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Our local, national and international connections (including our access to them) are efficient, quick and easy. Our communication networks, air and sea ports, roads and public transport systems are world class and enable us to link with others, both within and outside the region.
What is Connected Community?
A region that is well-connected in terms of enabling resident’s access to private and public transport, and technology such as the internet, contributes to their overall well-being. Access to private and public transport increases people’s ability to get to employment, education and medical services, as well as access to the wider community within and outside the region.
Connected community is made up of 10 indicators that were selected to measure progress towards the connected community outcome definition (shown above). Data relating to each individual indicator (for the 2001 to 2015 period) is provided via the menu below. The index that measures change in the connected community outcome (pictured below) shows the composite average of the individual indicators.
Connected community, 2001-2016
What this means
The connected community index was lowest in 2001 but rose steadily after that to reach its highest point in 2012. In the last four years to 2016 the index has decreased by 1.4 percentage points. Overall the index increased by 9.2% between 2001 and 2016. The majority of connected community indicators have trended positively over the study period. There were improvements across six indicators, very small changes in two indicators, and declines in two indicators.
Did you know?
The GPI counts crime, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, natural resource depletion and soil loss, as costs, not gains, to the economy.
10 Indicators are being used to track Connected Community in the Wellington region
Click on each indicator below to access further information
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Broadband access
Why is this indicator important?
Broadband is a high-speed connection to the internet that enables individuals, businesses and governments to gain fast access to many forms of information. High speed internet access can accelerate business development, and provide new opportunities for innovation, expansion, and e commerce, and provides easy access to educational resources and communications across disparate locations. Broadband also helps enable people to work from home, saving time and expenses.
Percentage of households with access to broadband, 2006, 2009 and 2012
Findings
- In 2012, 80% of households in the Wellington region had broadband, an increase from 38% in 2006.
- The percentage of households with broadband access also increased for New Zealand over this time (from 33% in 2006 to 75% in 2012).
- The percentage of households with broadband access is higher in the Wellington region than for New Zealand overall.
Broadband access
Definition and data details
Indicator Definition
The number of households with access to broadband expressed as a function of the total number of households.
Data Source
Statistics New Zealand: ICT Survey
Last updated July 2014
Data points available only from 2006. Indicators are updated in May and November each year; for those indicators where new data or survey results have become available.
While care has been taken in processing, analysing and extracting information, we cannot guarantee that the information is free from error and we shall not be liable for any loss suffered through the use, directly or indirectly, of any information, product or service.
