Population, ethnicity and deprivation of study areas
| Territorial authority | |||
| Dunedin city | Porirua city | Gisborne district | |
| Census usually resident population (2013) | 120 246 | 51 717 | 43 656 |
| Māori (%)* | 8865 (7.4) | 10 131 (19.6) | 19 683 (45.1) |
| Pacific (%)* | 2826 (2.4) | 12 738 (24.6) | 1539 (3.5) |
| NZDep2013: 8, 9, 10 census area units | 29 862 | 25 605 | 28 191 |
| Maori (%)* | 2700 (9.0) | 7116 (27.8) | 15 606 (55.4) |
| Pacific (%)* | 1113 (3.7) | 11 064 (43.2) | 1311 (4.7) |
Population data retrieved from Statistics New Zealand 2014. 2013 Meshblock data set.30
NZDep data retrieved from University of Otago, Wellington. NZDep2013 census area unit data.31
*Ethnicity count based on grouped total responses.