Figure 2.3: Ethnic distribution in New Zealand, 2006
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Notes:
(1) This graph shows the number of people identifying with each ethnic group as a proportion of total responses to the ethnicity question in the 2006 census. Respondents may identify with more than one ethnicity, so the total number of responses (4,261,107) exceeds the total population (4,027,947).
(2) The Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African category represents 0.035 per cent of total respondents.
Data Source: Statistics New Zealand, 2007a.
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Ethnic group (grouped total responses) |
2006 Census |
|---|---|
Percent of ethnicity responses |
|
New Zealand European |
61 |
New Zealander |
10 |
Māori |
13 |
Pacific peoples |
6 |
Asian peoples |
8 |
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African |
1 |
