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The 2001 Census population count for Bluff was 1,935, a change of -7.1 percent since 1996. 22.3 percent of people in Bluff were under the age of 15 years, compared with 22.7 percent for all of New Zealand. 13.0 percent of people in Bluff were aged 65 years and over compared with 12.1 percent for all of New Zealand. 17.2 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Bluff had a post-school qualification, compared with 32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole. 78.0 percent of people in Bluff said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with 80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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There were 139 business locations (geographic units) in Bluff compared with 309,749 for all of New Zealand. The median income of people in Bluff is $14,400, compared with $18,500 for all of New Zealand. The total average annual spending for households in Bluff was $32,218 compared with $43,682 for the whole of New Zealand. The unemployment rate in Bluff was 10.5 percent, compared with 7.5 percent for all of New Zealand. The most popular occupational group in Bluff was Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers (27.2 percent).
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There were 522 families in Bluff. The average household size in Bluff was 2.4 people, compared with 2.7 for all of New Zealand. 93.3 percent of households in Bluff had access to a telephone. 17.0 percent of households in Bluff had access to the internet. 80.2 percent of households in Bluff had access to a motor vehicle. There were 795 households in Bluff. For dwellings that were rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in Bluff was $92, compared with $174 for New Zealand as a whole. 79.3 percent of dwellings in Bluff were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with 67.8 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Locality
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Population: 1,935
Located in: Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
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