female / 59.9
Māori / 28.0
Pacific people / 19.7
18–24 years / 17.6
25–39 years / 33.1
40–54 years / 32.1
55–64 years / 17.2
Declaring earnings / 10.2
Caring for a dependent child aged under 6 years / 23.9
Number of working-age recipients of a main benefit (aged 18–64 years) / 93,635
Source: IAP, numbers ofworking-agerecipients of a main benefitat the end of September 2011.
Note:Numbers receiving a main benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of recipients of
a main benefit.
Duration receiving a main benefit as a proportion of all working-agerecipients of main benefits (aged 18–64 years)
Proportion of working-age recipients of main benefitsProportion continuously receiving current benefit:
Less than one year / 33.4
Between one and four years / 36.5
Between four and ten years / 19.7
10 years or more / 10.4
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit:
Less than one year / 25.9
Between one and four years / 35.5
Between four and ten years / 21.1
10 years or more / 17.5
Source: IAP, proportion ofworking-age recipients of main benefits at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Location of working-age recipients of main benefits (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2011
Rodney / 3.0
Hibiscus and Bays / 3.6
UpperHarbour / 1.4
Kaipatiki / 4.4
Devonport-Takapuna / 1.7
Henderson-Massey / 11.2
WaitakereRanges / 3.6
Whau / 6.1
Albert-Eden / 5.0
Puketapapa / 3.8
Waitemata / 3.2
Waiheke / 0.7
Great Barrier / 0.1
Orakei / 2.2
Maungakiekie-Tamaki / 7.0
Mangere-Otahuhu
Mangere-Otahuhu / 9.1
Otara-Papatoetoe / 9.0
Howick / 4.1
Manurewa / 11.0
Papakura / 6.1
Franklin / 3.8
Number of working-age recipients of a main benefit (aged 18–64 years) / 93,635
Source: IAP, numbers ofworking-age recipients of a main benefit at the end of September 2011.
Note:Numbers receiving a main benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of recipients of
a main benefit.
Unemployment Benefit[2]
Characteristics of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end ofSeptember 2011
Percentage of recipients who were: / Sep-2011Male / 69.7
Female / 30.3
Māori / 28.8
Pacific people / 21.8
18–24 years / 27.4
25–39 years / 32.3
40–54 years / 28.3
55–64 years / 11.9
Declaring earnings / 9.1
Caring for a dependent child aged under 6 years / 8.9
Number of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 16,011
Source: IAP, numbers of working-ageUnemployment Benefit recipients at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Note:Numbers receiving an Unemployment Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Unemployment Benefit recipients.
Duration receiving an Unemployment Benefit as a proportion of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years)
Proportion of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients
Proportion continuously receiving current benefit:
Less than one year / 70.3
Between one and four years / 28.4
Between four and ten years / 1.2
10 years or more / 0.1
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit:
Less than one year / 56.8
Between one and four years / 36.8
Between four and ten years / 4.4
10 years or more / 1.9
Source: IAP, proportion ofworking-age Unemployment Benefit recipients at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Location of working-age recipients of Unemployment Benefits (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2011
Percentage of recipients who were in the following boards: / Sep-2011Rodney / 2.7
Hibiscus and Bays / 3.5
UpperHarbour / 1.3
Kaipatiki / 3.8
Devonport-Takapuna / 1.7
Henderson-Massey / 10.4
WaitakereRanges / 2.7
Whau / 6.0
Albert-Eden / 5.1
Puketapapa / 4.3
Waitemata / 4.4
Waiheke / 0.6
Great Barrier / 0.3
Orakei / 2.7
Maungakiekie-Tamaki / 6.5
Mangere-Otahuhu
Mangere-Otahuhu / 8.8
Otara-Papatoetoe / 8.9
Howick / 3.9
Manurewa / 11.4
Papakura / 7.3
Franklin / 3.6
Number of working-age recipients of an Unemployment Benefit (aged 18–64 years) / 16,011
Source: IAP, numbers ofworking-age recipients of Unemployment Benefitsat the end of September 2011.
Note:Numbers receiving an Unemployment Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of recipients of
an Unemployment Benefit.
Domestic Purposes Benefit[3]
Characteristics of working-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end ofSeptember 2011
Percentage of recipients who were: / Sep-2011Male / 12.1
Female / 87.9
Māori / 35.3
Pacific people / 23.8
18–19 years / 3.0
20–24 years / 16.4
25–39 years / 45.7
40–54 years / 29.6
55–64 years / 5.3
Declaring earnings / 12.6
Caring for a dependent child aged 6 years or under* / 62.2
Caring for a dependent child aged 7–13 years* / 26.8
Caring for a dependent child aged 14 years or over* / 11.0
Caring for two or more dependent children* / 49.6
Number of working-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 36,153
Source: IAP, numbers ofworking-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Note:*proportionsshown are for clients receiving a Domestic Purposes Benefit – Sole Parents only.
Duration receiving a Domestic Purposes Benefit as a proportion of working-ageDomestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years)
Proportion of working- age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipientsProportion continuously receiving current benefit:
Less than one year / 23.1
Between one and four years / 41.5
Between four and ten years / 24.9
10 years or more / 10.5
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit:
Less than one year / 17.9
Between one and four years / 40.0
Between four and ten years / 26.7
10 years or more / 15.5
Source: IAP, proportion of working-ageDomestic Purposes Benefit recipients at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Location of working-age recipients of Domestic Purposes Benefits (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2011
Percentage of recipients who were in the following boards: / Sep-2011Rodney / 2.9
Hibiscus and Bays / 3.5
UpperHarbour / 1.2
Kaipatiki / 4.1
Devonport-Takapuna / 1.5
Henderson-Massey / 11.6
WaitakereRanges / 3.7
Whau / 5.4
Albert-Eden / 3.3
Puketapapa / 3.1
Waitemata / 1.4
Waiheke / 0.6
Great Barrier / 0.0
Orakei / 1.7
Maungakiekie-Tamaki / 6.9
Mangere-Otahuhu
Mangere-Otahuhu / 10.4
Otara-Papatoetoe / 9.8
Howick / 3.8
Manurewa / 13.8
Papakura / 7.2
Franklin / 4.1
Number of working-age recipients of a Domestic Purposes Benefit (aged 18–64 years) / 36,153
Source: IAP, numbers ofworking-age recipients of Domestic Purposes Benefits at the end of September 2011.
Sickness Benefit[4]
Characteristics of working-age Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end ofSeptember 2011
Percentage of recipients who were: / Sep-2011Male / 57.1
Female / 42.9
Māori / 21.9
Pacific people / 13.7
18–24 years / 12.5
25–39 years / 25.2
40–54 years / 36.9
55–64 years / 25.4
Declaring earnings / 7.5
Caring for a dependent child aged under 6 years / 6.1
Number of working-age Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 20,216
Source: IAP, numbers of working-ageSickness Benefit recipients at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Note:Numbers receiving a Sickness Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Sickness Benefit recipients.
Main incapacity group for working-age Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end ofSeptember 2011
Incapacity group / Proportion of working- age Sickness Benefit recipientsPsychological or psychiatric conditions / 38.1
Musculo-skeletal system disorders / 14.5
Accidents / 6.8
Cardio-vascular disorders / 6.6
Pregnancy-related conditions / 1.9
Other disorders and conditions / 32.0
Total / 100.0
Source: IAP, proportion of working-ageSickness Benefit recipients at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Duration receiving a Sickness Benefit as a proportion of working-ageSickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years)
Proportion of working- age Sickness Benefit recipientsProportion continuously receiving current benefit:
Less than one year / 40.6
Between one and four years / 41.0
Between four and ten years / 16.0
10 years or more / 2.4
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit:
Less than one year / 31.3
Between one and four years / 41.3
Between four and ten years / 18.1
10 years or more / 9.3
Source: IAP, proportion of working-ageSickness Benefit recipients at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Location of working-age recipients of Sickness Benefits (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2011
Percentage of recipients who were in the following boards: / Sep-2011Rodney / 3.3
Hibiscus and Bays / 3.7
UpperHarbour / 1.6
Kaipatiki / 4.8
Devonport-Takapuna / 1.8
Henderson-Massey / 10.8
WaitakereRanges / 4.2
Whau / 7.0
Albert-Eden / 6.2
Puketapapa / 4.1
Waitemata / 4.9
Waiheke / 0.8
Great Barrier / 0.1
Orakei / 2.7
Maungakiekie-Tamaki / 7.6
Mangere-Otahuhu
Mangere-Otahuhu / 7.7
Otara-Papatoetoe / 7.9
Howick / 5.0
Manurewa / 8.5
Papakura / 4.4
Franklin / 3.2
Number of working-age recipients of a Sickness Benefit (aged 18–64 years) / 20,216
Source: IAP, numbers ofworking-age recipients of Sickness Benefits at the end of September 2011.
