Cultural Diversity - Language Spoken – Maori Ethnic Group Census Usually Resident Population Count – 1996–2006| Language Spoken (Total Responses)1 for the Māori Ethnic Group Census Usually Resident Population Count, 1996, 2001 and 2006 | | Language spoken (total responses)1 |
|
| | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
|
481,488 |
494,679 |
530,892 | |
129,033 |
130,482 |
131,610 | |
3,765 |
4,074 |
3,693 | |
6,264 |
6,549 |
5,538 | |
8,733 |
9,063 |
9,264 | |
23,151 |
17,376 |
15,576 | | Total People Specifying One or More Languages Spoken |
516,744 |
518,730 |
554,355 |
1. 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. 2. Includes people who were too young to talk or unable to speak a language. 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. |