Whanganui District
Ethnic groups
In 2013, 77.0% of the population in the Whanganui District identified their ethnicity as European.
To get a more complete picture of the Whanganui District's cultural and ethnic characteristics Ethnicity data should be viewed in conjunction with Māori Descent, Birthplace, Year of Arrival, Language Spoken and Religion data.
Note: In the 2006 Census, the 'New Zealand' responses were classified under 'Other ethnicity', resulting in a noticeable difference between the 2006 and other census years. For more information, please refer to the Ethnicity page on the Stats NZ Census website.
Derived from the Census question:
'Which ethnic group do you belong to?'.
Multi-response
Total population
| Ethnic groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whanganui District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Ethnic group - multi-response | Number | % of total population | New Zealand % | Number | % of total population | New Zealand % | 2006 to 2013 | ||
| European | 32,436 | 77.0 | 70.0 | 100 | 30,588 | 71.7 | 64.8 | +1,848 | 1402 |
| Māori | 9,141 | 21.7 | 14.1 | 102 | 9,078 | 21.3 | 14.0 | +63 | 1402 |
 Pacific peoples | 1,113 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 103 | 987 | 2.3 | 6.6 | +126 | 1402 |
| Asian | 1,149 | 2.7 | 11.1 | 104 | 981 | 2.3 | 8.8 | +168 | 1402 |
| Middle Eastern/Latin American/African | 159 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 105 | 96 | 0.2 | 0.9 | +63 | 1402 |
| New Zealander | 759 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 106 | 4,356 | 10.2 | 10.7 | -3,597 | 1402 |
| Other ethnicity | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 107 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +6 | 1402 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
| Ethnic groups - Totals | ||||||||
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| Whanganui District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Ethnic group - totals - multi-response | Number | % of total population | New Zealand % | Number | % of total population | New Zealand % | 2006 to 2013 | |
| Not stated / included | 2,475 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 108 | 1,422 | 3.3 | 4.2 | +1,053 |
| Total population | 42,150 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 109 | 42,639 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -489 |
| Total respondents | 39,675 | 94.1 | 94.6 | 111 | 41,217 | 96.7 | 95.8 | -1,542 |
| Total responses | 44,775 | 106.2 | 104.9 | 112 | 46,098 | 108.1 | 105.8 | -1,323 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the ethnic population in the Whanganui District in 2013 compared to the New Zealand shows that there was a larger proportion of people who identified themselves as European, a larger proportion of people who identified themselves as Māori and a smaller proportion of people who identified themselves as Pacific Peoples.
Overall, 77.0% of the population identified themselves as European, 21.7% as Māori and 2.6% as Pacific Peoples, compared with 70.0%, 14.1% and 7.0% for the New Zealand respectively.
The major differences between the ethnic groups responses of the population in the Whanganui District and the New Zealand were:
- A larger percentage of responses to Māori ethnic group (21.7% compared to 14.1%)
- A larger percentage of responses to European ethnic group (77.0% compared to 70.0%)
- A smaller percentage of responses to Asian ethnic group (2.7% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of responses to Pacific peoples ethnic group (2.6% compared to 7.0%)
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the ethnic group responses of population in this area between 2006 and 2013 were:
- New Zealander (-3,597 responses)
- European (+1,848 responses)
- Asian (+168 responses)
- Pacific peoples (+126 responses)