The census usually resident population count of New Zealand is a count of all people who usually live, and are present, in New Zealand on a given census night. This count excludes visitors from overseas and excludes residents who are temporarily overseas on census night.
Birthplace refers to the country where a person was born, and uses the name of the country at the time of the census. Country is the current, short or official name of a country, dependency, or other area of particular geopolitical interest.
Data calculation/treatment
Figure.NZ has calculated percentages by dividing the individual values by 'Total people stated' for each region, territorial authority or local board area.
From the dataset Census: Detailed Birthplace by Region, TA or Local Board Area 2013, this data was extracted:
Sheet: NZ.Stat export
Range: D6:V98
Provided: 1,674 data points
Dataset originally released on:
April 02, 2014
Purpose of collection
Data from this variable is used to:
- provide useful indicators of the social and economic status of immigrants
- provide information about cultural diversity within communities and aid in planning for services by local authorities
- develop, monitor, and evaluate settlement programmes for immigrants.