List of ethnic origins of New Zealanders

New Zealand has an ethnically diverse population. In the most recent New Zealand census in 2013, 74 percent of the population identified as European and 14.9 percent as Māori. Other major pan-ethnic groups include Asians (11.8 percent) and Pacific peoples (7.4 percent). Middle Eastern, Latin American and African ethnicities constitute a very small remainder (1.20 percent) of the population. When completing the census people could select more than one ethnic group and this list includes all of the stated ethnic groups if more than one is chosen.[1]

New Zealand's ethnic diversity can be attributed to the its history and location. For example, the country's colonisation by Britain is a significant reason for the majority of its population being of European descent.

Terminology

The New Zealand census invites respondents to identify with an ethnic group; in practice "ethnicity" is often conflated with race and ancestry.[2]

Statistics New Zealand maintains the national classification standard for ethnicity. At the top level, there are six major ethnic groupings:[3]

  • European New Zealanders (Pākehā) are is a pan-ethnic group deriving from various nations in Europe. It includes New Zealanders of European descent, European peoples (e.g. British, Dutch, German, Russian), and other white people of indirect European descent (e.g. white Americans, Canadians, South Africans and Australians).
  • Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.
  • Pacific peoples (Pasifika) originate from other islands in the Pacific, including from the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau, all of which are dependent states of New Zealand.[4]
  • Asian New Zealanders are a pan-ethnic group deriving from various nations in Asia, such as Chinese, Indians or Filipinos, or their descendants.
  • Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) ethnicities constitute a very small remainder of the population.
  • "Other" is a grouping of ethnic groups which do not fit into the other five top-level ethnic groups.

Many respondents identify with multiple ancestries.[1]

Ethnicities

Ethnicities (self-identified) recorded in the 2006 and 2013 New Zealand censuses. Only ethnicities with 1,000 or more responses at the 2013 census are included individually:

EthnicityEthnic groupResponses
2001 2006[5]2013[6]
New Zealand EuropeanEuropean2,696,7242,381,0762,727,009
MāoriMāori526,281565,329598,605
Chinese nfdAsian100,680139,731163,101
SamoanPacific115,017131,103144,138
Indian nfdAsian60,21397,443143,520
New ZealanderOtherN/A429,42965,973
Cook Islands Maori nfdPacific51,48656,89561,077
TonganPacific40,71650,48160,333
FilipinoAsian11,09116,93840,350
EnglishEuropean35,08244,20238,916
British nfdEuropean16,57227,19236,024
KoreanAsian19,02630,79230,171
South African necEuropean14,91321,60928,656
DutchEuropean27,50728,64428,503
European nfdEuropean23,59821,85526,472
NiueanPacific20,14822,47623,883
AustralianEuropean20,78426,35522,467
FijianPacific7,0419,86414,445
ScottishEuropean20,78426,35522,467
IrishEuropean11,70612,65114,193
JapaneseAsian10,02611,91014,118
GermanEuropean9,05710,91712,810
AmericanEuropean8,47210,80612,339
Fijian IndianAsian1,9835,61610,929
Sri Lankan nfdAsian6,0427,0419,561
CambodianAsian5,2686,9158,601
ThaiAsian4,5546,0578,052
TokelauanPacific6,2046,8197,173
African nfdMELAA2,0134,0536,822
VietnameseAsian3,4624,7706,660
RussianEuropean3,1414,8365,979
CanadianEuropean4,3925,6045,871
TaiwaneseAsian3,7685,4485,715
Latin American nfdMELAA1,0442,2535,622
MalayAsian2,0523,5374,797
Asian nfdAsian3,9272,1604,623
FrenchEuropean3,5133,8164,593
Middle Eastern nfdMELAA8671,6594,380
IndonesianAsian2,0733,2614,137
ItalianEuropean2,9553,1173,798
WelshEuropean3,4143,7743,708
TuvaluanPacific1,9682,6253,537
AfghaniAsian8072,5383,417
PakistaniAsian1,0172,0523,261
Iranian/PersianMELAA2,1602,8953,198
ArabMELAA2,8562,6072,919
BrazilianMELAA5821,4732,868
CroatianEuropean2,5052,5502,673
European necEuropean4779422,637
IraqiMELAA2,1453,2222,583
GreekEuropean2,2802,3552,478
SwissEuropean2,3462,3132,388
BurmeseAsian5737262,187
PolishEuropean1,9561,9652,163
KiribatiPacific6451,1162,115
SpanishEuropean1,7311,8572,043
DanishEuropean1,9951,9321,986
Malaysian ChineseAsian4861,3531,848
ChileanMELAA5881,0531,686
BangladeshiAsian1,140 1,4881,623
SomaliMELAA1,9712,3191,617
ZimbabweanEuropeanN/A2,5561,617
NepaleseAsian3876541,590
AssyrianMELAA1,1761,6831,497
RomanianEuropean5221,5541,452
TahitianPacific1,2001,3291,407
SwedishEuropean1,1191,2541,401
LaotianAsian1,4011,3441,374
EurasianAsianN/A1,6141,365
HungarianEuropean8941,2121,365
Israeli/JewishMELAA1,5991,5991,353
Southeast Asian nfdAsian2164711,272
EthiopianMELAAN/A1,0321,242
Asian necAsian1953991,236
AfrikanerEuropeanN/A1,3411,197
African necMELAA1,9021,0291,158
EgyptianMELAA9421,1731,110
CzechEuropean6007561,083
SerbianEuropean7531,0291,056
LebaneseMELAA1,0179991,044
AustrianEuropean8919931,029
Pacific Peoples nfdPacific6787891,026
SinhaleseAsian6157921,017
Other EuropeanEuropean9,9069,6699,207
Other MELAAMELAA4,0536,2108,391
Other AsianAsian1,8723,4354,935
Other Pacific PeoplesPacific4,2184,3114,866
Other ethnicityOther8011,4941,788
Not specifieda150,702167,784230,646
  • nfd - Not Further Defined (insufficient data to classify the response further)
  • nec - Not Elsewhere Classified (when no category exists for the response)
  • a - Includes Don't Know, Refused to Answer, Response Unidentifiable, Response Outside Scope and Not Stated
  • MELAA - Middle Eastern, Latin American and African

