Population
Western Ward (Porirua City)
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | |||
| Male | 5,421 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 4,995 | 48.0 | 48.3 | +426 | ||
| Female | 5,607 | 50.8 | 51.2 | 5,421 | 52.0 | 51.7 | +186 | ||
| Total | 11,031 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10,416 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +615 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Dwellings
Western Ward (Porirua City)
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | |||
| Occupied private dwellings | 3,609 | 93.9 | 92.3 | 3,606 | 93.3 | 91.8 | +3 | ||
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 216 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 228 | 5.9 | 7.8 | -12 | ||
| Non-private dwellings | 18 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -15 | ||
| Total | 3,843 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,867 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -24 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018
Culture and ethnicity
Western Ward (Porirua City)
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | ||
| Māori descent | 4,467 | 30.7 | 17.4 | 3,672 | 29.0 | 15.8 | +795 | ||
| Speaks Māori | 1,161 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 1,020 | 8.0 | 3.8 | +141 | ||
| New Zealand born | 8,946 | 61.4 | 78.7 | 7,980 | 63.0 | 80.4 | +966 | ||
| Total | 14,574 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,672 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,902 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.