2013 New Zealand census
Thirty-third national census of New Zealand
Thirty-third Census of New Zealand Country New Zealand Total population 4,242,048 ( 5.3%) Most populous region Auckland (1,415,550)Least populous region West Coast (32,148)
The 2013 New Zealand census was the thirty-third national census . "The National Census Day" used for the census was on Tuesday, 5 March 2013. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,242,048 – an increase of 214,101 or 5.3% over the 2006 census.[1]
The 2013 census forms were the same as those developed for the 2011 census which was cancelled due to the February 2011 major earthquake in Christchurch . There were no new topics or questions. New Zealand's next census was conducted in March 2018 .
Collection methods
The results from the post-enumeration survey showed that the 2013 census recorded 97.6 percent of the residents in New Zealand on census night. However, the overall response rate was 92.9 percent, with a non-response rate of 7.1 percent made up of the net undercount and people who were counted in the census but had not received a form.[2]
Results
Population and dwellings
Population counts for New Zealand regions .[3] [4] [5]
Population pyramid by age and sex. Note: All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
Region
Population
Percentage
Northland
151,689
3.6%
Auckland
1,415,550
33.4%
Waikato
403,638
9.5%
Bay of Plenty
267,744
6.3%
Gisborne
43,656
1.0%
Taranaki
109,608
2.6%
Manawatū
222,672
5.2%
Hawke's Bay
151,179
3.6%
Wellington
471,315
11.1%
North Island
3,059,418
76.3%
Nelson
46,437
1.1%
Tasman
47,154
1.1%
Marlborough
43,416
1.0%
Canterbury
539,436
12.7%
West Coast
32,148
0.8%
Otago
202,467
4.8%
Southland
93,342
2.2%
South Island
1,004,397
23.7%
Area outside region
600
0.0%
New Zealand
4,242,048
100.0%
Ethnicity
The census usually resident population count of 4,242,048 included 230,649 people without an ethnic response and 4,011,399 people who identified with at least one ethnicity.[6]
The figures for the total ethnicity of the population.[7]
Ethnicity
Responses
Change from 2006
Number
%
Number
pp
European
2,969,391
74.02
359,802
6.42
New Zealand European
2,727,009
67.98
345,933
6.30
English
38,916
0.97
5,286
0.17
British nfd
36,024
0.90
8,832
0.19
South African nec
28,656
0.71
7,047
0.15
Dutch
28,503
0.71
141
0.03
European nfd
26,472
0.66
4,617
0.09
Australian
22,467
0.56
3,888
0.12
Scottish
14,412
0.36
627
0.03
Irish
14,193
0.35
1,542
0.03
German
12,810
0.32
1,893
0.04
American
12,339
0.31
1,533
0.03
Māori
598,605
14.92
33,276
0.28
Pacific peoples
295,941
7.38
29,967
0.49
Samoan
144,138
3.59
13,035
0.20
Cook Islands Maori nfd
61,077
1.52
4,182
0.05
Tongan
60,333
1.50
9,852
0.20
Niuean
23,883
0.60
1,407
0.01
Fijian
14,445
0.36
4,581
0.10
Asian
471,708
11.8
117,156
2.6
Chinese nfd
163,101
4.07
23,370
0.45
Indian nfd
143,520
3.58
46,077
1.05
Filipino
40,350
1.01
23,412
0.57
Korean
30,171
0.8
621
0.05
Japanese
14,118
0.35
2,208
0.04
Fijian Indian
10,929
0.27
5,313
0.13
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African
46,953
1.17
12,210
0.27
Other
67,752
1.69
363,129
9.47
New Zealander
65,973
1.64
363,456
9.48
Total population stated
4,011,399
–
–
–
Not elsewhere included
230,646
5.4
–
–
Totals, New Zealand
4,242,048
100.0%
214,101
5.3%
Source: Statistics NZ .[8] [9] Total may exceed 100% due to multiple response.
Ethnic groups by region
Region
European
Maori
Pacific
Asian
MELAA[a]
Other
Num.
%
Num.
%
Num.
%
Num.
%
Num.
%
Num.
%
Northland
105,060
75.7
44,931
32.4
4,461
3.2
3,927
2.8
555
0.4
2,565
1.8
Auckland
789,306
59.3
142,767
10.7
194,958
14.6
307,233
23.1
24,945
1.9
15,639
1.2
Waikato
296,097
77.4
83,742
21.9
14,700
3.8
26,382
6.9
3,561
0.9
6,660
1.7
Bay of Plenty
189,597
75.7
68,940
27.5
7,728
3.1
12,963
5.2
1,266
0.5
4,407
1.8
Gisborne
24,504
60.8
19,683
48.9
1,542
3.8
975
2.4
159
0.4
624
1.5
Hawke's Bay
110,940
77.7
34,659
24.3
6,270
4.4
5,115
3.6
663
0.5
2,766
1.9
Taranaki
89,802
86.2
18,150
17.4
1,701
1.6
3,594
3.5
444
0.4
2,112
2.0
Manawatu-Whanganui
172,101
81.3
43,596
20.6
7,341
3.5
10,863
5.1
1,335
0.6
4,422
2.1
Wellington
345,180
77.0
58,335
13.0
36,105
8.0
47,235
10.5
6,576
1.5
8,202
1.8
North Island
2,122,587
69.6
514,803
16.9
274,806
9.0
418,287
13.7
39,504
1.3
47,397
1.6
Tasman
42,189
93.1
3,441
7.6
480
1.1
882
1.9
138
0.3
1,083
2.4
Nelson
39,720
89.3
4,167
9.4
798
1.8
1,953
4.4
213
0.5
945
2.1
Marlborough
37,041
89.2
4,776
11.5
969
2.3
1,182
2.8
246
0.6
1,044
2.5
West Coast
27,441
91.2
3,171
10.5
315
1.0
678
2.3
120
0.4
837
2.8
Canterbury
448,650
86.9
41,910
8.1
12,723
2.5
35,847
6.9
4,374
0.8
10,236
2.0
Otago
171,615
89.1
14,388
7.5
3,933
2.0
10,038
5.2
2,043
1.1
4,164
2.2
Southland
79,731
89.0
11,607
13.0
1,917
2.1
2,841
3.2
315
0.4
2,031
2.3
South Island
846,387
88.2
83,460
8.7
21,135
2.2
53,421
5.6
7,449
0.8
20,340
2.1
Source: Statistics New Zealand.[8] [9]
Birthplace
The number of people living in New Zealand who were born overseas continued to climb. In 2013, 1,001,787 people (25.2 percent) were born overseas.
