Census: Which ethnic group do you belong to? (Multi-response)

Ethnic groups

Lower Hutt City

2018 2013
Ethnic group - multi-response Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
European 70,641 67.6 74.6 66,051 71.0 77.0 +4,590
Māori 19,260 18.4 14.3 15,879 17.1 13.0 +3,381
Pacific peoples 12,003 11.5 8.4 10,257 11.0 8.0 +1,746
Asian 15,888 15.2 12.9 10,896 11.7 10.5 +4,992
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 1,668 1.6 1.9 1,062 1.1 1.5 +606
Other ethnicity 1,443 1.4 1.4 1,512 1.6 1.8 -69
New Zealander 1,125 1.1 1.2 1,461 1.6 1.8 -336
Other ethnicity NEC 321 0.3 0.2 48 0.1 0.1 +273
Total 104,532 100.0 100.0 93,060 100.0 100.0 +11,472

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: High

Ethnic groups - Totals

Lower Hutt City

2018 2013
Ethnic group - totals - multi-response Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Total population 104,532 100.0 100.0 98,238 100.0 100.0 +6,294
Total respondents 104,532 100.0 100.0 93,060 94.7 95.2 +11,472

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: High

Please note that in the 2018 Census, where data are not provided, responses are sourced from administrative datasets, in line with the procedures developed by Statistics New Zealand to supplement the 2018 dataset. Due to this, there is no "Not Stated" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.