Population

Waikanae Ward

2018 2013
Number % Kāpiti Coast District % Number % Kāpiti Coast District % 2013 - 2018
Male 6,231 46.3 47.2 5,487 46.4 46.6 +744
Female 7,224 53.7 52.8 6,342 53.6 53.4 +882
Total 13,452 100.0 100.0 11,829 100.0 100.0 +1,623

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

Dwellings

Waikanae Ward

2018 2013
Number % Kāpiti Coast District % Number % Kāpiti Coast District % 2013 - 2018
Occupied private dwellings 5,805 84.4 88.0 5,238 82.4 87.3 +567
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,056 15.4 11.6 1,092 17.2 12.4 -36
Non-private dwellings 18 0.3 0.4 24 0.4 0.3 -6
Total 6,879 100.0 100.0 6,354 100.0 100.0 +525

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

Culture and ethnicity

Waikanae Ward

2018 2013
Population Number % Kāpiti Coast District % Number % Kāpiti Coast District % 2013 - 2018
Māori descent 1,479 12.7 17.2 1,035 10.7 15.7 +444
Speaks Māori 258 2.2 4.4 183 1.9 4.0 +75
New Zealand born 9,951 85.1 78.4 8,421 87.4 80.3 +1,530
Total 11,688 100.0 100.0 9,639 100.0 100.0 +2,049

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