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Macandrew Bay-Company Bay

Ethnic groups

In 2018, 93.3% of the population in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay identified their ethnicity as European.

To get a more complete picture of Macandrew Bay-Company Bay'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
Macandrew Bay-Company Bay20182013Change
Ethnic group - multi-responseNumber% of total populationMusselburgh %Number% of total populationMusselburgh %2013 to 2018
European
1,46793.387.11,41993.585.1+48
Maori
1117.19.1936.17.6+18
map this data in atlas.idPacific peoples362.33.8211.43.8+15
map this data in atlas.idAsian603.86.3241.65.4+36
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African
181.11.6151.01.0+3
New Zealander
211.32.2271.82.5-6
Other ethnicity
30.20.000.00.0+3

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High

Ethnic groups - Totals
Macandrew Bay-Company Bay20182013Change
Ethnic group - totals - multi-responseNumber% of total populationMusselburgh %Number% of total populationMusselburgh %2013 to 2018
Not stated / included------332.24.4-33
Total population1,572100.0100.01,518100.0100.0+54
Total respondents1,572100.0100.01,48597.895.6+87
Total responses1,716109.2110.11,599105.3105.4+117

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High

Please note that in the 2018 Census, where data are not provided, responses are sourced from administrative datasets, in line with the procedures developed by Statistics New Zealand to supplement the 2018 dataset. Due to this, there is no "Not Stated" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.

Ethnic groups, 2018
Ethnic groups, 2018 European, Musselburgh: 87.1% Maori, Musselburgh: 9.1% Pacific peoples, Musselburgh: 3.8% Asian, Musselburgh: 6.3% Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, Musselburgh: 1.6% New Zealander, Musselburgh: 2.2% Other ethnicity, Musselburgh: 0.0% European, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: 93.3% Maori, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: 7.1% Pacific peoples, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: 2.3% Asian, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: 3.8% Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: 1.1% New Zealander, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: 1.3% Other ethnicity, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: 0.2%
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2018
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Change in ethnic groups, 2013 to 2018
Change in ethnic groups, 2013 to 2018 European, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: +48 Maori, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: +18 Asian, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: +36 Pacific peoples, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: +15 New Zealander, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: -6 Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: +3 Other ethnicity, Macandrew Bay-Company Bay: +3
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2013 and 2018
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ethnic population in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay in 2018 compared to the Musselburgh shows that there was a larger proportion of people who identified themselves as European, a smaller proportion of people who identified themselves as Māori and a smaller proportion of people who identified themselves as Pacific Peoples.

Overall, 93.3% of the population identified themselves as European, 7.1% as Māori and 2.3% as Pacific Peoples, compared with 87.1%, 9.1% and 3.8% for the Musselburgh respectively.

The major differences between the ethnic groups responses of the population in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay and the Musselburgh were:

  • A larger percentage of responses to European ethnic group (93.3% compared to 87.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of responses to Asian ethnic group (3.8% compared to 6.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of responses to Māori ethnic group (7.1% compared to 9.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of responses to Pacific peoples ethnic group (2.3% compared to 3.8%)

Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay between 2013 and 2018.

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