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Population of selected Asian ethnic groups 

2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses 

Ethnic group

(1)


 

2001 Census 

2006 Census 

2013 Census 

Percentage change 

2001–2006 

Percentage change 

2006–2013 

Chinese 

105,057 


147,567 

171,411 


40.5 

16.2 


Indian 

62,187 


104,583 

155,178 


68.2 

48.4 


Filipino 

11,091 


16,938 

40,350 


52.7 

138.2 


Korean 

19,026 


30,792 

30,171 


61.8 

-2.0 


Japanese 

10,026 


11,910 

14,118 


18.8 

18.5 


Sri Lankan 

7,014 


8,313 

11,274 


18.5 

35.6 


Cambodian 

5,268 


6,915 

8,601 


31.3 

24.4 


Vietnamese 

3,462 


4,770 

6,660 


37.8 

39.6 


1. Includes all people who stated each ethnic group, whether as their only ethnic group or as one of several.

Where a person reported more than one ethnic group, they have been counted in each applicable group.



Note: The gap between this census and the last one is seven years. The change in data between 2006 and 

2013 may be greater than in the usual five-year gap between censuses. Be careful when comparing trends. 



Source: Statistics New Zealand 

Filipino population more than tripled since 2001 

The Filipino population more than tripled in size since 2001. The numbers of people who 

identified as Filipino in the last three censuses were: 

2013 – 40,350 people (up 138.2 percent from 2006)



2006 – 16,938 people (up 52.7 percent from 2001)

2001 – 11,091 people.



Other Asian ethnic groups with large percentage increases between 2001 and 2013 

were: 


Vietnamese (up 92.4 percent to 6,660 people in 2013)

Korean (up 58.6 percent to 30,171 people)



Japanese (up 40.8 percent to 14,118 people).

The number of people who identified as Korean increased 61.8 percent between 2001 

and 2006, and then decreased 2.0 percent between 2006 and 2013.  

Asian ethnic group getting older 

The median age for the Asian ethnic group increased in 2013, compared with 2006 and 

2001. Over the three most recent censuses, it was: 

2013 – 30.6 years



2006 – 28.3 years

2001 – 28.3 years.



Of those who identified with one or more Asian ethnic groups, females were older than 

males. The median age for females in 2013 was 31.9 years, compared with 29.3 years 

for males. 

The Asian ethnic group was the third-largest major ethnic group in 2013. It almost 

doubled in size since 2001. The numbers and percentages of people who identified with 

an Asian ethnic group in the last three censuses were: 

2013 – 471,708 people (11.8 percent of the population)



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2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity. 

 



  2006 – 354,552 people (9.2 percent) 

  2001 – 238,179 people (6.6 percent). 



Big proportion of Asian ethnic group aged 20–34 years 

Of the Asian ethnic group, 30.0 percent were aged 20–34 years. In comparison, 18.7 

percent of the total population were in this age group. 

Many of the people in this age group were recent arrivals – two thirds (65.4 percent) had 

been living in New Zealand for less than 10 years, and 43.1 percent had been in New 

Zealand for less than five years. 

 

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6.  Pacific peoples ethnic group 

Growth in Pacific peoples ethnic group slows 

The Pacific peoples ethnic group was the fourth-largest major ethnic group in 2013, 

behind the European, Māori, and Asian ethnic groups.  

Since 2006, this group has grown in both number and proportion of the population. In 

2013, 7.4 percent of the New Zealand population (295,941 people) identified with one or 

more Pacific ethnic groups, compared with 6.9 percent (265,974 people) in 2006.  

However, the rate of growth for the Pacific peoples ethnic group slowed across recent 

censuses, growing 14.7 percent between 2001 and 2006 but only 11.3 percent between 

2006 and 2013.  

The Pacific peoples ethnic groups whose growth slowed between 2006 and 2013 

included: 

  Tongan (19.5 percent growth for 2006–2013, 24.0 percent growth for 2001–2006) 



  Samoan (9.9 percent for 2006–2013, 14.0 percent for 2001–2006) 

  Cook Islands Maori (6.6 percent for 2006–2013, 10.4 percent for 2001–2006) 



  Niuean (6.3 percent for 2006–2013, 11.6 percent for 2001–2006) 

  Tokelauan (5.2 percent for 2006–2013, 9.9 percent for 2001–2006). 



In contrast, the Fijian ethnic group grew by a bigger percentage between 2006 and 2013 

(46.5 percent) than between 2001 and 2006 (40.1 percent). 

 

More children in Pacific peoples ethnic group than in 



any other 

Pacific peoples remained the major ethnic group with the highest proportion of children 

(aged 0–14 years), at 35.7 percent. In comparison, children made up the following 

proportions of other major ethnic groups: 

  European – 19.6 percent  



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5

10



15

20

25



30

35

40



45

50

Samoan



Cook Islands

Maori


Tongan

Niuean


Tokelauan

Fijian


Percentage change

Change in selected Pacific ethnic groups

(1)

2001–2006 Censuses and 2006–2013 Censuses

2001–2006

2006–2013

1. People were able to identify with more than one ethnic group.

Note: The gap between this census and the last one is seven years. The change in data between 2006 and 

2013 may be greater than in the usual five-year gap between censuses. Be careful when comparing trends.

