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Saddle Hill-Chain Hills

Ethnic groups

In 2018, 94.1% of the population in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills identified their ethnicity as European.

To get a more complete picture of Saddle Hill-Chain Hills'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
Saddle Hill-Chain Hills20182013Change
Ethnic group - multi-responseNumber% of total populationDunedin City %Number% of total populationDunedin City %2013 to 2018
European1,15294.186.61,07490.284.2+78
Maori574.79.3544.57.4+3
Pacific peoples90.73.290.82.30
Asian211.77.8181.55.9+3
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African121.01.530.31.0+9
New Zealander90.71.2242.02.0-15
Other ethnicity30.20.200.00.0+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
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ethnic groups - Totals
Saddle Hill-Chain Hills20182013Change
Ethnic group - totals - multi-responseNumber% of total populationDunedin City %Number% of total populationDunedin City %2013 to 2018
Not stated / included------574.84.7-57
Total population1,224100.0100.01,191100.0100.0+33
Total respondents1,224100.0100.01,13495.295.3+90
Total responses1,263103.2109.81,18299.2102.9+81
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 Saddle Hill-Chain Hills in 2018 compared to Dunedin City shows that there was a larger proportion of people who identified themselves as European, a smaller proportion of people who identified themselves as Maori and a smaller proportion of people who identified themselves as Pacific Peoples.

Overall, 94.1% of the population identified themselves as European, 4.7% as Maori and 0.7% as Pacific Peoples, compared with 86.6%, 9.3% and 3.2% for Dunedin City respectively.

The major differences between the ethnic groups responses of the population in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills and Dunedin City were:

  • A larger percentage of responses to European ethnic group (94.1% compared to 86.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of responses to Asian ethnic group (1.7% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of responses to Maori ethnic group (4.7% compared to 9.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of responses to Pacific peoples ethnic group (0.7% compared to 3.2%)

Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population

Emerging groups

The largest change in the ethnic groups responses of the population in this area between 2013 and 2018 was:

  • European (+78 responses)

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