Asian People contains final statistics from the Census of Population and Dwellings held on 6 March 2001. It is one of a series of reports that provide detailed statistics on the characteristics of New Zealand's population, households and dwellings.
The information in this report covers a wide variety of demographic, social and economic subjects for the Asian ethnic group(s). The tables in this report relate to the Asian ethnic group(s) census usually resident population count (ie people in the Asian ethnic group(s) who normally live in New Zealand and who were in the country on census night).
The ethnicity question is one of several census questions in which people may provide more than one response. The tables in this report refer to total Asian ethnic group(s) responses. This means that tables include individuals who indicated an Asian ethnic group as their sole ethnic group, or as one of several ethnic groups.
This report provides information on the Asian ethnic group as well as the eight largest Asian ethnic groups in New Zealand: Chinese, Indian, Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Sri Lankan not further defined, Khmer/Kampuchean/Cambodian and Thai/Tai/Siamese.
Statistics New Zealand makes census data available to a wide range of people. The data is important to planners and policy-makers, researchers, community groups and the general public. A range of information from the 2001 Census has been published and is available free on the Statistics New Zealand website. More information will continue to be published and made available free on the website throughout 2002. In addition to published statistical information, Statistics New Zealand can provide customised information to meet the specific needs of users on a cost recovery basis.
Statistics New Zealand acknowledges the contribution of New Zealanders in their overwhelming support of the 2001 Census, and of the large number of people involved in planning, collecting, processing and disseminating the information.
Brian Pink
Government Statistician