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Dunedin City

Ethnic groups

In 2018, 86.6% of the population in Dunedin City identified their ethnicity as European.

To get a more complete picture of Dunedin City's cultural and ethnic characteristics Ethnicity data should be viewed in conjunction with Maori 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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Which ethnic group do you belong to?'.

Multi-response

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Ethnic groups
Dunedin City20182013Change
Ethnic group - multi-responseNumber% of total populationWingatui %Number% of total populationWingatui %2013 to 2018
European109,35686.693.3101,25084.294.5+8,106
Maori11,7309.39.18,8657.48.2+2,865
Pacific peoples4,0263.21.32,8232.30.4+1,203
Asian9,8707.82.07,1105.91.2+2,760
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1,8451.51.01,1581.00.0+687
New Zealander1,5331.21.02,4572.02.4-924
Other ethnicity2250.20.3480.00.0+177
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 refer to specific data notes for more information
Ethnic groups - Totals
Dunedin City20182013Change
Ethnic group - totals - multi-responseNumber% of total populationWingatui %Number% of total populationWingatui %2013 to 2018
Not stated / included------5,6014.71.6-5,601
Total population126,255100.0100.0120,249100.0100.0+6,006
Total respondents126,255100.0100.0114,64895.398.4+11,607
Total responses138,585109.8108.1123,711102.9106.7+14,874
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 refer to specific data notes for more information

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.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ethnic population in Dunedin City in 2018 compared to Wingatui shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who identified themselves as European, a similar proportion of people who identified themselves as Maori and a larger proportion of people who identified themselves as Pacific Peoples.

Overall, 86.6% of the population identified themselves as European, 9.3% as Maori and 3.2% as Pacific Peoples, compared with 93.3%, 9.1% and 1.3% for Wingatui respectively.

The major differences between the ethnic groups responses of the population in Dunedin City and Wingatui were:

  • A larger percentage of responses to Asian ethnic group (7.8% compared to 2.0%)
  • A larger percentage of responses to Pacific peoples ethnic group (3.2% compared to 1.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of responses to European ethnic group (86.6% compared to 93.3%)

Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the ethnic group responses of population in this area between 2013 and 2018 were:

  • European (+8,106 responses)
  • Maori (+2,865 responses)
  • Asian (+2,760 responses)
  • Pacific peoples (+1,203 responses)

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