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Hamilton’s Social Wellbeing Indicator ReportNovember 2017

Contents

3. Introduction4. Demographics5. Socialconnections6. Educationandemployment7. Health and wellbeing8. Housing 9. Crimeandsafety10. Civic engagement 11. Infrastructure

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3Hamilton’s Social Wellbeing Indicator Report

Socialwellbeingiscriticaltothestrengthofcommunities.HamiltonCityCouncilplaysakeyrole inbuildingcapacityinourcommunitiesandenablingimprovedsocialwellbeing.ProvidinguptodateandrelevantsocialwellbeingfiguresassiststheCouncil’sdecisionmakingforcommunities,as outlined in the Local Government Act 2002:

Section 10: Purpose of local government(1) The purpose of local government is –

(a) to enable democratic local decision-making and action by, and on behalf of, communities; and

(b) to meet the current and future needs of communities for good-quality local infrastructure, local public services, and performance of regulatory functions in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses.

Principles in Section 14 also encourage council to take into account the social, economic and cultural interests of people and communities.

TheSocialWellbeingIndicatorReportwillprovideaframeworkfortheCounciltoengageandleadstrategic,targeteddiscussionswitharangeofkeystakeholdersonemerging issuesandwillprovideabenchmarktomeasuresocial wellbeing in Hamilton.

Itssectionsaredesignedtoprovideasnapshotofsocialwellbeing acrosseightkeyareas:

• Demographics· Social connections · Education and employment· Health and wellbeing· Housing· Crime and safety· Civic engagement· Infrastructure.

AlthoughtheCouncilisacentralplayerinthewellbeingoftheHamiltoncommunity,manyofthedriversofwellbeing aredeliveredbysectorsofthecommunitytheCouncilhaslimitedornocontrolover.Thereportplacesthisinformation inoneplace,toguidetheCouncilandthemanygroupsandagenciesinthecommunitydevelopmentsectoronwhattheprioritiesare.Italsogivesthewidercommunityasuccinctpicture of social wellbeing in Hamilton.

Thereportissupportedbymorein-depthstatisticalanalysisthroughtheCommunityProfilesandtheQualityofLife Project,whichcanbefoundontheCouncil’swebsite.

Informationinthereportiscollectedfromavarietyofsources,and is intended to be updated on an annual basis to ensure it iskeptrelevant.

Introduction

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Demographics

Why is this important?Demographicinformationgivesapictureofpeoplewho liveinHamilton.Byreferringtothesefigures,weknowwhoweare,andhowwehavechanged.Italsoprovidesuswithabaselineforhowwewilllookinthefuture.

Where does the data come from?DatahasbeensourcedfromStatisticsNewZealand,primarilyfromCensus2013results.However,StatisticsNewZealandprovidesprojectionsandestimatesbasedofftheCensus,andthesehavebeenusedwherepossible.

What is the data telling us?Hamiltonisayouthfulandethnicallydiversecity.Atthetimeofthe2013Census,Hamiltonhadamedianageof32.2years,comparedtothenationalmedianof38years.HamiltonalsohasalargerproportionofthepopulationwhoidentifyasMaaori,Asianoranotherethnicitycomparedtothenationalaverage.

Hamilton’spopulationisgrowingrapidly,comparedtomanyareasofNewZealandwhichareexperiencingminimalpopulationgrowthorevenpopulationdecline.Hamiltonhasalowerproportionofresidentswhoareagedover65,butliketherestofNewZealand,Hamiltonwillexperiencesignificantageingofitspopulationinthenext30years.

TrendsThese tables compare 2013 Census results with the latest populationprojections.ThisshowsHamilton’spopulationisbecomingmoreethnicallydiverse,andalthoughstillarelativelyyouthfulpopulation,itisageing.

Population Estimate (as at June 2017 ) 165,400

Selected ethnic groups

Percentage of population by sex

Age distribution

Median age

Maaori

European

WOMEN

Pacific peoples

Asian

NB: Some respondents identified as more than one ethnicity, and totals will therefore add to more than 100%.

