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Where we live activity

There were 18,000 school children who took part in the in CensusAtSchool NZ survey. The first results were released in October 2003.

The data tells us that of the 18,000 students who took part: 
  • 25% speak two languages
  • 79.6% were born in New Zealand
  • 2.7% were born in Australia.

How do these statistics from the CensusAtSchool NZ compare with the 2001 Census of Population and Dwelling?




Activity


To help you do this activity you may want to print this page or else open up a new window so you can use the table and this information at the same time. Check the hint at the end of the activity.

Where were people born?

1. We are going to use table builder to find some data. First open this table.
2. To find your region eg Taranaki, Westland or Auckland click on this link in the table. 



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3. To find the different birthpalces click on this link in the table.



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Now answer these questions.

  1. Where were most people in your region born?
  2. Where were most of the people in your region born if they were not born in New Zealand?
  3. Were most of the people living in your region born in New Zealand or overseas?
  4. Were more people in your region born overseas in 1996 than in 2001?
    1. Go to a big region like Auckland or Christchurch and see if the statistics follow the same pattern as the one for your area.
    2. What percentage of people in your area were born in New Zealand and what percentage were born in Australia? How does this compare with the CensusAtSchool NZ data?


    What languages do we speak?
    1. We are going to use table builder to find some data. First open this table. 2. To find your region eg Taranaki, Westland or Auckland click on this link in the table. 



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    3. To find the different languages spoken click on this link in the table.


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    Now answer these questions.
    1. Which language did most people in your region speak?
    2. After English, which language was spoken by the highest number of people?
    3. How many different languages are spoken by people that live in your region?
    4. Now check one of the regions with a high population like Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch. Find out if the pattern you found in your region is the same for a main region.
    5. Try finding out how many people in your local area speak different languages by clicking on your region in the table eg Northland Region.


    Hint for swapping between the activity and the table
    1. Open a new windown by going to File, Open, Window.


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    2. Click on the table in the activity.
    3. Click on the minimize button in the top right hand corner of your screen.


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    4. When you need to go between the table and the activity just click on the title on the display bar on the bottom of the screen.

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    Page last modified on Tuesday, 15 January 2008
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