Ethnic groups, birthplace and languages spoken
Total population
Ethnic groups
- The most common ethnic group in Kelvin Heights is European, compared with European for Otago Region as a whole.
| Ethnic Groups in Kelvin Heights, 2006 Census |
| | Percent |
| European | 82.4 |
| Māori | 4.2 |
| Pacific peoples | 0.7 |
| Asian | 2.9 |
| Middle Eastern/Latin American/African | 0.0 |
| Other ethnicity | 16.3 |
Symbol:
C confidential
| Ethnic Groups in Otago Region, 2006 Census |
| | Percent |
| European | 79.6 |
| Māori | 6.6 |
| Pacific peoples | 1.7 |
| Asian | 4.2 |
| Middle Eastern/Latin American/African | 0.7 |
| Other ethnicity | 14.1 |
Symbol:
C confidential
Birthplace
- 19.7 percent of people in Kelvin Heights were born overseas, compared with 15.6 percent for Otago Region as a whole.
- For people born overseas who are now living in Kelvin Heights, the most common birthplace was the UK and Ireland, compared with the UK and Ireland for all of Otago Region.
Languages spoken
- English is the most commonly spoken language in Kelvin Heights.
- 0.7 percent of people in Kelvin Heights speak Māori, compared with 1.8 percent of people for all of Otago Region.
- New Zealand Sign Language is used by 0.3 percent of people in Kelvin Heights, compared with 0.6 percent of people for all of Otago Region.
- 89.5 percent of people in Kelvin Heights speak only one language, compared with 88.3 percent of people for all of Otago Region.
Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables and graphs. For areas with small populations, the data may not look as expected because of this rounding.