Population

Porirua City

2018 2013
Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Male 27,585 48.8 48.8 24,903 48.2 48.3 +2,682
Female 28,974 51.2 51.2 26,811 51.8 51.7 +2,163
Total 56,559 100.0 100.0 51,717 100.0 100.0 +4,842

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

Dwellings

Porirua City

2018 2013
Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Occupied private dwellings 17,883 95.0 92.3 16,947 94.2 91.8 +936
Unoccupied private dwellings 882 4.7 7.3 972 5.4 7.8 -90
Non-private dwellings 54 0.3 0.4 66 0.4 0.3 -12
Total 18,819 100.0 100.0 17,985 100.0 100.0 +834

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

Culture and ethnicity

Porirua City

2018 2013
Population Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Māori descent 13,488 23.0 17.4 10,536 21.4 15.8 +2,952
Speaks Māori 3,150 5.4 3.9 2,547 5.2 3.8 +603
New Zealand born 42,015 71.6 78.7 36,231 73.5 80.4 +5,784
Total 58,653 100.0 100.0 49,314 100.0 100.0 +9,339

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