QuickStats About Northland Region

Ethnic groups, birthplace and languages spoken

Ethnic groups

• 68.0 percent of people in Northland Region belong to the European ethnic group, compared with 67.6 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
• 31.7 percent of people in Northland Region belong to the Māori ethnic group, compared with 14.6 percent for all of New Zealand.

Birthplace

• 14.2 percent of people in Northland Region were born overseas, compared with 22.9 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
• For people born overseas who are now living in Northland Region, the most common birthplace was England, and England is the most common birthplace for all of New Zealand.
• 1.5 percent of Māori in Northland Region were born overseas, compared with 1.6 percent for New Zealand as a whole.

Languages spoken

  Total population

• Apart from English, the next most common language spoken in Northland Region is Māori, which is spoken by 10.0 percent of people.  For New Zealand as a whole, the most common language apart from English is Māori, spoken by 4.1 percent of people.
• 83.7 percent of people in Northland Region speak only one language, compared with 80.5 percent of people for all of New Zealand.

  Māori ethnic population

• Apart from English, the next most common language spoken by Māori in Northland Region is Māori, which is spoken by 28.5 percent of Māori.  Excluding English, the most common language spoken by Māori throughout New Zealand is Māori, which is spoken by 23.7 percent.
• 70.1 percent of Māori in Northland Region speak only one language, compared with 73.4 percent of Māori throughout New Zealand.

Note: The Māori ethnic population is the count for people of the Māori ethnic group. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their sole ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.