Population
Wellington City
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | |||
| Male | 98,823 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 92,478 | 48.4 | 48.3 | +6,345 | ||
| Female | 103,911 | 51.3 | 51.2 | 98,478 | 51.6 | 51.7 | +5,433 | ||
| Total | 202,737 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 190,956 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11,781 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Dwellings
Wellington City
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | |||
| Occupied private dwellings | 75,201 | 93.6 | 92.3 | 71,559 | 93.0 | 91.8 | +3,642 | ||
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 4,908 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 5,181 | 6.7 | 7.8 | -273 | ||
| Non-private dwellings | 276 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 225 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +51 | ||
| Total | 80,385 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 76,965 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,420 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018
Culture and ethnicity
Wellington City
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | ||
| Māori descent | 20,379 | 12.9 | 17.4 | 17,349 | 11.7 | 15.8 | +3,030 | ||
| Speaks Māori | 4,476 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4,551 | 3.1 | 3.8 | -75 | ||
| New Zealand born | 132,924 | 84.2 | 78.7 | 125,805 | 85.2 | 80.4 | +7,119 | ||
| Total | 157,779 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 147,705 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +10,074 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.