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Ethnic group

 

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2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity. 

 



  Māori – 33.8 percent  

  Asian – 20.6 percent  



  Middle Eastern/Latin American/African – 25.5 percent. 

Although the median age of Pacific peoples (22.1 years) slightly increased since 2006 

(when it was 21.1 years), Pacific peoples remained a youthful population. A little under 

half (46.1 percent) were less than 20 years old (compared with 27.4 percent for the total 

population), and the majority (54.9 percent) were younger than 25 years old.  

Samoan remains largest Pacific peoples ethnic group 

The Samoan ethnic group remained the largest Pacific ethnic group in 2013, at 48.7 

percent of the Pacific peoples population (144,138 people). Other Pacific ethnic groups 

with large populations included: 

  Cook Islands Maori – 61,839 people (20.9 percent of Pacific peoples population) 



  Tongan – 60,333 people (20.4 percent) 

  Niuean – 23,883 people (8.1 percent). 



Almost two-thirds of Pacific peoples are born in New 

Zealand 


In 2013, 62.3 percent of people (181,791 people) who identified with at least one Pacific 

ethnicity were born in New Zealand. In comparison, the proportion of New Zealand-born 

Pacific peoples in previous censuses was 60.0 percent (157,203 people) in 2006, and 

58.2 percent (133,791 people) in 2001. 

In 2013, the Pacific ethnicities with the highest proportions of New Zealand-born people 

included: 

  Niuean – 78.9 percent born in New Zealand 



  Cook Islands Maori  – 77.4 percent 

  Tokelauan – 73.9 percent 



  Samoan – 62.7 percent 

  Tongan – 59.8 percent.  



Most Pacific peoples live in North Island 

Most Pacific peoples (92.9 percent or 274,806 people) lived in the North Island in 2013. 

Almost two-thirds (65.9 percent or 194,958 people) of those who identified with at least 

one Pacific ethnicity lived in the Auckland region, and 12.2 percent (36,105 people) in the 

Wellington region.  

In contrast, only 7.1 percent of Pacific peoples (21,135 people) lived in the South Island 

in 2013. This was, however, a slight increase from 2006 (6.6 percent). Canterbury was 

the South Island region where the largest number of Pacific peoples lived (12,723 people 

or 4.3 percent of all Pacific peoples).

 

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7.  Middle Eastern/Latin American/African ethnic 

grouping 

Latin American ethnic group almost doubles 

The Latin American ethnic group almost doubled in size between the 2006 and 2013 

Censuses, increasing from 6,654 people to 13,182.  

Other ethnic groups within the Middle Eastern/Latin American/African major ethnic group 

that also increased in size between 2006 and 2013 were: 

  Middle Eastern ethnic group – up from 17,514 to 20,406 



  African ethnic group – up from 10,647 to 13,464. 

Most Middle Eastern/Latin American/African people 

live in the Auckland region 

More than three-quarters of people who identified with the Middle Eastern/Latin 

American/African major ethnic group (76.4 percent or 35,895 people) lived in the 

Auckland, Wellington, or Canterbury regions:  

  53.1 percent lived in the Auckland region 



  14.0 percent lived in the Wellington region 

  9.3 percent lived in the Canterbury region. 



High proportion of Middle Eastern/Latin 

American/African ethnic group aged 20–34 years 

A high proportion (30.5 percent) of people identifying with the Middle Eastern/Latin 

American/African ethnic group were aged 20–34 years in 2013. In contrast, 18.7 percent 

were in this age group for the total New Zealand population.  

The proportion of Middle Eastern/Latin American/African people in this age group 

increased across recent censuses, up from 28.6 percent (9,939 people) in 2006, and 25.6 

percent (6,162 people) in 2001. 

 

 

 



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8.  ‘Other’ ethnic group 

‘New Zealander’ makes up majority of ‘Other’ ethnic 

group 


In 2013, 67,752 people identified with one or more ethnicities

 other than European, 

Māori, Pacific, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African. The vast majority, 

65,973 people, identified as ‘New Zealander’ on their census form. 

In 2006, 429,429 people identified as New Zealander on their census form. A public 

media campaign was conducted that year to encourage people to give this response.  

See more information about the New Zealander response

 

Most people identifying as New Zealander stated it as 



their only ethnic group 

In 2013, most people who identified as New Zealander (86.0 percent or 56,751 people) 

did not identify with another ethnic group as well.  

Of the 14.0 percent who did identify with at least one other ethnic group: 

  55.9 percent identified as New Zealand European 



  20.5 percent identified as Māori. 

A high proportion of those who identified as New Zealander: 

  were male (57.8 percent or 38,124) 



  stated they had no religion (47.7 percent or 29,241). 

Almost 1 in 10 (9.1 percent or 5,928) people who identified as New Zealander were 

multilingual (spoke more than one language). The most common languages spoken by 

those who were multilingual included: 

  English – spoken by 99.8 percent of multilingual people who identified as New 



Zealander (5,913 people) 

  Māori – 21.9 percent (1,299) 



  French – 17.0 percent (1,008) 

  New Zealand Sign Language – 10.3 percent (612) 



  German – 8.6 percent (507) 

  Spanish – 8.3 percent (489) 



  Japanese – 7.9 percent (468). 

