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

Ethnic groups

Wellington City

2018 2013
Ethnic group - multi-response Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
European 150,198 74.1 74.6 139,107 76.4 77.0 +11,091
Māori 17,409 8.6 14.3 14,433 7.9 13.0 +2,976
Pacific peoples 10,392 5.1 8.4 8,928 4.9 8.0 +1,464
Asian 37,158 18.3 12.9 28,542 15.7 10.5 +8,616
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 6,135 3.0 1.9 4,494 2.5 1.5 +1,641
Other ethnicity 2,892 1.4 1.4 3,351 1.8 1.8 -459
New Zealander 2,364 1.2 1.2 3,243 1.8 1.8 -879
Other ethnicity NEC 528 0.3 0.2 111 0.1 0.1 +417
Total 202,737 100.0 100.0 182,121 100.0 100.0 +20,616

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

Ethnic groups - Totals

Wellington City

2018 2013
Ethnic group - totals - multi-response Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Total population 202,737 100.0 100.0 190,956 100.0 100.0 +11,781
Total respondents 202,737 100.0 100.0 182,121 95.4 95.2 +20,616

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.