21.3%

69.5%

23.1%

66.5%

5.1% 6.2%

13.8% 17.2%

HAMILTON 2013

+ 1.8%

- 3%

+ 1.1%

+ 3.4%

CHANGE

16.1%

72.3%

8.2%

14.6%

HAMILTON2013

52% 52%

CHANGE

NO CHANGE

Under 15 15-39 40-64 65+

HAMILTON2013

HAMILTON2016 (ESTIMATE)

NZ2013

CHANGE 2013/2016

HAMILTON2013

32.2 HAMILTON

2016 (ESTIMATE)

31.8NZ 2016 (ESTIMATE)

37.1

HAMILTON 2018

(PROJECTED)

NZ 2018 (PROJECTED)

HAMILTON2016

(ESTIMATE)

MEN

HAMILTON2013

CHANGE

48% 48% NO CHANGE

HAMILTON2016

(ESTIMATE)

21.5% 39.1% 28.0% 11.4%

20.8%

19.6%

- 0.7%

40.1%

33.7%

+ 1.0%

27.3%

31.7%

- 0.7%

11.8%

15%

+0.4%


Social Connections

Why is this important?Socialconnectionsplayalargeroleinoverallwellbeing.People’sabilitytoconnectwithfriendsandfamilywillbeakeydeterminantforotheraspectsofwellbeing,andthosewhofeelsociallyisolatedarelikelytoexperienceotherdifficulties.Socialisolationcanbemeasuredbothinterms ofthequalityofcontactandalsothefrequencywithwhich itoccurs.Communitiesthatarewellconnectedmaybe able to overcome other barriers to social wellbeing and buildresiliencethroughthesesharedconnections.

Where does the data come from?DatahasbeensourcedfromCensus2013,andcomplemented withresultsfromtheCouncil’sCommunityProfileSurvey(undertakeninMarch2014,andcomprising1500responses)andHamilton’sinclusionintheindependentQualityofLifeSurvey(July2016,500responses).

What is the data telling us?AlthoughalargenumberofHamilton’spopulationfeelwellconnectedtofriendsandfamily,thereisalsoasignificantportionofthepopulationwhoexperiencebarriers,andultimatelysocialisolation.AroundathirdofthosesurveyedintheCouncil’scommunitysurveyconsideredtherewere atleastsomebarriersthatledtoisolation.Resultsfrom the2016QualityofLifeSurveyindicatedHamiltonresidentshad similar levels of feeling isolated as residents in other citiesinNewZealand.

Hamiltonresidentsgenerallyenjoylevelsofaccesstocommunicationsimilartothenationalaverage.Thishas ledtohighlevelsofregularcontactwithbothfamilyandfriendsusingdigitalortelecommunicationsmethods,asopposed to face to face.

TrendsThis table compares 2013 Census results with the most recentpriorCensusin2006.Otherdatainthissection wascollectedfromtheCommunityProfileSurvey.Noprior surveyhasbeencompletedtocompareovertime.

Telephone access

85%2006

83%2013

86%NZ 2013

-2%CHANGE

Celephone access

2006 2013 NZ 2013CHANGE

77% 85% +8% 84%

Internet access

59%2006 2013 NZ 2013CHANGE

77% 77%+18%

Social Connections

50%

of residents see family that don’t live with them at least once a week.

of residents have non face-to-face contact with family they don’t live with at least once a week.

73%

of residents feels they don’t get enough contact with family that don’t live with them.

32%

of residents see friends that don’t live with them at least once a week.

63%

of residents feels they don’t get enough contact with friends that don’t live with them.

34%

of residents have non face-to-face contact with friends they don’t live with at least once a week.

73%

of residents never or rarely feel socially isolated.

Education and Employment

Why is this important?Educationalachievementandsatisfyingemploymenthelpstoprovideincome,andenhancesocialstatusandimprovesself-esteem.Italsoprovidessocialcontactandawayofparticipatingincommunitylife,andenhancesopportunitiesforregularactivity,whichallhelptoenhanceindividual health and wellbeing.

Where does the data come from?DatahasbeensourcedfromStatisticsNewZealand(HouseholdLabourForceSurvey),withCensus2013data aswellasregularupdatesonemploymentdata.EducationaldatahasbeensourcedfromtheMinistryofEducation’sEducationCountswebsitewhichisupdatedregularly.

