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The socioeconomic status of Southern
2018
This indicator looks at socioeconomic status. It relates to access to things like income, employment, housing, education, and transportation. The New Zealand Deprivation Index* is one way of measuring socioeconomic status from least deprived (most affluent/wealthy) to most deprived.
Why is this important?
- Deprivation is closely related to health and wellbeing. Higher levels of deprivation are linked with poorer health and wellbeing.
- Knowledge of where the most deprived areas are can help future health service planning, including funding, advocacy and resources. Otago.ac.nz
For more detailed deprivation information see:
Searchable map - New Zealand Index of Deprivation - 2018
Socioeconomic Deprivation Indexes: NZDep and NZiDep, Health Inequalities Research Programme
What do these pictures show?
- Deprivation is ranked from 1, the least deprived to 10, the most deprived.
- Deprivation in the Southern District’s territorial local authorities* varies:
- The area with the most deprivation (9 and 10 rankings) is Waihōpai/Invercargill City.
- The area with the least deprivation (1 ranking) is Tāhuna/Queenstown-Lakes.
What does this mean for Southern?
- The Southern district is one of the least deprived districts in Aotearoa/New Zealand overall.
- Despite a low deprivation overall, deprivation varies across the Southern district.
- There are many areas in Southern that are in the top three most deprived areas. This is an important consideration when planning health services, to try and equal out the gaps in health.
For additional deprivation information in Southern and Aotearoa/New Zealand see:
Southern District Health Board 2018 New Zealand Index of Multiple Deprivation - Report
NZ Index of Multiple Deprivation – Searchable map.