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Copilot training in Dunedin City

Dunedin City education and logistics teams work with reports, schedules and handovers across several sites. Copilot training can map a permitted Microsoft 365 file to its owner, drafting step and final check.2,27

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62.0% of Dunedin City’s employed residents are in desk-based roles.

Role typeDunedin CityNZDiff (pts)
Desk-based 62.0% 63.6% −1.6
People-facing 11.6% 9.0% +2.6
Hands-on 26.4% 27.4% −1.0
Employed residents66,5312,622,534

About 41,200 people in desk-based roles. 2023 Census, counted where people live.

Rows 2 to 4: ANZSCO major groups 1, 2, 5, 6 / 4 / 3, 7, 8. Stats NZ 2023 Census, employed residents. Proxy per ILO 2025; not a forecast.
Residents
129,0002023 Census
Business locations
13,053Feb 2025, +7.3% since 2020
Employees (jobs here)
61,035at local businesses, Feb 2025
Towns with a page
41,000+ residents

What AI means for work in Dunedin City

4 findings from Stats NZ data for Dunedin City, and what each means for Microsoft Copilot training.

Workforce by occupation group, Dunedin City against New Zealand

62.0% of employed residents in Dunedin City work in desk-based roles, against 63.6% across New Zealand. Desk-based roles live in Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel, which is where Copilot works. A broad rollout has plenty of people to benefit: plan the pilot group and the champions first.

Employed residents by occupation group, Dunedin City and New Zealand, 2023 Census
Occupation groupChartPeopleDunedin CityNZ
Managers 9,234 13.9% 18.3%
Professionals 19,110 28.7% 26.8%
Technicians and trades workers 8,439 12.7% 12.5%
Community and personal service workers 7,722 11.6% 9.0%
Clerical and administrative workers 7,176 10.8% 10.8%
Sales workers 5,727 8.6% 7.8%
Machinery operators and drivers 3,300 5.0% 5.9%
Labourers 5,817 8.7% 9.0%

Desk-based = ANZSCO major groups 1, 2, 5 and 6 (managers, professionals, clerical and administrative, sales): roles where AI assistance is most applicable. Broad proxy informed by ILO 2025; not measured adoption or an employment forecast. People-facing = major group 4. Hands-on = major groups 3, 7 and 8.

Source: Stats NZ, 2023 Census, usually resident employed people; ILO, Generative AI and jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposure (2025).

Education: 13.3% of local jobs, 1.6× the national share

Top employer: health and social care, 11,048 jobs (18.1%). Heat cells mark industries over-represented against New Zealand. Plan Copilot use cases by department in the largest employers first.

Share of paid jobs by industry, Dunedin City and New Zealand, February 2025
IndustryChartJobsShareNZ×
Health and social care 11,048 18.1% 12.0% 1.5×
Education 8,100 13.3% 8.5% 1.6×
Retail 6,443 10.6% 9.3% 1.1×
Construction 5,222 8.6% 8.2% 1.1×
Hospitality 4,855 8.0% 7.2% 1.1×
Manufacturing 3,865 6.3% 9.4% 0.7×
Professional services 3,747 6.1% 8.3% 0.7×
Public administration 3,550 5.8% 6.4% 0.9×
Transport and warehousing 2,376 3.9% 4.2% 0.9×
Other services 2,286 3.8% 3.5% 1.1×

Share of paid employees at business locations in the area, by ANZSIC06 industry division. × is the local share divided by the national share.

Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.

Business locations +7.3% and employees +1.5%, 2020 to 2025

Paid employees 60,145 (2020) to 61,035 (2025), +1.5% against +5.0% nationally. Business locations 12,162 to 13,053. Largest job gain: health and social care (+1,304). Largest loss: media and telecoms (−627).

Business locations
12,16213,053 in 2025, from 2020
+7.3% NZ +9.6%
Employees (jobs here)
60,14561,035 in 2025, from 2020
+1.5% NZ +5.0%
Change in employees by industry in Dunedin City, February 2020 to February 2025
IndustryChart20202025Change
Health and social care 9,74411,048+1,304
Manufacturing 3,4513,865+414
Construction 4,9415,222+281
Media and telecoms 1,347720−627
Wholesale 2,2751,985−290
Education 8,2988,100−198

Geographic units (business locations) and paid employees, February of each year. Small counts are randomly rounded by Stats NZ, so small changes can be noise.

Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.

Remote readiness: work at home and household internet

On-site sessions, at your workplace, usually suit teams here better than remote ones. We come to you.

12.7%

Mainly worked from home, census day 2023

New Zealand 17.7%

90.8%

Households with internet access

New Zealand 90.5%

Main means of travel to work on census day, and access to the internet in occupied private dwellings.

Source: Stats NZ, 2023 Census, usually resident employed people.

Towns in Dunedin City

Each town has its own page and brief. Largest first.

Towns in Dunedin City
TownResidentsDesk-based Chart Business locationsSince 2020
Dunedin 100,900 62.1% 9,951 +6.6%
Mosgiel 14,600 60.0% 1,182 +9.7%
Brighton 1,440 58.4% 108 +33.3%
Waikouaiti 1,260 55.4% 99 +6.5%
New Zealand4,993,92363.6%654,435+9.6%

Where Microsoft Copilot helps first in Dunedin City

The University of Otago and Port Otago’s inland freight work provide distinct city-wide examples. In each case, a Word or Excel output needs a person who can verify the source facts before sharing.2,4,27

Education and research

Use an approved Word programme outline to draft a Teams briefing, then have the course owner verify dates and requirements.2,4,8

Port and freight

Turn a sample Excel warehouse exceptions list into a Word handover, with an operations lead checking stock and routing facts.27

A Dunedin City worksheet can trace one education or freight file through access, Copilot drafting, an owner check and distribution.2,27

Public Microsoft Copilot workshops in Otago

There is no public Copilot workshop in Otago on the calendar yet. Register interest below and we will tell you when one is scheduled. Organisations can book private training for their own staff at any time.

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Elsewhere in Otago

Otago Peninsula and Harbour Cone
Otago Peninsula and Harbour Cone by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain.

Microsoft Copilot training in Dunedin City: questions

Should a university team use a live course file?

Only use a permitted document and assign a programme owner to confirm all requirements before circulation.2,4,8

How might a depot use Excel?

A sample exceptions workbook can support a handover draft, provided the operations lead verifies the rows.27

Could logistics staff focus on Southern Link and port workflows?

A Dunedin logistics group could use its own approved examples for handovers, project updates or freight-document checks. Port Otago describes Southern Link as a warehousing and rail-link development supporting lower South Island freight.22,27

Train your team in Dunedin City

  1. ScopeHeadcount, sites, Microsoft 365 plan and licences, and the teams you want to start with.
  2. PlanWe propose a course, a pilot group and a format, and agree the files and meetings to use.
  3. TrainOn-site or over Teams, in Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams, with your own work.
  • In person
  • Remote
  • Half-day workshop
  • Full-day workshop
  • Team rollout

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Sources

Local research checked 29 September 2026. Population and business figures come from Stats NZ.