Statistics and resources
The following page contains resources for the West Coast region that can help shape your business decisions.
Infometrics
Development West Coast has invested in Infometrics to provide readily accessible economic data for the West Coast.
The Infometrics online profile is an interactive and dynamic tool enabling users to delve down into the underlying data and compare the West Coast region with other regions in New Zealand.
The tool contains a wealth of information on the economy, labour market, standard of living, exports, tourism, business, skills, productivity and population.
Quarterly economic monitor (June 2024)
View provisional quarterly economic data from Infometrics online or download the latest quarterly report:
Annual economic profile (year ended March 2023)
Infometrics' annual economic profile provides an in-depth description of the West Coast's economic structure and performance over the past year and previous years.
ASB Regional economic scoreboard
The economic performance of New Zealand’s 16 Regional Councils is ranked using the latest quarterly regional statistics on employment, construction, retail trade and house prices.
Tourism data
West Coast visitor trend dashboards
The West Coast Interactive Dashboard will enable you to access visitor number, spending, and accommodation data on a single screen and tinker with data on your own.
Tourism evidence and insights centre
MBIE / DOC's Tourism Evidence and Insights Centre provides insights, data and information about tourism in New Zealand. These resources are for anyone wanting to know more about what's happening in the tourism sector - policy makers, tourism businesses and the general public.
Tourism Electronic Card Transactions
The Tourism Electronic Card Transactions (TECT) have been established by MBIE as an interim replacement for the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates.
Accommodation data programme
The Accommodation Data Programme (ADP) provides information about short-term accommodation activity at national, regional, and lower levels. It estimates the guest nights, occupancy rates and other measures relating to the accommodation industry.
Infometrics tourism dashboard
Infometrics provides annual data on tourism spending, employment and GDP contribution.
DGiT
The domestic growth insight tool (DGiT) is an innovative online tool to help you boost the value you get from domestic tourism, it supports in identifying which Kiwi leisure travellers you target by understanding the holiday needs of the several audience segments that make up the domestic leisure travel market, from when they want to visit to their preferred type of accommodation.
Mood of the Nation reports
‘Mood of the Nation’ research commissioned by TIA and Tourism New Zealand measured New Zealanders’ perceptions of tourism. The survey is conducted twice a year, with over 1000 New Zealanders interviewed across the two surveys.
Key documents and resources
The following key documents will help you gain a better understanding of the West Coast region.
ECONOMIC REPORTS AND STRATEGY DOCUMENTS
- Destination Management Plan 2022-2023
- Te Whanaketanga Te Tai Poutini West Coast Strategy 2050 (PDF: 0.9MB)
- 2017 Tai Poutini West Coast Economic Action Plan (PDF: 4.3MB)
- 2016 Tai Poutini West Coast Growth Study (PDF: 4.5MB)
INDUSTRY REPORTS
- 2024 Invest in the West Coast (Investment profile)
- 2023 Te Tai Poutini - Visitor Flow Report
- 2023 Te Tai Poutini - Sustainability Framework
- 2022 Te Tai Poutini - West Coast Renewable Energy Strategy
- 2021 Understanding domestic perceptions of the West Coast - One Picture
- 2021 Glacier Country COVID-19 impact survey
- 2020 West Coast Cycle Trail Strategy
- 2020 Minerals West Coast Factbook
- 2019 Accommodation Development on West Coast
Videos
Business Capability Series
- Smart Marketing for Busy Business Owners (Lee Retimana | Muritai Group)
- Strong Brands Make You Money (Lee Retimana | Muritai Group)
- How to generate new business alongside cycle trails (Craig Wilson | Quality Tourism Development)
- Plan to prepare for your exit from and/or sale of your business (Phillip Roth and Steve Papps | BDO)
Other Videos
- How to Leverage WeCat Pay for your tourism business (Alice Hou | WeChat Pay Oceania)