Tables About Franklin District



Ethnic group

2006 Census

Ethnic Groups in Franklin District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
Ethnic groups
     
 
Region/City/DistrictNew Zealand
European
 41,424  2,609,592
Māori
 8,529  565,329
Pacific peoples
 1,989  265,974
Asian
 2,832  354,552
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 135  34,746
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
 6,351  429,429
     Other ethnicity–other
 12  1,494
     Total  6,363  430,881
Total people  55,506  3,860,163

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each ethnic group, whether as their only ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups. Where a person reported more than one ethnic group, they have been counted in each applicable group. 
3. 'Middle Eastern, Latin American and African' was introduced as a new category for the 2006 Census. Previously, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African responses were allocated to the 'other ethnicity' category.
4. 'Other ethnicity' includes responses for a number of small ethnic groups and for 'New Zealander.' For 2006, New Zealander responses made the largest contribution towards the 'other ethnicity' category. 

2001–2006 Censuses

Ethnic Groups in Franklin District,(1)(2) 2001–2006 Censuses
Ethnic groups
     
 
20012006
European
 40,851  41,427
Māori
 7,665  8,529
Pacific peoples
 1,449  1,989
Asian
 2,139  2,832
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 78  132
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
...  6,351
     Other ethnicity–other
C  12
     Total  0  6,366
Total people  48,246  55,503

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each ethnic group, whether as their only ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups. Where a person reported more than one ethnic group, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. 'Middle Eastern, Latin American and African' was introduced as a new category for the 2006 Census. Previously Middle Eastern, Latin American and African responses were allocated to the 'other ethnicity' category.
4. 'New Zealander' was included as a new category for the 2006 Census. New Zealander responses form part of the 'other ethnicity' category. For 2006, New Zealander responses made the largest contribution towards the 'other ethnicity' category. For 2001, New Zealander was counted in the 'European' category.

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Birthplace

2006 Census

Birthplace of People in Franklin District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 45,705  2,960,217
Australia(2)
 918  62,742
Pacific Islands(3)
 912  135,852
UK and Ireland
 4,245  251,688
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 891  68,070
North America
 246  26,940
Asia
 1,557  251,130
Other
 831  83,124
Not elsewhere included(4)
 3,627  188,187
Total  58,932  4,027,947
 
1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. Includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.

 

Birthplace of Māori in Franklin District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 8,325  547,302
Australia(2)
 69  5,973
Pacific Islands(3)
 9  543
UK and Ireland
 9  1,026
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 3  165
North America
 6  432
Asia
 3  480
Other
 3  111
Not elsewhere included(4)
 102  9,294
Total  8,526  565,329

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. Includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Birthplace of People in Franklin District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 39,219  41,076  45,705
Australia(2)
 696  804  918
Pacific Islands(3)
 615  663  909
UK and Ireland
 3,087  3,279  4,245
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 798  789  891
North America
 162  165  246
Asia
 894  1,125  1,557
Other
 186  378  831
Not elsewhere included(4)
 2,169  3,390  3,627
Total  47,826  51,669  58,932

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. The 1996 data includes 'not elsewhere classified'. The 2001 and 2006 data includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.

Birthplace of Māori in Franklin District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 7,656  7,440  8,325
Australia(2)
 75  78  69
Pacific Islands(3)
 12  9  9
UK and Ireland
 9  6  9
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 3  0  3
North America
 6  6  3
Asia
 6  9  3
Other
 3  0  3
Not elsewhere included(4)
 123  117  102
Total  7,890  7,668  8,529

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. The 1996 data includes 'not elsewhere classified'. The 2001 and 2006 data includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.
 

Languages spoken

2006 Census

Languages Spoken in Franklin District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 53,526  3,673,626
Māori
 2,100  157,110
Samoan
 183  85,428
NZ Sign Language
 372  24,090
Other
 4,743  509,358
None(3)
 1,161  75,567
Total people  55,356  3,830,757

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.


Languages Spoken by Māori in Franklin District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 8,016  530,892
Māori
 1,818  131,613
Samoan
 39  3,693
NZ Sign Language
 81  5,538
Other
 120  9,264
None(3)
 258  15,576
Total people  8,415  554,355

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Languages Spoken in Franklin District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 43,812  46,428  53,526
Māori
 2,295  2,136  2,100
Samoan
 186  213  183
NZ Sign Language
 312  315  372
Other
 3,099  3,570  4,743
None(3)
 1,305  1,053  1,161
Total people  45,801  48,060  55,356

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.

Languages Spoken by Māori in Franklin District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 7,194  7,128  8,016
Māori
 2,025  1,845  1,821
Samoan
 39  51  36
NZ Sign Language
 90  126  84
Other
 102  105  123
None(3)
 357  237  258
Total people  7,806  7,497  8,415

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'. 

Number of languages spoken

2006 Census

Number of Languages Spoken in Franklin District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 1,155  75,198
One
 47,751  3,083,904
Two
 5,490  562,446
Three
 747  83,400
Four
 159  19,281
Five
 36  5,052
Six
 15  1,476
Not elsewhere included(3)
 3,579  197,187
Total  58,932  4,027,947

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Includes responses that were classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Number of Languages Spoken by Māori in Franklin District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 255  15,462
One
 6,381  407,094
Two
 1,650  122,469
Three
 90  7,131
Four
 27  1,587
Five
 6  381
Six
 3  231
Not elsewhere included(3)
 114  10,971
Total  8,529  565,329

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Includes responses that were classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Number of Languages Spoken in Franklin District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 1,302  1,044  1,152
One
 39,519  41,673  47,751
Two
 4,341  4,554  5,490
Three
 492  612  747
Four
 102  153  159
Five
 36  15  36
Six
 12  6  15
Not elsewhere included(3)
 2,028  3,609  3,579
Total  47,826  51,669  58,932

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Data for 1996 includes responses that were classified as 'not applicable' and 'not specified'. The 2006 and 2001 data includes 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Number of Languages Spoken by Māori in Franklin District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 357  234  255
One
 5,559  5,448  6,381
Two
 1,782  1,653  1,650
Three
 84  126  90
Four
 15  30  30
Five
 3  6  6
Six
 3  3  3
Not elsewhere included(3)
 87  168  111
Total  7,890  7,668  8,526

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Data for 1996 includes responses that were classified as 'not applicable' and 'not specified'. The 2006 and 2001 data includes 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

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 tables.