What is the data telling us?Hamilton’sunemploymentrateis6.6percent,higherthan thenationalaverageof5.2percent.Hamilton’seducationalachievementratesaregenerallycomparabletothenationalaverage,butprimaryschoolachievementratesarelowerthanthenationalaverage.

TrendsTrends show an increasing number of people with Bachelor’sdegrees,aswellasasteadyorslightlyreducedunemploymentrate.

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Percentage of population with a bachelor’s degree or higher

Percentage of primary school students

15% 23%

NZ 2013CHANGE

Reading (Maaori)

2015 64.7%

Reading (European)

2015 83.3%2016 81.9%

Writing (European)

2015 73.7%2016 71.0%

Maths (European)

2015 78.7%2016 81.1%

2015-16 change -1.1%

2015-16 change -3.6%

2015-16 change -1.4%

2015-16 change -1.5%

2015-16 change + 0.3%

2015-16 change -0.6%

2015-16 change -2.7%

2015-16 change +2.4

2015-16 change -1.4%

Maths (Maaori)

2015 59.7%2016 59.1%

Reading (Pacifika)

2015 61.2%

2015 52.5%2016 52.8%

Writing (Maaori) Writing (Pacifika)

2015 55.7%2016 52.1%

Maths (Pacifika)

2015 57.1%2016 55.7%

+8% 22%

2016 77.8%NZ Reading Average

2016 71.2% NZ Writing Average

2016 75.4%NZ Maths Average

Secondary school leavers achievement rateHAMILTON 2016 NZ 2016

NCEA Level 1 or higher 89.5% 89.4%vs



Unemployment rate (as at June)6.7%

20155.4%

6.6%

6.0%

20165.2%

20175.0%

Hamilton New Zealand

HAMILTON2006

HAMILTON2013

of children starting school have attended early childhood education compared to only 96.7% nationally.98%

2016 63.2% 2016 60.1%


Health and Wellbeing

Why is this important?Although“health”isoftenconsideredtobeabouthealthsystemsandservicesthemselves,thedegreetowhichindividualsandcommunitiesenjoygoodhealthand wellbeingislargelyduetotheenvironmentsinwhich theylive.TheCouncilhasalargeroletoplayincreatingahealthyenvironment,bothphysicalandsocial.

Where does the data come from?Healthandwellbeingdatacomesfromavarietyofsources,includingtheWaikatoDistrictHealthBoardandDepartment ofInternalAffairs,aswellasinternalCouncilfiguresaroundwaterqualityandalcohollicences.Demographicdetails are sourced from Census 2013.

What is the data telling us?HealthandwellbeingstatisticsforHamiltonarelargelysimilartothoseforNewZealandasanaverage.Hamiltonianshaveasimilarsmokingrateandengagein thesameamountofphysicalactivityasthenationalaverage.HospitaladmissionsarelowerthantheWaikatoaverage.Hamiltonhashighwaterquality,andlifeexpectancyissimilartothenationalaverage.ItisworthnotingallothersectionsoftheSocialWellbeingIndicatorReport will have an impact on the health and wellbeing of residents.

AnumberofriskfactorstohealthexistinHamilton, andfiguresaroundalcoholandgamblinglicencesareincluded in the report.

TrendsWherepossible,dataistrendedtothemostrecentyear thiswasreleased.InthecaseofCensusdata,thisis2006.ThisshowslifeexpectancyhasincreasedbothinHamiltonandnationally,andadecreaseintheproportionofthepopulationwhoareregularsmokers.

Trendsarereportedfor2015and2016,usingthelatestavailablestatistics(yearendingSeptember),whichshowanincreaseinlocalproceeds,butatalowerratecomparedtonationalfigures.

Regular smokers

NZ Annual Gaming Machine Proceeds ($M)

$826.98M $857.01M +3.63%

Life expectancy by sex (years)

82.1 82.2

2006 2006

83.4

2013

FEMALE HAMILTON

FEMALE NZ

77.8 78.0

2006 2006

79.2

2013

79.5

2013

MALE HAMILTON

MALE NZ

83.2

2013

HAMILTON NZ

200621% 14.9%

2013-6.1%CHANGE 2006

20% 15.1%2013

-4.9%CHANGE

CHANGENZ2015

Hamilton Annual Gaming Machine Proceeds ($M)

$22.89M $23.52M +2.75%CHANGEHAMILTON

2015HAMILTON

2016

NZ2016

Liquor licenses granted in 2015 Water quality rating

off licenses on licenses76 193

HAMILTON NZ

Number of residents who engage in at least 30 minutes a day of physical activity

48% 51%

AA

Emergency Department visits per 1000 people compared to the Waikato average of 265.4256.3

Housing

Why is this important?Accesstosafe,healthyandaffordablehousingisakeymeasureofsocialwellbeing.Asthepopulationof Hamiltongrows,housingneedswillincreaseandchange.TheHamiltonpopulationalsohavediversehousingneeds,includingyoungfamilies,studentsandolderpeople.

