Birthplace - Ranked by size
Western Ward (Porirua City)
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of birth | Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | ||
| New Zealand | 8,946 | 82.3 | 72.9 | 7,980 | 83.3 | 74.7 | +966 | ||
| Australia | 186 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 159 | 1.7 | 1.6 | +27 | ||
| Pacific Islands | 495 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 507 | 5.3 | 3.4 | -12 | ||
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 411 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 411 | 4.3 | 8.1 | - | ||
| Europe | 114 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 90 | 0.9 | 2.2 | +24 | ||
| North America | 69 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 51 | 0.5 | 1.1 | +18 | ||
| Asia | 471 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 273 | 2.9 | 6.7 | +198 | ||
| Middle East and Africa | 138 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 84 | 0.9 | 2.1 | +54 | ||
| All other countries | 198 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 858 | 9.0 | 6.0 | -660 | ||
| Total | 10,875 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,576 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,299 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: High