The highest proportions of people who identified as New Zealander lived in the following 

regions: 

  Auckland – 22.6 percent of people identifying as New Zealander lived in this region 



(14,904 people) 

  Canterbury  – 15.2 percent (10,050)  



  Wellington  – 12.1 percent (7,977) 

  Waikato  – 9.9 percent (6,504).  



 

 

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9.  Birthplace and people born overseas 

Number of overseas-born tops a million 

The number of people living in New Zealand who were born overseas continued to climb, 

reaching more than 1 million people for the first time. In 2013, 1,001,787 people (25.2 

percent) were born overseas, an increase of 303,159 people since the 2001 Census.  

The percentages of people living in New Zealand who were born overseas were: 

  25.2 percent in 2013 



  22.9 percent in 2006 

  19.5 percent in 2001.   



Asia overtakes United Kingdom and Ireland to become 

most common birthplace for overseas-born 

In 2013, the most common birthplace for people living in New Zealand but born overseas 

was Asia – 31.6 percent of the population were born there. In comparison, 26.5 percent 

of the population were born in the United Kingdom and Ireland.  

In 2006, the proportion of the population born in these two birthplaces was the same, at 

28.6 percent each.  

(Note: in this section, birthplace refers to regional groupings of countries of birth, not 

individual countries.)  

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20



40

60

80



100

120


140

160


180

Australia

Pacific

Islands


United

Kingdom and

Ireland

Europe (excl



United

Kingdom and

Ireland)

North


America

Asia


Middle East

and Africa

Other

Number (000)



Birthplace for the overseas-born census usually resident population

By years since arrival in New Zealand

2013 Census

Less than 10 years

10–19 years

20 years or more

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Broad geographic area

 

Compared with people born in the United Kingdom and Ireland, people born in Asia 



arrived more recently to live in New Zealand. Of those who had been in New Zealand for 

20 years or more at the time of the 2013 Census: 

  13.7 percent were born in Asia  



  53.1 percent were born in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 

 

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2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity. 

Less than half (47.4 percent) of the people living in New Zealand and born in Asia had 

been here for 10 years or more by 2013. Other birthplaces had much higher proportions 

of people who had lived in New Zealand for 10 years or more: 

United Kingdom and Ireland – 67.6 percent



Australia – 63.9 percent

Pacific Islands – 62.4 percent.



The most common languages spoken by people born in Asia were: 

English – spoken by 258,684 people (83.7 percent)



Northern Chinese (including Mandarin) – spoken by 44,331 people (14.3 percent).

India replaces Australia as third most common country 

of birth 

In 2013, England and the People's Republic of China remained the first and second most 

common countries of birth for overseas-born people living in New Zealand. 

India replaced Australia as the third most common country of birth. In 2006, India was the 

fifth most common. Other changes in the most common countries of birth between 2006 

and 2013 were: 

Australia dropped to fourth most common (followed by South Africa, Fiji, Samoa,



Philippines, Republic of Korea, and Scotland) 

Samoa dropped from fourth to seventh



Scotland dropped from eighth to tenth.



Ten most common countries of birth in 2013

 

For the overseas-born census usually resident population 

1961 Census and 2013 Census 

Birthplace 

Overseas-born living in New Zealand 

Percent of overseas-born people 

1961 Census 

2013 Census 

1961 Census 

2013 Census 

England 

154,869 


215,589 

45.7 


21.5 

China, People’s Republic of 

4,194 

89,121 


1.2 

8.9 


India 

4,752 


67,176 

1.4 


6.7 

Australia

(1)

 

35,412 



62,712 

10.5 


6.3 

South Africa 

2,190 

54,276 


0.6 

5.4 


Fiji 

3,039 


52,755 

0.9 


5.3 

Samoa


(2)

 

4,449 



50,661 

1.3 


5.1 

Philippines 

33 

37,299 


0.0 

3.7 


Korea, Republic of 

.. 


26,601 

.. 


2.7 

Scotland 

47,078 

25,953 


13.9 

2.6 


1. Includes Australian external territories.

2. At the time of the 1961 Census, Samoa was called Western Samoa.



Symbol: .. figure not available 

Source: Statistics New Zealand 

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2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity. 

 

Scotland moved from second to tenth most common 



country of birth between 1961 and 2013 

In 2013, 25,953 people living in New Zealand were born in Scotland (making up 2.6 

percent of the overseas-born population), compared with 47,078 people in 1961 (13.9 

percent).  

Other significant changes between 1961 and 2013 included: 

  In 1961, 4,194 people lived in New Zealand who were born in China, compared 



with 89,121 in 2013. 

  In 1961, 4,752 people lived in New Zealand who were born in India, compared with 



67,176 in 2013. 

  In 1961, 154,869 people lived in New Zealand who were born in England (45.7 



percent of the overseas-born population), compared with 215,589 in 2013 (21.5 

percent of the overseas-born population). 