For the overseas-born census "usually resident population":
Proportion of overseas-born population[10] [11] [12]
England (21.5%)
China (8.9%)
Australia (6.3%)
South Africa (5.4%)
Others (31.8%)
Birthplace
Responses
Change from 2006
Number
%
Number
pp
New Zealand
2,980,824
74.85
20,607
2.25
Overseas
1,001,787
25.15
122,244
2.25
England
215,589
5.41
13,188
0.14
China, People's Republic of[b]
89,121
2.24
11,004
0.20
India
67,176
1.69
23,835
0.56
Australia
62,712
1.57
30
0.06
South Africa
54,276
1.36
12,600
0.28
Fiji
52,755
1.32
15,009
0.34
Samoa
50,661
1.27
12
0.05
Philippines
37,299
0.94
22,014
0.54
Korea , Republic of
26,601
0.67
2,208
0.08
Scotland
25,953
0.65
3,063
0.10
United States
21,462
0.54
3,714
0.08
Netherlands
19,815
0.50
2,289
0.08
Germany
12,942
0.32
2,181
0.04
Japan
10,269
0.26
696
0.01
Total people stated
3,982,611
100.00%
–
–
Not elsewhere included
259,437
–
–
–
Total people
4,242,048
100.00%
214,101
5.3%
Source: Statistics New Zealand.[13] [10] [11] [12]
Religion
Largest religious denomination in each territorial authority. (2013)
The table below is based on religious affiliation data recorded at the last three censuses for usually resident people. Figures and percentages may not add to 100 percent as people can state more than one religion.[14]
Religion
2013 Census[c]
Number
Percentage
Christian
1,858,977
47.65%
Catholic
492,105
12.61%
Anglican
459,771
11.79%
Presbyterian , Congregational and Reformed
330,516
8.47%
Christian (not further defined)
216,177
5.54%
Methodist
102,879
2.64%
Pentecostal
74,256
1.90%
Baptist
54,345
1.39%
Latter–day Saints
40,728
1.04%
Brethren
18,624
0.48%
Jehovah's Witnesses
17,931
0.46%
Adventist
17,085
0.44%
Evangelical , Born Again and Fundamentalist
15,381
0.39%
Orthodox
13,806
0.35%
Salvation Army
9,162
0.23%
Protestant (not further defined)
4,998
0.13%
Lutheran
3,903
0.10%
Church of Christ and Associated Churches of Christ
2,145
0.05%
Uniting/Union Church and Ecumenical
999
0.03%
Asian Christian
132
0.01%
Other Christian
3,714
0.10%
Hindu
89,319
2.11%
Buddhist
58,404
1.50%
Māori Christian
52,947
1.36%
Rātana
40,353
1.03%
Ringatū
13,272
0.34%
Māori Christian (not further defined)
222
0.01%
Other Māori Christian
333
0.01%
Islam/Muslim
46,149
1.18%
Spiritualism and New Age Religions
18,285
0.47%
Spiritualist
7,776
0.20%
Nature and Earth Based Religions
5,943
0.15%
Satanism
840
0.02%
New Age (not further defined)
441
0.01%
Church of Scientology
318
0.01%
Other New Age Religions
3,015
0.08%
Judaism/Jewish
6,867
0.18%
Other Religions
34,245
0.88%
Sikh
19,191
0.49%
Other Religion (not further defined)
5,202
0.13%
Baháʼí
2,634
0.07%
Māori Religion
2,595
0.07%
Theism
1,782
0.05%
Zoroastrian
972
0.02%
Chinese Religions
906
0.02%
Japanese Religions
423
0.01%
Jainism
207
0.01%
Other Other Religions
333
0.01%
Total people with at least one religious affiliation
2,146,167
55.01%
No Religion
1,635,345
41.92%
Object to answering
173,034
4.44%
Total people stated
3,901,167
100.00%
Not elsewhere included[d]
347,301
–
New Zealand
4,242,048
–
See also
Notes
^ Middle Eastern, Latin American and African
^ Does not include Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR .
^ The 2011 Census was cancelled due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake ; the 2013 census replaced it.
^ Includes don't know, religion unidentifiable, response outside scope (e.g., Jedi Knight or Pastafarian ), and not stated.
References