Tables About Chatham Islands Territory



Ethnic group

2006 Census

Ethnic Groups in Chatham Islands Territory and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
Ethnic groups
     
 
Region/City/DistrictNew Zealand
European
 378  2,609,589
Māori
 369  565,329
Pacific peoples
 9  265,974
Asian
 3  354,549
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 0  34,746
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
 42  429,429
     Other ethnicity–other
C  1,491
     Total  42  430,881
Total people  573  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 Chatham Islands Territory,(1)(2) 2001–2006 Censuses
Ethnic groups
     
 
20012006
European
 465  375
Māori
 390  369
Pacific peoples
 12  6
Asian
 6  6
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 0  0
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
...  42
     Other ethnicity–other
CC
     Total  0  42
Total people  663  573

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 Chatham Islands Territory and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 546  2,960,217
Australia(2)
 9  62,742
Pacific Islands(3)
 0  135,852
UK and Ireland
 9  251,688
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 3  68,067
North America
 3  26,940
Asia
 3  251,130
Other
 3  83,124
Not elsewhere included(4)
 36  188,187
Total  609  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 Chatham Islands Territory and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 360  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
 0  432
Asia
 0  480
Other
 0  111
Not elsewhere included(4)
 3  9,294
Total  369  565,326

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 Chatham Islands Territory,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 660  636  549
Australia(2)
 3  6  9
Pacific Islands(3)
 3  3  0
UK and Ireland
 15  12  9
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 0  3  0
North America
 0  3  3
Asia
 3  3  3
Other
 0  0  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
 48  54  36
Total  732  717  609

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 Chatham Islands Territory,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 408  381  360
Australia(2)
 0  0  6
Pacific Islands(3)
 3  0  0
UK and Ireland
 0  0  0
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 0  0  0
North America
 0  0  0
Asia
 0  0  0
Other
 0  0  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
 3  6  3
Total  411  390  366

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 Chatham Islands Territory and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 555  3,673,623
Māori
 75  157,113
Samoan
 3  85,428
NZ Sign Language
 3  24,090
Other
 12  509,358
None(3)
 9  75,570
Total people  564  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 Chatham Islands Territory and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 351  530,892
Māori
 69  131,610
Samoan
 0  3,693
NZ Sign Language
 3  5,538
Other
 3  9,264
None(3)
 6  15,576
Total people  360  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 Chatham Islands Territory,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 645  624  552
Māori
 63  54  75
Samoan
 6  3  3
NZ Sign Language
 6  12  3
Other
 12  12  12
None(3)
 18  15  12
Total people  669  648  567

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 Chatham Islands Territory,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 390  354  351
Māori
 57  51  69
Samoan
 6  3  0
NZ Sign Language
 6  9  3
Other
 6  6  0
None(3)
 12  12  6
Total people  402  372  360

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 Chatham Islands Territory and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 9  75,195
One
 468  3,083,904
Two
 78  562,446
Three
 3  83,400
Four
 0  19,281
Five
 0  5,052
Six
 0  1,476
Not elsewhere included(3)
 45  197,190
Total  609  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 Chatham Islands Territory and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 6  15,462
One
 282  407,091
Two
 69  122,469
Three
 3  7,131
Four
 3  1,587
Five
 0  381
Six
 0  231
Not elsewhere included(3)
 9  10,974
Total  369  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 Chatham Islands Territory,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 18  15  9
One
 573  564  468
Two
 69  57  81
Three
 6  6  6
Four
 3  0  3
Five
 0  0  0
Six
 0  0  0
Not elsewhere included(3)
 63  69  45
Total  729  720  612

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 Chatham Islands Territory,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 12  12  6
One
 330  309  282
Two
 57  42  69
Three
 3  6  0
Four
 0  0  0
Five
 0  0  0
Six
 0  0  0
Not elsewhere included(3)
 9  18  9
Total  414  390  369

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.