Population

Wellington Region

2018 2013
Number % Bay of Plenty Region % Number % Bay of Plenty Region % 2013 - 2018
Male 247,401 48.8 48.7 227,559 48.3 48.1 +19,842
Female 259,413 51.2 51.3 243,756 51.7 51.9 +15,657
Total 506,814 100.0 100.0 471,315 100.0 100.0 +35,499

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.

Dwellings

Wellington Region

2018 2013
Number % Bay of Plenty Region % Number % Bay of Plenty Region % 2013 - 2018
Occupied private dwellings 186,225 92.3 88.3 177,162 91.8 88.1 +9,063
Unoccupied private dwellings 14,754 7.3 11.2 15,081 7.8 11.5 -327
Non-private dwellings 708 0.4 0.5 651 0.3 0.4 +57
Total 201,687 100.0 100.0 192,894 100.0 100.0 +8,793

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018

Culture and ethnicity

Wellington Region

2018 2013
Population Number % Bay of Plenty Region % Number % Bay of Plenty Region % 2013 - 2018
Māori descent 80,844 17.4 26.4 65,310 15.8 24.6 +15,534
Speaks Māori 17,886 3.9 7.2 15,618 3.8 7.0 +2,268
New Zealand born 365,403 78.7 66.5 332,877 80.4 68.4 +32,526
Total 464,133 100.0 100.0 413,805 100.0 100.0 +50,328

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.