Population

Eastern Ward (Porirua City)

2018 2013
Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Male 11,127 48.4 48.8 9,864 47.8 48.2 +1,263
Female 11,871 51.6 51.2 10,779 52.2 51.8 +1,092
Total 23,001 100.0 100.0 20,646 100.0 100.0 +2,355

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

Dwellings

Eastern Ward (Porirua City)

2018 2013
Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Occupied private dwellings 6,354 95.3 95.0 6,030 93.8 94.2 +324
Unoccupied private dwellings 300 4.5 4.7 384 6.0 5.4 -84
Non-private dwellings 15 0.2 0.3 12 0.2 0.4 +3
Total 6,669 100.0 100.0 6,426 100.0 100.0 +243

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

Culture and ethnicity

Eastern Ward (Porirua City)

2018 2013
Population Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Māori descent 6,063 25.6 23.0 4,449 24.0 21.4 +1,614
Speaks Māori 1,476 6.2 5.4 1,122 6.1 5.2 +354
New Zealand born 16,110 68.1 71.6 12,936 69.9 73.5 +3,174
Total 23,649 100.0 100.0 18,507 100.0 100.0 +5,142

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