Where does the data come from?DatahascomefromHousingNewZealand,Census2013 andinternalCouncilstatistics.

What is the data telling us?The number of building consents and new dwellings in Hamiltonisincreasing.However,Hamiltonhasasignificantwaitinglistonsocialhousing,andalowerproportionofHamilton residents own their own home compared to the nationalaverage.Thereisalsoahigherrateofchildren livingincrowdedhomes,comparedtonationalaverages.

TrendsTrend data comes from the 2013 Census and Housing NewZealandsocialhousingregisters.TheCensusshows an increase in home ownership rates both in Hamilton andnationallysincethepreviouscensusin2006.

The Hamiltonsocialhousingregisterisupdatedquarterly. Trendstakenfromthesameresponseannuallyshowadecrease in demand since 2014.

Formoreinformationonhousingpleasesee“Hamilton’sHousingMarketandEconomyGrowthIndicatorReport-March2017”-availableonhamilton.govt.nz

Thisindexmeasurestheratiooftheaveragecurrenthousevaluetoaverageannualearnings.Ahigherratiomeanslessaffordablehousing.


2015

2472016 2017

183 214Hamilton Social Housing Register (as at June annually)

Family type

Number of bulding consents and new dwellings

Proportion of Hamilton residents who own their dwelling

Proportion of NZ residents who own their dwelling

2006

55%

2006

51%

2013

57%

CHANGE

+6%

2013

65%

CHANGE

+10%

65%

7%

3%3%2%

One family

Two familiesMultiple people

Not statedLive alone

Children under 15 living in crowded homes:

16.2%HAMILTON

15.8%NZ

2014CONSENTSDWELLINGS

468743


7961179


8071197

Housing Affordability Index


Crime and Safety

Why is this important?Peoplehaveafundamentalneedtofeelsafeandsecure.Alackofsafetycanleadtosignificantphysicalandpsychologicaltraumaandisthereforeimperativein ensuringindividualsandcommunitieshaveastrongsense ofwellbeing.Safetyisoftenmeasuredthroughself-perceptionsandtheperceivedexperiencewithcrime.

Where does the data come from?Dataissourcedfromarangeofinternalsurveysandinformation,includingbi-annualCitySafetyPerceptionSurveysandCommunityProfilesurveys.

What is the data telling us?AboutaquarterofsurveyedresidentsinHamiltonwere self-assessedvictimsofcrimeinthelast12months.Concernsforsafetywerelowduringtheday,buthigh at night.

SurveyrespondentsindicatedtheCitySafeteamhaveimprovedperceptionsofsafetyintheCentralCity.

TrendsPerceptionsofsafetyhaveincreasedbetween2014and 2016and,althoughtheamountoftaggingremovedvaries atdifferenttimesoftheyear,overalltrendsfortagging showacontinuedreduction.

ResultsfromtheQualityofLifeSurveydoindicatethereareperceptionsofsafetyissueswithinthecity,ataconsistentlyhigherlevelthanseeninothercities.

OtherdatacontainedinthereportcomesfromHamilton’sCommunityProfileSurveyandsimilarquestionswerenotaskedinpreviousversions,meaningtrenddatacannot be compiled.