Auckland region has highest proportion of overseas-

born  


Of all regions, Auckland had the highest proportion of overseas-born people. Almost 2 in 

5 people (39.1 percent) living in the Auckland region were born overseas, an increase 

from 37.0 percent in 2006. 

The regions with the lowest proportions of overseas-born people were: 

  Gisborne – less than 1 in 10 people (9.7 percent) in the Gisborne region were born 



overseas 

  Southland – 10.2 percent 



  West Coast – 11.0 percent. 

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10

20



30

40

Southland



Otago

Canterbury

West Coast

Marlborough

Nelson

Tasman


Wellington

Manawatu-Wanganui

Taranaki

Hawke's Bay

Gisborne

Bay of Plenty

Waikato

Auckland


Northland

Percent


Proportion of people in each regional 

council area who are overseas-born

2013 Census

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Regional council area

 

 

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2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity. 

 

Auckland region had the highest proportions of people born in: 



  the Pacific Islands (8.3 percent of people living in the Auckland region were born in 

the Pacific Islands) 

  Asia (15.4 percent) 



  the Middle East and Africa (3.8 percent). 

Nelson region had the highest proportions of people born in: 

  United Kingdom and Ireland (9.8 percent)  



  North America (1.3 percent). 

Nelson and Otago regions both had the highest proportion of people born in Australia (2.0 

percent each). 

Tasman region had the highest proportion of people born in Europe (excluding the United 

Kingdom and Ireland) (2.7 percent). 

In contrast, Gisborne region had the highest proportion of people born in New Zealand 

(90.3 percent). 

Overseas-born population is older than New Zealand-

born population 

In 2013, the median age for people born overseas was 41.8 years, compared with 36.2 

years for people born in New Zealand. Of the 10 most common countries of birth: 

  People born in England and Scotland were the oldest, with median ages of 51.3 



and 58.0 years, respectively. 

  People born in India and Australia were the youngest, with median ages of 32.9 



and 33.6 years, respectively. 

  India had the lowest proportion of female overseas-born, at 44.1 percent.  



  The Philippines had the highest proportion of female overseas-born, at 56.9 

percent.  

 

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10. Languages spoken

A quarter of te reo Māori speakers are children 

Of the people who could hold a conversation in te reo Māori: 

almost a quarter (24.6 percent) were children



only 1 in 10 (10.1 percent) were aged 65 years or over.

0

5

10



15

0–4 


5–9

10–14


15–19 

20–24 


25–29 

30–34 


35–39 

40–44 


45–49 

50–54 


55–59 

60–64 


65–69 

70–74 


75–79 

80–84 


85+

Number (000)



People who speak te reo Māori

By age group

2013 Census

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Age group (years)

Of people who spoke more than one language, 139,959 (19.0 percent) spoke te reo 

Māori.  

Hindi replaces French as the fourth most common 

language  

Hindi jumped to the fourth most common language spoken in 2013, replacing French, 

which dropped to sixth place.  

In 2013, the six most common languages spoken in New Zealand were: 

English – spoken by 3,819,972 people (96.1 percent of people who stated at least



one language) 

te reo Māori – 148,395 people (3.7 percent)



Samoan – 86,403 people (2.2 percent)

Hindi – 66,309 people (1.7 percent)



Northern Chinese (including Mandarin) – 52,263 people (1.3 percent)

French – 49,125 people (1.2 percent).



In 2006, the six most common languages spoken were English, te reo Māori, 

Samoan, French, Hindi, and Yue (including Cantonese). 

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2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity. 

 

Big increases in Hindi and Northern Chinese 



There were big increases in the number of people able to hold a conversation about 

everyday things in Hindi or Northern Chinese (including Mandarin).  

The number of people who could speak Hindi nearly tripled between 2001 and 2013. 

Hindi was spoken by: 

  66,309 people in 2013 (up 48.7 percent from 2006) 



  44,589 people in 2006 (up 96.0 percent from 2001) 

  22,749 in 2001.  



The number of people who could speak Northern Chinese (including Mandarin) almost 

doubled between 2001 and 2013. Northern Chinese was spoken by: 

  52,263 people in 2013 (up 26.3 percent from 2006) 



  41,391 people in 2006 (up 56.1 percent from 2001) 

  26,514 people in 2001.  



Fewer people able to use New Zealand Sign Language 

than at previous censuses 

In 2013, 20,235 people reported the ability to use New Zealand Sign Language, one of 

New Zealand's three official languages, along with English and te reo Māori. This was 

16.0 percent fewer than in 2006. Similarly, fewer people reported being able to use New 

Zealand Sign Language in 2006 than in 2001. 

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5

10



15

20

25



30

2001


Census

2006


Census

2013


Census

People who can use

New Zealand Sign Language

2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Number (000)

 

In 2013, a total of 5,676 people reported they could communicate in all three of New 



Zealand's official languages – English, te reo Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language. 

This was a decrease of 6.3 percent (381 people), compared with 2006. 

