The iworldpeople Waitakere Region encompasses the territory of Waitakere City, which is one of the fastest growing cities in New Zealand. Comprising 3.67 million hectares it has a population of 168,465. A young city, 40% are under 20 years of age.
Waitakere City is bounded on the East by Auckland City and Waitemata Harbour, on the North by Rodney District, on the West by the Tasman Sea and on the South by the Manukau Harbour.
The city has a total 11,500 businesses employing 41,000 people . Total GDP value of all industries excluding Agriculture: $2,750 million Of this, the breakdown of manufactured products was:
| Industries | Employed | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment manufacturing | 1,931 | $104 million |
| Textiles an Apparel | 1,382 | $61 million |
| Plastics and rubber | 1,152 | $129 million |
| Printing and Publishing | 930 | $45 million |
| Furniture manufacturing | 903 | $28 million |
| Food and Beverage | 897 | $79 million |
| Metal Products manufacture | 762 | $51 million |
| Wood and Paper manufacture | 482 | $58 million |
| Non-metallic manufacture | 235 | $23 million |
| Total manufacturing | 8,764 | $575 million |
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