Census: When did you first arrive to live in New Zealand?

Overseas arrivals

Eastern Ward (Wellington City)

2018 2013
Years since arrival Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Less than one year 699 5.8 5.6 555 5.5 4.9 +144
1 year 606 5.1 5.5 444 4.4 4.4 +162
2 years 639 5.3 4.8 474 4.7 4.0 +165
3 years 483 4.0 4.0 396 3.9 3.7 +87
4 years 543 4.5 3.5 489 4.8 5.0 +54
5 to 9 years 1,839 15.3 15.6 1,698 16.7 18.3 +141
10 to 19 years 2,808 23.4 24.7 2,115 20.8 20.0 +693
20 years or more 4,368 36.5 36.3 3,993 39.3 39.7 +375
Not elsewhere included 117 1.0 1.0 387 3.8 3.7 -270
Total 11,982 100.0 100.0 10,167 100.0 100.0 +1,815

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2018
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate