The 2013 New Zealand census was the thirty-third national census. "The National Census Day" used for the census was on Tuesday, 5 March 2013. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,242,048 – an increase of 214,101 or 5.3% over the 2006 census.[1]
The 2013 census forms were the same as those developed for the 2011 census which was cancelled due to the February 2011 major earthquake in Christchurch. There were no new topics or questions. New Zealand's next census was conducted in March 2018.
Collection methods
The results from the post-enumeration survey showed that the 2013 census recorded 97.6 percent of the residents in New Zealand on census night. However, the overall response rate was 92.9 percent, with a non-response rate of 7.1 percent made up of the net undercount and people who were counted in the census but had not received a form.[2]
Results
Population and dwellings
Population counts for New Zealand regions.[3][4][5]
Note: All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
Ethnicity
The census usually resident population count of 4,242,048 included 230,649 people without an ethnic response and 4,011,399 people who identified with at least one ethnicity.[6]The figures for the total ethnicity of the population.[7]
Ethnic groups by region
Birthplace
The number of people living in New Zealand who were born overseas continued to climb. In 2013, 1,001,787 people (25.2 percent) were born overseas.
For the overseas-born census "usually resident population":
Proportion of overseas-born population[10][11][12]
The table below is based on religious affiliation data recorded at the last three censuses for usually resident people. Figures and percentages may not add to 100 percent as people can state more than one religion.[14]
^2013 Census counted 97.6% percent of population – Statistics New Zealand
^2013 Census tables about a place 2013 Census tables about a place give you an overview of New Zealand's communities. Get information on topics such as age and sex, cultural diversity, qualifications, income, and housing.
^2013 Census QuickStats about national highlights Archived 23 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine Population and dwellings
^2013 Census Usually Resident Population Counts Population counts for New Zealand cities.
^More information about ethnic populations, multiple ethnicity, birthplace and birthplace. Archived 12 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine 2013 Census
^Statistics New Zealand. "2013 Census QuickStats About Māori". Retrieved 20 December 2013.
^ a b"2013 Census – Major ethnic groups in New Zealand". stats.govt.nz. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ a bQuickstats about Māori population Statistics New Zealand
^ a b"2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity: Birthplace and people born overseas". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
^ a bBirthplace of people in New Zealand Archived 25 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 2013 Census
^ a bBirthplace (detailed)(1)[permanent dead link] For the census usually resident population count 2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses Table 11
^"2013 Census totals by topic". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^"2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity – tables". Statistics New Zealand. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.