Overview and recent news
The social indicators research programme has been active since 1994, when work on the NZDep91 index of socioeconomic deprivation for small areas started. Since then the NZDep96, NZDep2001, NZDep2006, NZDep2013, NZDep2018 and NZDep2023 indexes have been produced, along with numerous publications and 3 deprivation atlases for all of New Zealand. In 2004 the NZiDep index of socioeconomic deprivation for individuals was released.
31 October 2024
The 2023 version of the New Zealand Deprivation Index has been released.
31 October 2024
15 June 2024
Read the submission the NZDep team made to the Future of Census Consultation
NZDep Indexes of Deprivation releases
2023
- NZDep2023 Index of Deprivation Research Report (Oct 2024) (PDF)
- NZDep2023 Index of Deprivation User’s Manual (PDF)
- NZDep2023 Statistical Area 1 (SA1) data (Text)
- NZDep2023 Statistical Area 1 (SA1) data (Excel)
- NZDep2023 Meshblock 2023 data (Text)
- NZDep2023 Meshblock 2023 data (Excel)
- NZDep2023 Statistical Area 2 (SA2) data (Text)
- NZDep2023 Statistical Area 2 (SA2) data (Excel)
- NZDep2023 Domicile code + Area Unit (2017) data (Text)
- NZDep2023 Domicile code + Area Unit (2017) data (Excel)
- NZDep2023 Statistical Area 1 (SA1) with higher geographies (SA2, SA3, TA, RC, TALB) data (Text)
- NZDep2023 Statistical Area 1 (SA1) with higher geographies (SA2, SA3, TA, RC, TALB) data (Excel)
2018
- Visit our New Zealand Deprivation Index 2018 analysis web page for the report and key tables
- NZDep2018 Index of Deprivation Research Report – final (Dec 2020) (PDF)
- NZDep2018 Index of Deprivation Research Report – interim (Dec 2019) (PDF)
- NZDep2018 Index of Deprivation User's Manual (PDF)
- NZDep2018 Statistical Area 1 (SA1) data (Text)
- NZDep2018 Statistical Area 1 (SA1) data (Excel)
- NZDep2018 Meshblock 2018 data (Text)
- NZDep2018 Meshblock 2018 data (Excel)
- NZDep2018 Statistical Area 2 (SA2) data (Text)
- NZDep2018 Statistical Area 2 (SA2) data (Excel)
- NZDep2018 census Area Unit and Domicile Code (Text)
- NZDep2018 census Area Unit and Domicile Code (Excel)
- NZDep2018 Statistical Area 1 (SA1) with higher geographies (contains SA1, SA2, Territorial Authority, District Health Board, Regional Council) (Text)
- NZDep2018 Statistical Area 1 (SA1) with higher geographies (contains SA1, SA2, Territorial Authority, District Health Board, Regional Council) (Excel)
2013
- NZDep2013 Index of Deprivation Research Report (PDF)
- NZDep2013 Index of Deprivation User's Manual (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Question section of NZDep2013 Index of Deprivation Instruction Manual (PDF)
- NZDep2013 Meshblock data (Text)
- NZDep2013 Meshblock data (Excel)
- NZDep2013 census Area Unit data (Text)
- NZDep2013 census Area Unit data (Excel)
- NZDep2013 Area Concordance file (contains Meshblock 2013, Area Unit 2013, Territorial Authority, District Health Board, Urban/Rural Indicator and Meshblock 2006) (Zip)
- NZDep2013 Area Concordance file (contains Meshblock 2013, Area Unit 2013, Territorial Authority, District Health Board, Urban/Rural Indicator and Meshblock 2006) (Text)
2006
- NZDep2006 Index of Deprivation Research Report (PDF)
- NZDep2006 Index of Deprivation Instruction Manual (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Question section of NZDep2006 Index of Deprivation Instruction Manual (PDF)
- NZDep2006 Meshblock data (Text)
- NZDep2006 Meshblock data (Excel)
- NZDep2006 census Area Unit data (Text)
- NZDep2006 census Area Unit data (Excel)
- NZDep2006 Area Concordance file (contains Meshblock 2006, Area Unit 2006, Territorial Authority, District Health Board, Urban/Rural Indicator and Meshblock 2001) (Excel)
2001
- NZDep2001 Index of Deprivation Instruction Manual (PDF)
- NZDep2001 Meshblock data (Text)
- NZDep2001 census Area Unit data (Text)
1996
- NZDep1996 Index of Deprivation Instruction Manual (PDF)
- NZDep1996 Meshblock data (Text)
- NZDep1996 census Area Unit data (Text)
- 1996 census Area Unit names (Text)
1991
NZDep maps
2023
- Interactive NZDep2023 maps graphed by EHINZ (Environmental Health Indicators NZ)
- Static maps showing NZDep2023 quintiles for North and South Island, and for each Territorial Authority (DOCX)
2018
2013
2006
Presentations
31 October 2024
NZDep Future
15 June 2024
Read the submission the NZDep team made to the Future of Census Consultation
New Zealand Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation for Individuals (NZiDep)
Key articles
Crampton P, Salmond C and Atkinson J (2019). A comparison of the NZDep and New Zealand IMD indexes of socioeconomic deprivation. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online.
Salmon C, Crampton P. The Development of New Zealand's Deprivation Index (NZDep) and Its Uptake as a National Policy Tool (Reproduced with permission of the Canadian Public Health Association). Can J Public Health 2012;103(Suppl. 2):S7-S11. See original.
Salmon C., Crampton P., King P., Waldegrave C., NZiDep: A New Zealand index of socioeconomic deprivation for individuals. Social Science and Medicine 2006; 62:6 p1476-1485.
Researchers
- Clare Salmond
- Has worked on NZDep91, NZDep96, NZDep2001, NZDep2006, NZDep2013, NZDep2018, NZDep2023 and NZiDep
Email clare.salmond@xtra.co.nz - Peter Crampton
- Has worked on NZDep91, NZDep96, NZDep2001, NZDep2006, NZDep2013, NZDep2018, NZDep2023 and NZiDep
Email peter.crampton@otago.ac.nz - Frances Sutton
- Has worked on NZDep91 and NZDep96
Email suttonf@actrix.gen.nz - June Atkinson
- Has worked on NZDep2006, NZDep2013, NZDep2018 and NZDep2023
Email june.atkinson@otago.ac.nz - Kura Lacey
- Has worked on NZDep2023
Email kura.lacey@otago.ac.nz - Helen Viggers
- Has worked on NZDep2023
Email helen.viggers@otago.ac.nz
Contact us
June Atkinson
Department of Public Health
University of Otago, Wellington
PO Box 7343
Wellington South, 6242
New Zealand
Email june.atkinson@otago.ac.nz