Ethnic groups by region

Ethnic groups by regional council area, 2013 census
RegionEuropeanMaoriPacificAsianMELAAOther
Num.%Num.%Num.%Num.%Num.%Num.%
Northland105,06075.744,93132.44,4613.23,9272.85550.42,5651.8
Auckland789,30659.3142,76710.7194,95814.6307,23323.124,9451.915,6391.2
Waikato296,09777.483,74221.914,7003.826,3826.93,5610.96,6601.7
Bay of Plenty189,59775.768,94027.57,7283.112,9635.21,2660.54,4071.8
Gisborne24,50460.819,68348.91,5423.89752.41590.46241.5
Hawke's Bay110,94077.734,65924.36,2704.45,1153.66630.52,7661.9
Taranaki89,80286.218,15017.41,7011.63,5943.54440.42,1122.0
Manawatu-Whanganui172,10181.343,59620.67,3413.510,8635.11,3350.64,4222.1
Wellington345,18077.058,33513.036,1058.047,23510.56,5761.58,2021.8
North Island2,122,58769.6514,80316.9274,8069.0418,28713.739,5041.347,3971.6
Tasman42,18993.13,4417.64801.18821.91380.31,0832.4
Nelson39,72089.34,1679.47981.81,9534.42130.59452.1
Marlborough37,04189.24,77611.59692.31,1822.82460.61,0442.5
West Coast27,44191.23,17110.53151.06782.31200.48372.8
Canterbury448,65086.941,9108.112,7232.535,8476.94,3740.810,2362.0
Otago171,61589.114,3887.53,9332.010,0385.22,0431.14,1642.2
Southland79,73189.011,60713.01,9172.12,8413.23150.42,0312.3
South Island846,38788.283,4608.721,1352.253,4215.67,4490.820,3402.1

See also

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Cultural diversity". 2013 Census QuickStats about national highlights. Statistics New Zealand. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Rocha, Zarine L. (2015). "Mixed Race" Identities in Asia and the Pacific: Experiences from Singapore and New Zealand. Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 9781317390787. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Classifications and related statistical standards – Ethnicity". Statistics New Zealand. June 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Fraenkel, Jon (20 June 2012). "Pacific Islands and New Zealand – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "2006 Census Data - QuickStats About Culture and Identity" (PDF). Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 19 Nov 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ethnic group profiles". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

References

  • 2013 Census QuickStats, Statistics New Zealand, 2013, ISBN 978-0-478-40864-5
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