Census: Are you descended from a Māori (that is, did you have a Māori birth parent, grandparent or great-grandparent etc)?

Māori descent

Wainuiomata West

2018 2013
Descent type Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Māori descent 888 24.9 20.0 729 24.0 19.3 +159
No Māori descent 2,598 72.8 77.7 2,256 74.2 78.6 +342
Don't know 84 2.4 2.3 54 1.8 2.1 +30
Not elsewhere included - - - 393 12.9 11.0 -393
Total 3,570 100.0 100.0 3,039 100.0 100.0 +531

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2006, 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 elsewhere included" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.