Tables About Wairoa District



Ethnic group

2006 Census

Ethnic Groups in Wairoa District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
Ethnic groups
     
 
Region/City/DistrictNew Zealand
European
 3,543  2,609,592
Māori
 4,797  565,329
Pacific peoples
 165  265,974
Asian
 102  354,549
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 12  34,746
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
 582  429,429
     Other ethnicity–other
 3  1,494
     Total  585  430,881
Total people  7,905  3,860,163

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each ethnic group, whether as their only ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups. Where a person reported more than one ethnic group, they have been counted in each applicable group. 
3. 'Middle Eastern, Latin American and African' was introduced as a new category for the 2006 Census. Previously, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African responses were allocated to the 'other ethnicity' category.
4. 'Other ethnicity' includes responses for a number of small ethnic groups and for 'New Zealander.' For 2006, New Zealander responses made the largest contribution towards the 'other ethnicity' category. 

2001–2006 Censuses

Ethnic Groups in Wairoa District,(1)(2) 2001–2006 Censuses
Ethnic groups
     
 
20012006
European
 4,371  3,543
Māori
 4,932  4,797
Pacific peoples
 129  165
Asian
 75  102
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 6  9
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
...  582
     Other ethnicity–other
C  6
     Total  0  588
Total people  8,394  7,905

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each ethnic group, whether as their only ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups. Where a person reported more than one ethnic group, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. 'Middle Eastern, Latin American and African' was introduced as a new category for the 2006 Census. Previously Middle Eastern, Latin American and African responses were allocated to the 'other ethnicity' category.
4. 'New Zealander' was included as a new category for the 2006 Census. New Zealander responses form part of the 'other ethnicity' category. For 2006, New Zealander responses made the largest contribution towards the 'other ethnicity' category. For 2001, New Zealander was counted in the 'European' category.

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Birthplace

2006 Census

Birthplace of People in Wairoa District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 7,383  2,960,217
Australia(2)
 87  62,742
Pacific Islands(3)
 45  135,852
UK and Ireland
 165  251,688
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 36  68,067
North America
 24  26,940
Asia
 48  251,133
Other
 24  83,124
Not elsewhere included(4)
 669  188,187
Total  8,481  4,027,947
 
1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. Includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.

 

Birthplace of Māori in Wairoa District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 4,635  547,302
Australia(2)
 48  5,973
Pacific Islands(3)
 3  543
UK and Ireland
 6  1,026
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 0  165
North America
 6  432
Asia
 3  480
Other
 0  111
Not elsewhere included(4)
 102  9,294
Total  4,797  565,329

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. Includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Birthplace of People in Wairoa District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 8,880  7,929  7,383
Australia(2)
 84  69  87
Pacific Islands(3)
 36  33  45
UK and Ireland
 225  201  165
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 48  39  39
North America
 12  12  21
Asia
 30  36  48
Other
 18  18  21
Not elsewhere included(4)
 564  573  669
Total  9,900  8,916  8,484

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. The 1996 data includes 'not elsewhere classified'. The 2001 and 2006 data includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.

Birthplace of Māori in Wairoa District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 5,301  4,821  4,635
Australia(2)
 24  24  48
Pacific Islands(3)
 3  0  0
UK and Ireland
 3  3  6
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 0  3  0
North America
 0  0  3
Asia
 0  0  3
Other
 0  0  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
 90  84  105
Total  5,421  4,932  4,797

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. The 1996 data includes 'not elsewhere classified'. The 2001 and 2006 data includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.
 

Languages spoken

2006 Census

Languages Spoken in Wairoa District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 7,635  3,673,623
Māori
 1,575  157,110
Samoan
 21  85,428
NZ Sign Language
 54  24,090
Other
 180  509,358
None(3)
 132  75,567
Total people  7,884  3,830,760

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the 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 have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.


Languages Spoken by Māori in Wairoa District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 4,545  530,892
Māori
 1,464  131,613
Samoan
 9  3,693
NZ Sign Language
 39  5,538
Other
 33  9,264
None(3)
 87  15,576
Total people  4,737  554,355

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the 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 have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Languages Spoken in Wairoa District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 8,859  8,103  7,635
Māori
 1,809  1,680  1,575
Samoan
 21  21  21
NZ Sign Language
 66  63  54
Other
 186  162  180
None(3)
 294  147  132
Total people  9,327  8,355  7,884

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the 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 have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.

Languages Spoken by Māori in Wairoa District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 4,965  4,677  4,548
Māori
 1,704  1,569  1,467
Samoan
 15  15  9
NZ Sign Language
 45  42  36
Other
 27  30  36
None(3)
 207  108  90
Total people  5,328  4,869  4,737

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the 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 have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'. 

Number of languages spoken

2006 Census

Number of Languages Spoken in Wairoa District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 132  75,198
One
 6,117  3,083,904
Two
 1,536  562,446
Three
 84  83,403
Four
 12  19,281
Five
 3  5,055
Six
 3  1,476
Not elsewhere included(3)
 600  197,190
Total  8,484  4,027,947

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Includes responses that were classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Number of Languages Spoken by Māori in Wairoa District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 87  15,465
One
 3,258  407,094
Two
 1,332  122,469
Three
 51  7,131
Four
 3  1,587
Five
 3  381
Six
 3  234
Not elsewhere included(3)
 63  10,971
Total  4,797  565,326

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Includes responses that were classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Number of Languages Spoken in Wairoa District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 294  141  132
One
 7,200  6,468  6,117
Two
 1,734  1,647  1,536
Three
 84  66  81
Four
 12  27  9
Five
 3  3  6
Six
 0  0  3
Not elsewhere included(3)
 573  561  597
Total  9,900  8,916  8,481

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Data for 1996 includes responses that were classified as 'not applicable' and 'not specified'. The 2006 and 2001 data includes 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Number of Languages Spoken by Māori in Wairoa District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 207  102  90
One
 3,549  3,267  3,258
Two
 1,506  1,449  1,332
Three
 54  39  51
Four
 9  9  3
Five
 0  0  3
Six
 0  0  0
Not elsewhere included(3)
 96  66  63
Total  5,421  4,935  4,797

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Data for 1996 includes responses that were classified as 'not applicable' and 'not specified'. The 2006 and 2001 data includes 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Note: This data 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.