Dynamics of Spatial Differentiation Among Ethnic Groups in NZ
A snapshot of ethnic communities in NZ
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More people are speaking more languages > 20% 15‐19% 10‐14% < 10% 565,329 265,974 354,549 2,842,095 Total population (2006) Māori Pacific Asian European and other 147,570 104,583 30,792 16,938 11,910 8310 Top six Asian population groups Chinese Indian Korean Filipino Japanese Sri Lankan 17,514 10,647 6657 Middle Eastern African Latin American • People can choose to identify with more than one ethnic group • The number of people born overseas now living in New Zealand continues to increase, from 17% in 1996 to 23% in 2006 MELAA groups Regional distribution of ethnic peoples (2006) • The Auckland region has the highest proportion of people able to speak two or more languages (27%) • Overseas‐born residents are more likely to speak two or more languages • In 2006, 1476 people could speak six or more languages Religious diversity continues to grow • Non‐Christian religions continue to grow • Almost half the people affiliating with Hindu and Muslim religions arrived in New Zealand less than five years ago Unemployment is high in many non‐European groups • Overall unemployment in some groups remains high • Unemployment in the MELAA category increased from 11.1% to 15.0% in 2011 • 7.5% more people identifying as Asian were employed during 2011 22,749 44,589 26,514 41,391 15,873 26,967 12,783 21,123 ‐ 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2001 2006 Number of people Afrikaans Korean Northern Chinese Hindi 39,798 64,392 41,634 52,362 23,631 36,072 5199 9507 ‐ 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000 2001 2006 Number of people Sikh Islam/Muslim Buddhist Hindu 4.3% 15.1% 13.8% 7.8% 15.0% 3.6% 6.6% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% National unemployment rate A snapshot of ethnic communities Source: Statistics NZ (2006 Census) Speakers of other languages Source: Statistics NZ, (2009‐base, series 6, ethnicity projections) Source: Statistics NZ (HLFS September 2011 quarter) MELAA = Middle Eastern, Latin American, African Source: Statistics NZ Census Appendix E 84% 82% 81% 14% 16% 18% 3% 2% 2% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100% 1996 2001 2006 % population No language (too young) Two or more languages One language 811,000 481,000 791,000 3,472,000 Projected population in 2026 Māori Pacific Asian European and other Source: Statistics NZ, (2006 Census) Source: Statistics NZ (2006 Census) Source: Statistics NZ (2006 Census)
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Population trends and projections, language ability, religious diversity and unemployment in ethnic communities. See more on this snapshot of ethnicity data.
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More people are speaking more languages
> 20%15‐19%10‐14%< 10%
565,329
265,974
354,549 2,842,095
Total population (2006)
MāoriPacificAsianEuropean and other
147,570
104,583
30,792
16,938
11,910 8310
Top six Asian population groupsChineseIndianKoreanFilipinoJapaneseSri Lankan
17,514 10,647
6657
Middle EasternAfricanLatin American
• People can choose to identify with more than one ethnic group
• The number of people born overseas now living in New Zealand continues to increase, from 17% in 1996 to 23% in 2006
MELAA groups
Regional distribution of ethnic peoples (2006)
• The Auckland region has the highest proportion of people able to speak two or more languages (27%)
• Overseas‐born residents are more likely to speak two or more languages
• In 2006, 1476 people could speak six or more languages
Religious diversity continues to grow
• Non‐Christian religions continue to grow
• Almost half the people affiliating with Hindu and Muslim religions arrived in New Zealand less than five years ago
Unemployment is high in many non‐European groups
• Overall unemployment in some groups remains high
• Unemployment in the MELAA category increased from 11.1% to 15.0% in 2011
• 7.5% more people identifying as Asian were employed during 2011
22,749 44,589
26,514
41,391 15,873
26,967
12,783
21,123
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20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
2001 2006
Num
ber o
f peo
ple Afrikaans
KoreanNorthern ChineseHindi
39,798 64,392
41,634
52,362 23,631
36,072 5199
9507
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20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
2001 2006
Num
ber o
f peo
ple
SikhIslam/MuslimBuddhistHindu
4.3%
15.1% 13.8%
7.8%
15.0%
3.6%
6.6%
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%
Nationa
l une
mploy
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t rate
A snapshot of ethnic communities
Source: Statistics NZ (2006 Census)Speakers of other languages
Source: Statistics NZ, (2009‐base, series 6, ethnicity projections)
Source: Statistics NZ (HLFS September 2011 quarter)
MELAA = Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
Source: Statistics NZ Census
Appendix E
84% 82% 81%
14% 16% 18%
3% 2% 2%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
1996 2001 2006
% pop
ulation No language
(too young)
Two or morelanguages
One language
811,000
481,000
791,000 3,472,000
Projected population in 2026
MāoriPacificAsianEuropean and other
Source: Statistics NZ, (2006 Census)
Source: Statistics NZ (2006 Census)
Source: Statistics NZ (2006 Census)
