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

Māori descent

Waitangirua

2018 2013
Descent type Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Māori descent 1,308 29.7 23.8 918 27.7 22.9 +390
No Māori descent 2,979 67.7 73.7 2,319 69.9 75.0 +660
Don't know 108 2.5 2.4 84 2.5 2.1 +24
Not elsewhere included - - - 702 21.2 12.5 -702
Total 4,398 100.0 100.0 3,318 100.0 100.0 +1,080

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.