WSP 22 Table 5-5 Youth NEET by Area (Census 2018) Total aged 15-24 years28 Area NEET Total people Work and labour force status Total people (aged 15-24 years) NEET Rate Waihi Town 81 480 16.9% Thames-Coromandel District 318 2349 13.5% Hauraki District 324 1,968 16.5% Western Bay of Plenty District 651 5,391 12.1% Waikato (by Regional Council) 7,659 53,430 14.3% Bay of Plenty (by Regional Council) 3,957 26,091 15.2% Total - New Zealand by Territorial Authority/SA2 76,521 619,227 12.4% 5.3 OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS (MOST COMMON / TOP 3-5) 5.3.1 NATIONAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL, AND WAIHI TOWN The top-3 most common occupations in Waihi Town are, a) Labourers, b) Technicians and Trades Workers, and c) Community and Personal Service Workers (Table 5-6). This is not reflective of the of Local, Regional, or National picture where Professionals and Managers generally make up the top two occupations. Table 5-6. Worker occupations per area of interest 201829 Occupation Waihi Town Local Waikato Bay of Plenty New Zealand Labourers 15.6% 16.3% 12.8% 13.3% 11.3% Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2% 12.4% 12.7% 12.7% 12.1% Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7% 10.3% 9.3% 9.8% 9.5% Professionals 13.6% 14.4% 19.8% 20.1% 23.0% 28 (Statistics New Zealand, 2018e) 29 (Statistics New Zealand, 2021e)
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