Maxwell
What languages do we speak?
Derived from the Census question, "In which language(s) could you have a conversation about a lot of everyday things?" This is a multi-response question.
Language statistics show the proportion of the population that speaks and understands a language other than English. They area indicative of how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language. Language statistics also provide an indicator for the monitoring of language education programs.
Maxwell's Language data should be analysed in conjunction with Ethnicity statistics, Maori Descent, Country of Birth, and Religion statistics to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area.
Languages spoken
top 8 languages ranked for 2006 | Maxwell |
| 2006 | 2001 | Change |
| Usual residence | number | % | Wanganui District % | number | % | Wanganui District % | 2001 to 2006 |
| English | 1,368 | 89.8 | 92.3 | 1,344 | 92.4 | 93.1 | 24 |
| Maori | 39 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 42 | 2.9 | 6.6 | -3 |
| French | 27 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 12 |
| Spanish | 15 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9 |
| German | 9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Japanese | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6 |
| Afrikaans | 6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3 |
| Dutch | 6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3 |
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| None (eg too young to talk) | 24 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 24 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Not elsewhere included | 132 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 87 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 45 |
| Total people | 1,524 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,455 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 69 |
| Total responses | 3,048 | | | 2,910 | | | 138 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006, 2001 and 1996.
Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.
Language is a multi-response question which records all languages which a person can speak and understand (including sign language). It does not include reading and writing a particular language.
A total of 194 different languages are recorded in the Census. The data presented in profile.id® are the top 10 language responses for the selected area, in addition to English and Maori.
There are no known changes to the language classification between 1996 and 2006. In 2001 and 2006, a reminder was added to the Census question that respondents should tick "English" if they are able to hold a conversation in English. This may have increased the response rate for English slightly compared to that recorded in 1996.
As language is a multiple response question, the total number of responses will sum to greater than the total population, and therefore the percentages shown on the table add to more than 100%. The official language and combination language indicators at the bottom of the table are not multi-response and do sum to the population total.
'Semitic not further defined' includes speakers of Arabic, as well as Ethiopian, Berber and Oromo.
| Main languages spoken | Maxwell |
| 2006 | 2001 | Change |
| Usual residence | number | % | Wanganui District % | number | % | Wanganui District % | 2001 to 2006 |
| English only | 1,266 | 82.9 | 81.2 | 1,245 | 85.7 | 82.3 | 21 |
| Maori only | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -3 |
| Maori and English | 39 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 36 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 3 |
| Other language combinations | 66 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 63 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 3 |
| No language | 27 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 24 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Not elsewhere included | 129 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 81 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 48 |
| Total | 1,527 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,452 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 75 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006, 2001 and 1996.
Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population of Maxwell in 2006 compared to Wanganui District shows that there was a higher proportion of people who spoke English only but a lower proportion of those who spoke Maori, or Maori and English.
Overall, 82.9% of the population spoke English only, and 2.6% spoke Maori, or Maori and English, compared with 81.2% and 6.3% respectively for Wanganui District.
The major differences in the language statistics of Maxwell and Wanganui District were:
- A smaller percentage of Maori (2.6% compared to 6.3%), and;
- A smaller percentage of English (89.8% compared to 92.3%).
Between 2001 and 2006 there were no numerically significant changes in Maxwell's language data.
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