 

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Number and proportion of multilingual people 



continues to increase  

Over the three most recent censuses, the number and proportion of multilingual people 

(people who spoke more than one language) increased. More than one language was 

spoken by: 

  737,910 people (18.6 percent) in 2013 



  671,658 people (17.5 percent) in 2006 

  562,113 people (15.8 percent) in 2001. 



A higher proportion of females were multilingual in 2013, with 19.3 percent of females 

(393,702 people) speaking more than one language, compared with 17.8 percent of 

males (344,208 people).  

People born overseas were more likely to be multilingual than people born in New 

Zealand. Of people who reported speaking more than one language: 

  60.4 percent were born overseas 



  39.6 percent were born in New Zealand.  

Of ethnic groups with more than 1,000 people, people of Taiwanese ethnicity were most 

likely to be multilingual (83.2 percent or 4,677 Taiwanese people reported they spoke 

more than one language).  

The highest numbers of multilingual speakers lived in the Auckland, Wellington, and 

Canterbury regions: 

  Auckland region – 377,550 people (51.2 percent of all multilingual speakers) 



  Wellington region – 87,438 people (11.8 percent) 

  Canterbury region – 59,718 people (8.1 percent). 



 

Most common languages spoken

(1)

 by multilingual people

 

For Auckland, Wellington, and Canterbury regions, and New Zealand 

2013 Census 

Rank 


Auckland region 

Wellington region 

Canterbury region 

New Zealand 

Language 

spoken 


Number 

Language 

spoken 

Number 


Language 

spoken 


Number 

Language 

spoken 

Number 


English 


372,615 

English 


86,757 

English 


59,310 

English 


730,743 

Samoan 



51,336 

Māori 


15,000 

Māori 


8,277 

Māori 


139,959 

Hindi 



47,157 

Samoan 


13,380 

French 


6,117 

Samoan 


76,953 

Northern 



Chinese

(2)


 

32,649 


French 

8,886 


German 

4,731 


Hindi 

63,342 


Māori 


29,253 

German 


5,928 

Samoan 


4,059 

French 


48,777 

Yue



(3)

 

25,044 



Hindi 

5,067 


Northern 

Chinese 


3,714 

Northern 

Chinese 

44,967 


Tongan 


23,088 

Yue 


4,137 

Dutch 


3,477 

Yue 


36,516 

1.  Includes all people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several 

languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they were counted in each 

applicable group. 

2.  Includes Mandarin. 

3.  Includes Cantonese. 



Source: Statistics New Zealand 

 

 



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Almost all multilingual people (99.0 percent) spoke English, and almost 1 in 5 (19.0 



percent or 139,959 people) spoke te reo Māori. 

More than 87,000 people do not speak English 

In 2013, of those people who stated they were able to have a conversation about 

everyday things in at least one language, 87,534 people did not include English as one of 

their languages. Although this number increased since 2006 (up from 81,939 people), the 

proportion of people who did not speak English remained the same, at 2.2 percent of all 

people who stated at least one language.  

The most common languages spoken by non-English speakers were: 

  Sinitic not further defined (including Chinese) (13.7 percent of all non-English 



speakers or 11,961 people) 

  Yue (including Cantonese) (12.1 percent or 10.551 people) 



  Northern Chinese (including Mandarin) (11.7 percent or 10,218 people) 

  Samoan (11.2 percent or 9,825 people) 



  te reo Māori (10.2 percent or 8,916 people). 

Most of the people who did not include English as one of their languages were born 

overseas, and a large proportion (86.1 percent) were adults (aged 15 years or over). 

Most non-English speakers (63.8 percent or 55,320 people) identified with at least one 

Asian ethnicity. However, in contrast to this, over a quarter (26.6 percent) of people who 

identified with at least one Asian ethnicity reported they spoke English only. 

Of people who did not include English as one of their languages: 

  65.3 percent lived in the Auckland region 



  8.3 percent lived in the Wellington region 

  6.5 percent lived in the Canterbury region 



  5.7 percent lived in the Waikato region.  

 

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11.  Religious affiliation 

Fewer affiliate with Christian religions than in 2006 

In 2013, the number of people who affiliated with a Christian religion (including Māori 

Christian) decreased to 1,906,398 (48.9 percent of all people who stated their religious 

affiliation), down from 2,082,942 (55.6 percent) in 2006. 

0

10

20



30

40

50



60

70

2001



Census

2006


Census

2013


Census

Percent


People affiliated with Christian 

religions

(1)

2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses

1. Includes Māori Christian. 

Source: Statistics New Zealand

 

Largest Christian religions 

The five largest Christian denominations in 2013 were:  

  Catholic – 492,105 people  



  Anglican – 459,771 people  

  Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed – 330,516 people  



  Christian not further defined (Christian but with no denomination specified) – 

216,177 people  

  Methodist – 102,879 people. 



Increases and decreases in Christian religions 

Affiliation with some Christian religions decreased between 2006 and 2013, including:  

  Māori Christian – down 19.2 percent  



  Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed – down 17.5 percent  

  Anglican – down 17.1 percent  



  Methodist – down 15.5 percent  

  Latter-day Saints – down 6.5 percent  



  Pentecostal – down 6.2 percent  

  Catholic – down 3.2 percent.  



