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

Ethnic groups

Porirua City

2018 2013
Ethnic group - multi-response Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
European 34,992 61.9 74.6 31,047 63.9 77.0 +3,945
Māori 12,606 22.3 14.3 10,131 20.8 13.0 +2,475
Pacific peoples 14,868 26.3 8.4 12,738 26.2 8.0 +2,130
Asian 4,899 8.7 12.9 3,120 6.4 10.5 +1,779
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 771 1.4 1.9 360 0.7 1.5 +411
Other ethnicity 693 1.2 1.4 663 1.4 1.8 +30
New Zealander 585 1.0 1.2 636 1.3 1.8 -51
Other ethnicity NEC 105 0.2 0.2 27 0.1 0.1 +78
Total 56,559 100.0 100.0 48,612 100.0 100.0 +7,947

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

Ethnic groups - Totals

Porirua City

2018 2013
Ethnic group - totals - multi-response Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Total population 56,559 100.0 100.0 51,717 100.0 100.0 +4,842
Total respondents 56,559 100.0 100.0 48,612 94.0 95.2 +7,947

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.