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New Zealanders are those people who are inhabitants of New Zealand. The demographics of New Zealand are characterised by a relatively young and growing population and relatively high levels of inbound migration (mainly from the United Kingdom and from Asia and the Pacific) and outbound migration (mainly to Australia and the United Kingdom). The ethnic makeup of the population, originally composed of indigenous Māori only, was dominated by European settlers for most of the 19th and 20th centuries, until immigration from Asia and the Pacific Islands, as well as high Māori birthrates, started to shift this state to a more multi-ethnic mix.
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4,143,279 at 7 March 2006, (Statistics New Zealand final 2006 census count)
Total: 33.1 years
1.4% (March 2004 Year est.)
In the period of April 2007 to March 2008, the total number of births in New Zealand was 63,250 and the number of deaths was 28,300. The Maximum number of births was 22,960 in Auckland, 7330 in Canterbury, 6730 in Wellington and 6200 in Waikato. [1]
2.05 children born/woman (Sept 2006 est..[2])
Source: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/newzealand_statistics.html#14
Links:
New Zealand Aids Foundation: [1]
Ministry of Health, Aids and HIV Page: [2]
The figures below add up to more than the total number of people responding because New Zealand census allowed citizens to specify multiple ethnic identities. The ethnicity question and coding procedures have changed between each of these censuses, meaning that comparisons over time are not straightforward.
| Ethnic Group | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealander | .. | .. | 429,429 |
| European | 2,879,085 | 2,871,432 | 2,609,592 |
| Maori | 529,371 | 526,281 | 565,329 |
| Pacific Peoples | 202,233 | 231,801 | 265,974 |
| Asian | 173,502 | 238, 176 | 354,552 |
| Middle Eastern, Latin American or African | .. | .. | 34,743 |
| Other Ethnicity | 16,422 | 24,993 | 1,491 |
| Total people giving their ethnicity | 3,466,587 | 3,586,731 | 3,860,163 |
Source: Table 6, QuickStats National Highlights, 2006 Census [3]
These maps show the percentage of people identifying as Maori, Asians, or Pacific Islanders in the 2006 census. Darker colours indicate a higher percentage.
| Maori | Asians | Pacific Islanders |
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The following figures are from the 2001 Census. The census figures for Christian denominations differ widely from the membership claimed by the churches, which is, in most cases, considerably lower; i.e. some may claim to be part of a given denomination but may not be a practicing follower. Many New Zealanders have a nominal preference for a particular denomination, but no meaningful relationship with it.
It should also be noted that the religious question is the only optional question in the New Zealand census. Some religious groups (e.g., the Exclusive Brethren - not to be confused with the Brethren in this census) instruct their followers not to answer this question; others, both Christian and non-Christian, choose not to answer this question for various reasons.
The following information is a direct citation from Statistics New Zealand
Statistics on religion record New Zealanders' religious affiliations.
According to Statistics New Zealand (Results of 2001 Census) 3,442,020 participated in answering the Religion portion of the 2001 census:
Data also collected in the Census:
The figures below total more than 100%, because the census counted all languages in which individuals considered themselves fluent; many speakers of minority languages were therefore counted more than once.
Source: Language spoken (total responses) for the census usually resident population count, 2006, Statistics New Zealand.
Those with no language (e.g. too young to talk) and those who gave unusable responses were excluded from these percentages.
Age 15 and over can read and write: 99% (1980 estimate) See Literacy
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