YEAR 2001
1560 males
1683 female
Ethnic grove
85% percent European
25% multi
28% unDER 15
5.8 65 and over median income is $19500
$18000 for NZ.
Employment is lower in Kelvin Grove.
$17000 for Palmerston North and
Nice Suburban social economic, less crime, more opportunity, access to buses.
Opportunity to raise grandkids. Low crime, stable, safe community. Opportunity to make money on property.
YEAR 2013
Kelvin Grove is 8.5% of
Palmerston Norths population
Males 3336
38394
Female 3438
41688
Total 6771
80079
1,929 people, or 39.8 percent, since the 2006 Census.
Median income is $35,000
$27,000 for Palmerston North
Ethnicity
Ethnic group(1) Kelvin Grove (percent)
European 79.9
Māori 17.0
Pacific peoples
4.0
Asian
9.5
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
1.6
Other ethnicity
2.2
16.6 % born overseas
84.3% speak English
Common birthplace Asia.
Recreation
Physical Environment
Educaton
79.3% 15 years and over have a formal qualification
80.25%
20.9%
18.3% have a Bachelor degree
Safety and Transportation
15.6% have access to vehicles
Politics and Government
13.1%
Health and Social Services
Communication
Economics
Unemployment rate
5.1% 15 years and over
7.6%
Business demographics
Business demographic data for the year ended February 2013 showed that: •
There were 347 business locations (geographic units) in
Kelvin Grove compared with 7,513 for all of Palmerston North City. This is an increase of 28.5 percent from the year ended February 2006 for
Kelvin Grove.
•
There were 2,130 paid employees in Kelvin Grove compared with 45,960 for all of Palmerston North City. This is an increase of 7.0 percent from the year ended February 2006 for Kelvin Grove.
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Top five industries in Kelvin Grove
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