Population Statistics
New Zealand
Population
|
4,925,477 |
|
[July 2020 est.] |
Language
| English [de facto official] | 95.4% |
|---|---|
| Maori [de jure official] | 4.0% |
| Samoan | 2.2% |
| Northern Chinese | 2.0% |
| French | 1.2% |
| Yue | 1.1% |
| New Zealand Sign Language | 0.5% |
| Other/Not stated | 17.2% |
|
[New Zealand Census, 2018] |
|
Religion
| No Religion | 48.6% |
|---|---|
| Protestant Christianity | 15.4% |
| Catholic Christianity | 10.1% |
| Other Christianity | 11.9% |
| Hindu | 2.7% |
| Maori | 1.3% |
| Islam | 1.3% |
| Buddhist | 1.1% |
| Other | 1.6% |
| Not stated | 6.7% |
|
[New Zealand Census, 2018] |
|
Ethnicity
| European | 64.1% |
|---|---|
| Maori | 16.5% |
| Chinese | 4.9% |
| Indian | 4.7% |
| Samoan | 3.9% |
| Tongan | 1.8% |
| Cook Islands Maori | 1.7% |
| English | 1.5% |
| Filipino | 1.5% |
| New Zealander | 1.0% |
| Other | 13.7% |
|
[New Zealand Census, 2018] |
|
|
Percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one group. |
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Cultural Dimensions
|
22 |
|
|
79 |
|
|
58 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
33 |
|
|
75 |
|
Australians with New Zealand/Māori Ancestry
| 349,877 |
| [Census, 2016] |
New Zealanders in Australia
Population
|
518,466 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in New Zealand. |
Median Age
| 42 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 50.4% |
|---|---|
| Female | 49.6% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| No Religion | 43.8% |
|---|---|
| Catholic Christianity | 13.3% |
| Anglican Christianity | 11.9% |
| Presbyterian & Reformed Christianity | 5.7% |
| Christianity [undefined] | 4.6% |
| Other Religion | 15.0% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| English | 32.5% |
|---|---|
| Scottish | 12.8% |
| Māori | 11.8% |
| New Zealander | 11.6% |
| Other Ancestry | 31.2% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| English | 89.7% |
|---|---|
| Samoan | 2.8% |
| Te reo Māori | 1.8% |
| Tongan | 0.6% |
| Other Language | 4.1% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 95.3% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| Queensland | 38.8% |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 22.6% |
| Victoria | 18.0% |
| Western Australia | 15.3% |
| Other | 5.3% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 64.3% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 17.4% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 14.4% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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