 

 

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However, affiliation with some Christian religions increased between 2006 and 2013:  



  Protestant not further defined (Protestant but with no denomination specified) – up 

26.4 percent  

  Evangelical, Born Again, and Fundamental – up 11.2 percent  



  Christian not further defined (Christian but with no denomination specified) – up 6.1 

percent  

  Adventist – up 5.5 percent. 



Catholic religion overtakes Anglican religion to be 

largest Christian denomination 

Catholic was the largest Christian denomination in 2013. This was a change from 2006, 

when Anglican was the largest. 

The number of people who affiliated with the Catholic religion increased between 2001 

and 2006, but then decreased between 2006 and 2013: 

  2013 – 492,105 people 



  2006 – 508,437 people 

  2001 – 485,637 people. 



The number of people who affiliated with the Anglican religion decreased between 2001 

and 2006, and again between 2006 and 2013: 

  2013 – 459,771 people  



  2006 – 554,925 people  

  2001 – 584,793 people. 



Catholic and Anglican religions by birthplace 

Of the people who affiliated with the Catholic denomination in 2013, 71.0 percent 

(345,411 people) were born in New Zealand. For those born overseas, the most common 

countries of birth were: 

  the Philippines – 5.6 percent of all overseas-born (27,264 people)  



  England – 3.5 percent (16,974 people) 

  Samoa – 2.4 percent (11,598 people). 



Of the people who affiliated with the Anglican denomination in 2013, 79.5 percent 

(360,333 people) were born in New Zealand. For those born overseas, the most common 

country of birth was England (13.2 percent, or 59,655 people, were born in England). 

Catholic and Anglican religions by ethnicity 

One in 8 people affiliating with the Catholic denomination (12.5 percent or 61,242) 

identified with at least one Asian ethnic group, compared with 1.7 percent of people 

(7,707) who affiliated with the Anglican denomination.  

Of people affiliating with the Catholic denomination, 10.6 percent (52,035) belonged to at 

least one Pacific peoples ethnic group. In comparison, 1.6 percent of people (7,365) who 

affiliated with the Anglican denomination belonged to a Pacific peoples ethnic group. 

Catholic and Anglican religions by age 

People affiliating with the Catholic religion were younger than those affiliating with 

Anglican: 

 

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  Of people affiliating with the Catholic religion, 64.5 percent (317,439 people) were 

under 50 years old, compared with 40.5 percent of those affiliating with Anglican 

(186,051 people).  

  Of people affiliating with the Catholic religion, 20.0 percent were children (aged 



under 15 years), compared with 11.2 percent of those affiliating with Anglican. 

Number affiliating with Sikh more than doubled since 

2006 

The number of people affiliating with the Sikh religion more than doubled since 2006. In 



2013, 19,191 people indicated an affiliation with the Sikh religion, compared with 9,507 in 

2006.  


Of the 19,191 people who affiliated with the Sikh religion: 

  58.3 percent (11,184 people) were male  



  more than a third (34.9 percent) were in their twenties (aged 20–29 years) 

  99.2 percent belonged to the Asian ethnic group. 



Large increase in Hindu and Islam/Muslim 

The number of people affiliating with Hinduism increased 39.6 percent since 2006 (from 

64,392 people in 2006 to 89,919 people in 2013).  

Of those who affiliated with Hinduism in 2013:  

  more than 1 in 5 people (20.8 percent) were born in New Zealand 



  31.8 percent were born in the Pacific Islands 

  42.9 percent were born in Asia. 



The number of people affiliating with the Muslim religion increased 27.9 percent since 

2006 (from 36,072 people in 2006 to 46,149 people in 2013).  

Of those who affiliated with Islam in 2013:  

  more than a quarter (25.7 percent) were born in New Zealand 



  21.0 percent were born in the Pacific Islands 

  26.9 percent were born in Asia 



  23.3 percent were born in the Middle East and Africa. 

People reporting no religion continues to increase 

The number and proportion of people indicating they had no religion increased between 

2006 and 2013. In 2013, more than 2 in 5 people (41.9 percent) reported they had no 

religion. For the three most recent censuses, the numbers of people reporting no religion 

were: 



  2013 – 1,635,345 people (41.9 percent of all people who stated their religious 



affiliation) 

  2006 – 1,297,104 people (34.6 percent) 



  2001 – 1,028,049 people (29.6 percent). 

Younger people were more likely to indicate they had no religion. More males than 

females stated they had no religion, particularly among people aged 65 years or over. 

 

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0



20

40

60



0–4 

5–9 


10–14 

15–19 


20–24 

25–29 


30–34 

35–39 


40–44 

45–49 


50–54 

55–59 


60–64 

65–69 


70–74 

75–79 


80–84 

85+


Percent

People stating no religion

By sex


2013 Census

Male


Female

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Age group (years)

 

Of the major ethnic groups, people identifying with the European and Māori ethnic groups 



were most likely to state they had no religion. Of people who identified with at least one 

European ethnic group, 46.9 percent indicated they had no religion. People identifying 

with the Middle Eastern/Latin American/African major ethnic group were least likely to 

report they had no religion.  

