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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•
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
0
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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•
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.)
0
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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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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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.
0
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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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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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.
0
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
1
English
372,615
English
86,757
English
59,310
English
730,743
2
Samoan
51,336
Māori
15,000
Māori
8,277
Māori
139,959
3
Hindi
47,157
Samoan
13,380
French
6,117
Samoan
76,953
4
Northern
Chinese
(2)
32,649
French
8,886
German
4,731
Hindi
63,342
5
Māori
29,253
German
5,928
Samoan
4,059
French
48,777
6
Yue
(3)
25,044
Hindi
5,067
Northern
Chinese
3,714
Northern
Chinese
44,967
7
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:
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the Philippines – 5.6 percent of all overseas-born (27,264 people)
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England – 3.5 percent (16,974 people)
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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).
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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:
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58.3 percent (11,184 people) were male
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more than a third (34.9 percent) were in their twenties (aged 20–29 years)
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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:
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more than 1 in 5 people (20.8 percent) were born in New Zealand
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31.8 percent were born in the Pacific Islands
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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:
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more than a quarter (25.7 percent) were born in New Zealand
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21.0 percent were born in the Pacific Islands
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26.9 percent were born in Asia
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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:
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2013 – 1,635,345 people (41.9 percent of all people who stated their religious
affiliation)
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2006 – 1,297,104 people (34.6 percent)
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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:
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European – 1,356,816 people (46.9 percent of this ethnic group)
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Māori – 263,517 people (46.3 percent)
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Asian – 138,690 people (30.3 percent)
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Pacific peoples – 48,975 people (17.5 percent)
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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:
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if someone gave one of their religious affiliations as ‘Christian’ without specifying
the denomination, then it was coded to ‘Christian not further defined’
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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
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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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2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity.
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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