Note:Numbers receiving a Sickness Benefit exclude thepartners, spouses and dependents of recipients of
a Sickness Benefit.
Invalid’s Benefit
Characteristics of working-ageInvalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end ofSeptember 2011
Percentage of recipients who were: / Sep-2011Male / 53.8
Female / 46.2
Māori / 21.0
Pacific people / 14.4
18–24 years / 8.9
25–39 years / 20.2
40–54 years / 37.3
55–64 years / 33.7
Declaring earnings / 9.4
Caring for a dependent child aged under 6 years / 2.8
Number of working-ageInvalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 17,314
Source: IAP, numbers of working-ageInvalid’s Benefit recipients atthe end ofSeptember 2011.
Note:Numbersreceiving an Invalid’s Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Invalid’s Benefit recipients.
Main incapacity groups for working-ageInvalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end ofSeptember 2011
Incapacity group / Proportion of working- ageInvalid’s Benefit recipientsPsychological or psychiatric conditions / 30.6
Intellectual disability / 11.5
Musculo-skeletal system disorders / 9.6
Nervous system disorders / 7.8
Cardio-vascular disorders / 8.1
Accidents / 3.5
Cancer and congenital conditions / 8.0
Other disorders and conditions / 21.0
Total / 100.0
Source: IAP, proportion ofworking-ageInvalid’s Benefit recipients at the end ofSeptember 2011.
Duration receiving an Invalid’s Benefit as a proportion of working-ageInvalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years)
Proportion of working-ageInvalid’s Benefit recipients
Proportion continuously receiving current benefit:
Less than one year / 7.8
Between one and four years / 30.7
Between four and ten years / 31.5
10 years or more / 30.0
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit:
Less than one year / 5.3
Between one and four years / 17.7
Between four and ten years / 29.4
10 years or more / 47.6
Source: IAP, proportion of working-ageInvalid’s Benefit recipients atthe end ofSeptember 2011.
Location of working-age recipients of Invalid’s Benefits (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2011
Percentage of recipients who were in the following boards: / Sep-2011Rodney / 3.2
Hibiscus and Bays / 4.3
UpperHarbour / 1.5
Kaipatiki / 5.2
Devonport-Takapuna / 2.2
Henderson-Massey / 11.7
WaitakereRanges / 3.7
Whau / 6.7
Albert-Eden / 7.3
Puketapapa / 4.0
Waitemata / 3.9
Waiheke / 0.9
Great Barrier / 0.2
Orakei / 2.3
Maungakiekie-Tamaki / 6.7
Mangere-Otahuhu
Mangere-Otahuhu / 7.8
Otara-Papatoetoe / 7.9
Howick / 3.8
Manurewa / 7.9
Papakura / 4.8
Franklin / 3.9
Number of working-age recipients of an Invalid’s Benefit (aged 18–64 years) / 17,314
Source: IAP, numbers ofworking-age recipients of Invalid’s Benefits at the end of September 2011.
Note:Numbers receiving an Invalid’s Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of recipients of
an Invalid’s Benefit.
Centre for Social Research and Evaluation Fact Sheet – Auckland local government boards
Ministry of Social Development September 2011
[1] Includes Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (includes Unemployment Benefits – Student – Hardship), Independent Youth Benefits, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Sole Parent, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Care of Sick or Infirm, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Women Alone, Sickness Benefits, Sickness Benefits – Hardship, Emergency Maintenance Allowances, Invalid’s Benefits, Widow’s Benefits and Emergency Benefits.
[2] Includes Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (excludes Unemployment
Benefits – Student –Hardship).
[3] Includes Domestic Purposes Benefits – Sole Parent, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Women Alone,
Domestic Purposes Benefits – Care of Sick or Infirm, and Emergency Maintenance Allowances.
[4] Includes Sickness Benefits and Sickness Benefits – Hardship.