Nelson Marlborough District Health Board

The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.[1]

The area covered by the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board is defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and ward boundaries as constituted as at 1 January 2001.[2] The area can be adjusted through an Order in Council.[3]

The initial board was fully appointed. Since the 2001 local elections, the board has been partially elected (seven members) and in addition, up to four members get appointed by the Minister of Health. The minister also appoints the chairperson and deputy-chair from the pool of eleven board members.[4]

Nelson Marlborough DHB served a population of 150,612 at the time of the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 13,602 people (9.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 20,547 people (15.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 58,041 households. There were 74,442 males and 76,167 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. Of the total population, 26,817 people (17.8%) were aged up to 15 years, 23,253 (15.4%) were 15 to 29, 69,174 (45.9%) were 30 to 64, and 31,365 (20.8%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Ethnicities were 89.1% European/Pākehā, 10.8% Māori, 2.3% Pacific peoples, 4.6% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 56.1% had no religion, 32.4% were Christian, and 3.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 22,503 (18.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 24,516 (19.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,900. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 58,902 (47.6%) people were employed full-time, 20,913 (16.9%) were part-time, and 3,195 (2.6%) were unemployed.[5]

• New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Parliamentary Counsel Office, 2000, retrieved 3 May 2020