Socio-economic deprivation index (SDI)
The index of deprivation is constructed from information collected during each five-yearly census. It provides a summary deprivation score from 1 to 10 for small areas (mesh blocks) and suburbs (area units). A score of 1 is allocated to the least deprived 10 percent of areas, and 10 is allocated to the most deprived 10 percent of areas.
- Background to the SDI - Ministry of Health (PDF 762 KB)
- User's manual (PDF 83 KB)
- Atlas of SDI covering all of New Zealand - Minstry of Health (PDF 292 KB)
- Research and publications
- Table of SDI for suburbs throughout New Zealand (Excel 6.75 MB)
- Social deprivation index for Census area units (Excel 1.41 MB)