The numbers of people reporting no religion were:    

  European – 1,356,816 people (46.9 percent of this ethnic group) 



  Māori – 263,517 people (46.3 percent) 

  Asian – 138,690 people (30.3 percent) 



  Pacific peoples – 48,975 people (17.5 percent) 

  Middle Eastern/Latin American/African – 7,680 people (17.0 percent). 



 

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Definitions and information about the data 

Definitions 

Adult: a person aged 15 years or over. 

Census usually resident population count: a count of all people who usually live in, 

and were present in, New Zealand on census night. The census usually resident 

population count of an area is a count of all people who usually live in that area and were 

present in New Zealand on census night. 



Child: a person aged under 15 years. 

Denomination: the church or religious sect that forms a subgroup of a religion. 

Denominations of a particular religion share the same principles but differ from each other 

in aspects such as the form of worship, or how they are governed. 

Ethnicity/ethnic group: the ethnic group or groups a person identifies with or has a 

sense of belonging to. It is a measure of cultural affiliation (in contrast to race, ancestry, 

nationality, or citizenship). Ethnicity is self-perceived and a person can belong to more 

than one ethnic group. A person belonging to more than one ethnic group is counted 

once in each applicable group at the level of the classification that is being used. 

Language spoken: the language(s) a person can speak or use. This includes New 

Zealand Sign Language and other sign languages. A person can report speaking or using 

more than one language. A person who reports speaking more than one language is 

counted once in each applicable group at the level of the classification that is being used. 



Major ethnic group: there are six major ethnic groups: European, Māori, Pacific 

peoples, Asian, Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, and other ethnicity. (The major 

ethnic groups are the categories in level one of the ethnicity classification.) 

Median age: half are younger, and half are older than this age. 

Multilingual people: people who can speak more than one language. 

Not elsewhere classified (nec): responses that have no appropriate category, because 

they are infrequent or unanticipated. 



Not further defined (nfd): categories of ethnicity, birthplace, language spoken, and 

religious affiliation may include 'not further defined' in their descriptors. Responses have 

been coded to these categories when some information has been provided but not 

enough to code them to a more specific category. For example: 

  if someone gave one of their religious affiliations as ‘Christian’ without specifying 



the denomination, then it was coded to ‘Christian not further defined’ 

  if someone gave one of their religious affiliations as ‘Protestant’ without providing 



any more specific information, then it was coded to ‘Protestant not further defined’.  

Religious affiliation: the self-identified association of a person with a religion, 

denomination, or sub-denominational religious group. A person can affiliate with more 

than one religion. A person affiliating with more than one religion is counted once in each 

applicable group at the level of the classification that is being used. 



Religion: a set of beliefs and practices that usually involves acknowledgement of a divine 

or higher being or power, and that guides people's conduct and morals. 

 

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Years since arrival in New Zealand: the number of completed years up to census night, 

since a person born overseas first arrived to live in New Zealand as a permanent or long-

term resident. This includes any intervening absences, whether temporary or long term. 

Information about the data 

Ethnic group, language spoken, and religious affiliation responses 

People could give more than one response on their individual census form for their ethnic 

group, language spoken, or religious affiliation. Where a person reported more than one 

ethnic group, language, or religious affiliation, they were counted in each applicable 

group. 

Comparability with past censuses 

Because the 2011 Census was cancelled after the Canterbury earthquake on 22 

February 2011, the gap between this census and the last one is seven years. The change 

in the data between 2006 and 2013 may be greater than in the usual five-year gap 

between censuses. Be careful when comparing trends. 

Subject population 

All 2013 data in this report is based on the census usually resident population count from 

New Zealand's 2013 Census of Population and Dwellings, held on 5 March 2013. The 

2006 and 2001 data that has been included for comparison purposes is based on the 

census usually resident population counts from New Zealand's 2006 and 2001 Censuses, 

respectively.  



Calculation of percentages 

Unless otherwise stated, all percentages and ratios in this report exclude responses that 

cannot be classified (eg 'not stated', 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope'). 

Confidentiality 

The data in this report has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual 

figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different 

tables. 


 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



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List of available tables 

The following tables are available in Excel format from the ‘Available files’ box next to the 

table of contents. They are not suitable for printing. If you have problems viewing the 

