Population details of Tasman District - 1996
| Parameter |
Tasman figures | National figures |
| Males/female ratio |
1017 males per 1000 females | 966 males per 1000 females |
| Median age |
35.3 | 33 |
| Life expectancy |
77.6 years | 77.1 years |
| Europeans1 (as % of total population |
96.8 | 83.1 |
| Maori (as % of total population) |
7.1 | 15.1 |
| Pacific Islanders (as % of total population |
0.6 | 5.8 |
| Asians (as % of total population) |
0.7 | 5 |
| % of working age population employed |
65.8 | 60.4 |
| % of labour force unemployed |
4.2 | 7.7 |
| % of working age population who contributed unpaid work outside the home |
48.3 | 44.1 |
| % of people in any one household who were superannuitants |
24 | unknown |
| % of people living in urban areas |
56.9 | 85.4 |
| % of adults with university qualifications |
6.0 | 9.5 |
| No. of children born per mother |
2.84 | 2.80 |
| Median annual household income |
$29,363 | $34,707 |
| Median annual personal income |
$14,097 | $15,603 |
| % of owned dwellings without mortgages |
37.5 | 32.3 |
| Deprivation index |
5 | 5 |
1. because people can identify with more than one ethnic group, percentages summed across ethnic groups will sum to more than 100%.
2. Source: from Environment Today Tasman 2000