Tables About Hurunui District



Ethnic group

2006 Census

Ethnic Groups in Hurunui District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
Ethnic groups
     
 
Region/City/DistrictNew Zealand
European
 8,502  2,609,589
Māori
 594  565,326
Pacific peoples
 39  265,974
Asian
 75  354,552
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 33  34,746
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
 1,434  429,426
     Other ethnicity–other
 0  1,494
     Total  1,437  430,881
Total people  10,083  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 Hurunui District,(1)(2) 2001–2006 Censuses
Ethnic groups
     
 
20012006
European
 9,276  8,505
Māori
 516  594
Pacific peoples
 36  39
Asian
 48  75
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 27  33
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
...  1,434
     Other ethnicity–other
C  0
     Total  0  1,437
Total people  9,552  10,083

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 Hurunui District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 8,790  2,960,217
Australia(2)
 159  62,742
Pacific Islands(3)
 24  135,852
UK and Ireland
 663  251,688
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 183  68,067
North America
 66  26,940
Asia
 57  251,130
Other
 87  83,124
Not elsewhere included(4)
 447  188,187
Total  10,476  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 Hurunui District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 573  547,302
Australia(2)
 6  5,973
Pacific Islands(3)
 0  540
UK and Ireland
 0  1,026
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 0  165
North America
 3  432
Asia
 3  480
Other
 0  111
Not elsewhere included(4)
 6  9,294
Total  594  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 Hurunui District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 8,304  8,589  8,790
Australia(2)
 126  147  159
Pacific Islands(3)
 21  24  21
UK and Ireland
 447  528  663
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 123  153  180
North America
 54  60  63
Asia
 30  33  57
Other
 21  42  87
Not elsewhere included(4)
 273  303  447
Total  9,405  9,882  10,476

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 Hurunui District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 576  504  573
Australia(2)
 3  6  6
Pacific Islands(3)
 0  0  0
UK and Ireland
 0  3  3
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 0  0  0
North America
 0  0  3
Asia
 0  0  3
Other
 0  0  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
 9  3  9
Total  588  519  594

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 Hurunui District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 9,867  3,673,626
Māori
 141  157,113
Samoan
 15  85,428
NZ Sign Language
 45  24,090
Other
 483  509,358
None(3)
 171  75,567
Total people  10,059  3,830,760

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 Hurunui District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 558  530,892
Māori
 78  131,610
Samoan
 6  3,693
NZ Sign Language
 6  5,538
Other
 6  9,264
None(3)
 18  15,576
Total people  579  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 Hurunui District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 8,892  9,372  9,867
Māori
 123  132  138
Samoan
 12  18  15
NZ Sign Language
 60  57  42
Other
 315  417  483
None(3)
 213  168  171
Total people  9,135  9,558  10,059

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 Hurunui District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 552  498  558
Māori
 78  72  75
Samoan
 0  3  6
NZ Sign Language
 9  6  9
Other
 12  9  9
None(3)
 24  12  18
Total people  585  513  579

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 Hurunui District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 171  75,195
One
 9,264  3,083,904
Two
 480  562,446
Three
 90  83,400
Four
 39  19,281
Five
 9  5,055
Six
 9  1,479
Not elsewhere included(3)
 417  197,190
Total  10,476  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 Hurunui District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 18  15,462
One
 486  407,094
Two
 66  122,469
Three
 6  7,128
Four
 6  1,587
Five
 0  378
Six
 0  234
Not elsewhere included(3)
 15  10,974
Total  594  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 Hurunui District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 216  168  171
One
 8,466  8,817  9,261
Two
 375  450  480
Three
 57  84  87
Four
 15  33  39
Five
 6  3  12
Six
 0  3  6
Not elsewhere included(3)
 270  327  417
Total  9,402  9,882  10,476

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 Hurunui District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 24  12  18
One
 480  423  486
Two
 72  69  66
Three
 6  6  6
Four
 3  3  3
Five
 0  0  0
Six
 0  0  3
Not elsewhere included(3)
 6  6  15
Total  588  516  594

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.