2018 New Zealand census

Thirty-fourth census of New Zealand
General information
Country New Zealand
Date taken 6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)
Most populous region Auckland
Least populous region West Coast

The 2018 New Zealand census was the thirty-fourth national census. The national Census Day, the day for the population and dwellings took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018.[1]

The Census Act 1877 required censuses to be held every fifth year and is well embedded in legislation and government systems. Since 1881, censuses have been held every five years.[2] The 2013 census was the previous census completed.[3]

Topics

The 2018 Census collected data on the following topics:[4]

Population structure
  • Absentees
  • Age*
  • Legally registered relationship status
  • Name*
  • Number of children born
  • Partnership status in current relationship
  • Number of occupants on census night*
  • Sex*
Location
  • Dwelling address*
  • Census night address*
  • Usual residence*
  • Usual residence one year ago‡
  • Years at usual residence
Culture and Identity
  • Birthplace
  • Ethnicity*
  • Iwi affiliation
  • Languages spoken
  • Māori descent*
  • Religious affiliation
  • Years since arrival in New Zealand
Education and training
  • Field of study
  • Highest qualification
  • Highest secondary school qualification
  • Level of post-school qualification
  • Study participation
Work
  • Hours worked in employment per week
  • Industry
  • Occupation
  • Sector of ownership
  • Status in employment
  • Unpaid activities
  • Work and labour force status
  • Workplace address
Income
  • Sources of personal income
  • Total personal income
Families and households
  • Child dependency status
  • Extended families
  • Family type
  • Household composition
Housing
  • Access to basic amenities†
  • Access to telecommunication systems
  • Dwelling counts (occupied, unoccupied, under construction)
  • Dwelling dampness indicator†
  • Dwelling mould indicator†
  • Individual home ownership
  • Main types of heating‡
  • Number of rooms*
  • Number of bedrooms
  • Occupied dwelling type
  • Sector of landlord
  • Tenure of household*
  • Weekly rent paid by households
Transport
  • Education institution address†
  • Main means of travel to education†
  • Main means of travel to work‡
  • Number of motor vehicles
Health and disability
  • Cigarette smoking behaviour
  • Disability/activity limitations‡

* Required to be included under the Statistics Act 1975 or the Electoral Act 1993
† Topic not included in 2013 census
‡ Topic significantly modified from 2013 census

Projections

Statistics New Zealand annually conducts population projections for New Zealand as a whole, which are based on data from the previous census (in this case, the 2013 census) and calculated using a cohort-component method. Population projections also take into consideration births, deaths, and net migration.

At the 2018 census, the New Zealand population is projected to be between 4,700,000 and 4,807,000.[5][6]

References

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