Perceptions of safety

Feelings of safety in Hamilton CBD

Perceived Safety issues - percentage of residents who had concerns

Square metres of graffiti removed (Thousands)

of residents feel safe walking in the neighbourhood during the day

of residents feel safe walking in the neighborhood at night

91% 42%

DURING THE DAY

AT NIGHT TIME

2015 77%

2016 79%

2017 83%

2015 54%

2016 59%

2017 62%

DANGEROUS DRIVING 77% 67%

HAMILTON NZ AVERAGE

CAR THEFT/ DAMAGED CAR

71% 61%HAMILTON NZ AVERAGE

ALCOHOL & DRUGS 75% 60%

HAMILTON NZ AVERAGE

VANDALISM 61% 51%HAMILTON NZ AVERAGE

UNSAFE PEOPLE 67% 51%

HAMILTON NZ AVERAGE

PEOPLE BEGGING 78% 48%

HAMILTON NZ AVERAGE

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0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

FEB

MAY

AUG

MAR JU

N

SEP

NO

V

APR

JUL

OCT DE

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2015 2016

Civic Engagement

Why is this important?EngagementinlocaldemocraticprocessesisakeywayforindividualsandcommunitiesinHamiltontointeractwith theCouncil,particularlytheMayorandCouncillors.

Decliningturnout,especiallyamongtheyoungandnew voters is a concern in most established democracies. Bothvotingandnon-votingseemtobehabitualso decliningturnoutamongnewvoterswillprobablyhave along-termimpact.

Where does the data come from?VoterturnoutiscollectedbytheElectoralCommission.CitizenshipdetailsarerecordedbyHamiltonCityCouncil atthetimeofcitizenshipceremonies.

What is the data telling us?VoterturnoutsinHamilton’slastfourlocalbodyelections (2007,2010,2013,and2016)havebeenconsistent,butlow.Turnoutislowerthanthenationalaverage.Therehasbeen ageneralincreaseinthenumberofpeoplegainingcitizenship inHamiltoninrecentyears,withapeakin2015.

TrendsVoterturnoutdecreasedatthemostrecentelectionin2016,whichwaslowerthanmostothercouncilsinNewZealand andcontrastedwithanincreasednationalaverage.


Number of residents gaining Citizenship

2014

2015

2016

1050

1360

1082

2007

2010

2013

2016

PER

CEN

T

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

32

34

36

30

44

49

41.342

Voter turnout in local government elections (Hamilton City Council)

35

37.838.3

33.6

Hamilton average New Zealand average

Voter turnout in central government elections (NZ average)

2008

2011

2014

2017

PER

CEN

T

68

70

72

74

76

78

80

62

64

66

60

70.5

65.1

75.4

77.8

79.4

74.2

79.8

77.9

Hamilton average New Zealand average


Infrastructure

Why is this important?Thestrategicintegrationoflandusewithregionallysignificantinfrastructureisimportantforthefunctioningofcommunitiesandeconomicwellbeingatthenational,regional and local scale.

Socialwellbeingisaffectedbytheuseoflandand the provision of infrastructure that helps to support communitiestolivehappyandfulfillinglives.The Councilplaysacriticalroleindeliveringandmaintaining this infrastructure.

Where does the data come from?InternaldataisfromHamiltonCityCouncilandCensus 2013 results.

What is the data telling us?Hamiltonhasalargenumberofopenspacesandrecreationalopportunitiesforpeopletoparticipateinphysicalactivity.Transportinfrastructureisinplaceforthelargemajorityofresidents to use public transport if required.

TrendsThe amount of land in Hamilton in reserves has increased since 2015.

Main means of transport to work

Kilometres of clycleway paths in the city

Area of reserve in Hamilton (hectares) end of September

2015

1129ha

2016

1142ha +13ha

CHANGE

83%

10%

4% 3% Private or company carWalk/cycleOtherPublic transport

ON ROAD

OFF ROAD

RIVER PATHS

97km

21km

28km

Further information can be found

For those interested in seeing documents and data that hasinfluencedthecreationofthisreportpleasefindlinks torelevantinformationbelow.

• Hamilton City Community Profiles 2014 hamilton.govt.nz/our-city/community-development

• Quality of Life Survey 2016qualityoflifeproject.govt.nz/pdfs/Quality_of_Life_2016.pdf

• New Zealand Censusstats.govt.nz/census.aspx

• National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability, 1998 health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/det-health.pdf

• New Zealand Electoral Commission, 2006elections.org.nz/sites/default/files/plainpage/attachments/voter_motivation_trial.pdf

• Canterbury Regional Policy statement 2013 ecan.govt.nz/publications/Plans/crps-chapter5.pdf


Version: November 2017

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