files, see 

opening files and PDFs

1. Ethnic group (detailed total responses), 2001, 2006, 2013 Censuses 



2. Ethnic group (detailed total responses) by age group, 2013 Census 

3. Ethnic group (detailed total responses) by number of ethnic groups specified, 2013 

Census 

4. Ethnic group (detailed total responses) by number of languages spoken, 2013 



Census 

5. Ethnic group (grouped total responses) by sex, 2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses 

6. Ethnic group (grouped total responses) by regional council area and sex, 2013 

Census 


7. Ethnic group (grouped total responses) by territorial authority area, Auckland local 

board area, and sex, 2013 Census 

8. Ethnic group (grouped total responses) by birthplace (broad geographic area), 

2013 Census 

9. Number of ethnic groups specified, 2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses 

10. Number of ethnic groups specified by age group and sex, 2013 Census 

11. Birthplace (detailed), 2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses 

12. Birthplace (New Zealand/overseas) by age group and sex, 2001, 2006, and 2013 

Censuses 

13. Birthplace (broad geographic area) by age group and sex, 2013 Census 

14. Birthplace (broad geographic area) by regional council area and sex, 2013 

Census 


15. Birthplace (broad geographic area) by territorial authority area, Auckland local 

board area, and sex, 2013 Census 

16. Birthplace (broad geographic area) by years since arrival in New Zealand and age 

group, 2013 Census 

17. Birthplace (detailed overseas-born) by years since arrival in New Zealand, 2013 

Census 


18. Ethnic group (detailed total responses) by years since arrival in New Zealand, 

2013 Census  

19. Languages spoken (detailed total responses), 2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses 

20. Languages spoken (detailed total responses) by age group, 2013 Census 

21. Languages spoken (total responses) by regional council area and sex, 2013 

Census 


22. Languages spoken (total responses) by territorial authority area, Auckland local 

board area, and sex, 2013 Census 

23. Languages spoken (total responses) by birthplace (broad geographic area), 2013 

Census 


24. Official language indicator by age group and sex, 2013 Census 

25. Official language indicator by regional council area and sex, 2013 Census 

26. Official language indicator by territorial authority area, Auckland local board area, 

and sex, 2013 Census 

27. Official language indicator by ethnic group (grouped total responses), 2013 

Census 


28. Number of languages spoken, 2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses 

29. Number of languages spoken by age group and sex, 2013 Census 

30. Religious affiliation (total responses), 2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses 

31. Religious affiliation (total responses) by age group and sex, 2013 Census 

32. Religious affiliation (total responses) by regional council area and sex, 2013 

Census 


33. Religious affiliation (total responses) by territorial authority area, Auckland local 

board area, and sex, 2013 Census 

 

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34. Religious affiliation (total responses) by birthplace (broad geographic area), 2013 

Census 

35. Religious affiliation (total responses) by ethnic group (grouped total responses), 



2013 Census

 

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Document Outline

  • Contents
  • 1.  2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity
  • 2.  Ethnic groups in New Zealand
    • New Zealand's major ethnic groups continue to grow
    • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, and Asian ethnic groups on the rise
    • Māori most likely to identify with more than one ethnic group
    • Younger people identify with more ethnic groups than older people
    • European ethnic group older than other major ethnic groups
  • 3.  European ethnic group
  • 4.  Māori ethnic group
    • Māori ethnic group increasing in almost every region
    • Māori are a youthful population
    • Many Māori children also identify with other major ethnic groups
  • 5.  Asian ethnic group
    • Asian ethnic groups grow most in Auckland region
    • Indian ethnic group growing faster than Chinese
    • Filipino population more than tripled since 2001
    • Asian ethnic group getting older
    • Big proportion of Asian ethnic group aged 20–34 years
  • 6.  Pacific peoples ethnic group
    • Growth in Pacific peoples ethnic group slows
    • More children in Pacific peoples ethnic group than in any other
    • Samoan remains largest Pacific peoples ethnic group
    • Almost two-thirds of Pacific peoples are born in New Zealand
    • Most Pacific peoples live in North Island
  • 7.  Middle Eastern/Latin American/African ethnic grouping
    • Latin American ethnic group almost doubles
    • Most Middle Eastern/Latin American/African people live in the Auckland region
    • High proportion of Middle Eastern/Latin American/African ethnic group aged 20–34 years
  • 8.  ‘Other’ ethnic group
    • ‘New Zealander’ makes up majority of ‘Other’ ethnic group
    • Most people identifying as New Zealander stated it as their only ethnic group
  • 9.  Birthplace and people born overseas
    • Number of overseas-born tops a million
    • Asia overtakes United Kingdom and Ireland to become most common birthplace for overseas-born
    • India replaces Australia as third most common country of birth
    • Scotland moved from second to tenth most common country of birth between 1961 and 2013
    • Auckland region has highest proportion of overseas-born
    • Overseas-born population is older than New Zealand-born population
  • 10.  Languages spoken
    • A quarter of te reo Māori speakers are children
    • Hindi replaces French as the fourth most common language
    • Big increases in Hindi and Northern Chinese
    • Fewer people able to use New Zealand Sign Language than at previous censuses
    • Number and proportion of multilingual people continues to increase
    • More than 87,000 people do not speak English
  • 11.  Religious affiliation
    • Fewer affiliate with Christian religions than in 2006
      • Largest Christian religions
      • Increases and decreases in Christian religions
    • Catholic religion overtakes Anglican religion to be largest Christian denomination
      • Catholic and Anglican religions by birthplace
      • Catholic and Anglican religions by ethnicity
      • Catholic and Anglican religions by age
    • Number affiliating with Sikh more than doubled since 2006
    • Large increase in Hindu and Islam/Muslim
    • People reporting no religion continues to increase
  • Definitions and information about the data
    • Definitions
    • Information about the data
      • Ethnic group, language spoken, and religious affiliation responses
      • Comparability with past censuses
      • Subject population
      • Calculation of percentages
      • Confidentiality
  • List of available tables
  • More information

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