Campus West
Languages spoken
In Campus West, Northern Chinese was the commonly spoken language after English in 2018.
Campus West's language statistics show the proportion of the population that speaks and understands a language other than English. They are 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.
Campus West's language data should be analysed in conjunction with Ethnicity statistics, Māori Descent, Country of Birth, and Religion statistics to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area.
Derived from the Census question:
'In which language(s) could you have a conversation about a lot of everyday things?'.
Multi-response
Total population
| Languages spoken - Summary | |||||||||
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| Campus West | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Languages spoken - Summary | Number | % of total population | Otago Region % | Number | % of total population | Otago Region % | 2006 to 2018 | ||
| English only | 1,206 | 69.8 | 85.0 | 1400 | 942 | 63.2 | 84.2 | +264 | 1405 |
| Māori only | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1402 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1405 |
| Māori and English | 21 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1403 | 12 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +9 | 1405 |
| No language (too young to talk) | 3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1406 | 6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -3 | 1405 |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 1407 | 72 | 4.8 | 4.1 | -72 | 1405 |
| Total population | 1,728 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,491 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +237 | ||
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High(opens a new window)
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 / included" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.
| Languages spoken - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Campus West | 2018 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Languages spoken - multi-response | Number | % of total population | Otago Region % | Number | % of total population | Otago Region % | 2006 to 2018 | |
| English | 1,710 | 99.0 | 97.5 | 1329 | 1,395 | 93.6 | 93.9 | +315 |
| Northern Chinese | 75 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1266 | 63 | 4.2 | 0.5 | +12 |
| French | 51 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1227 | 63 | 4.2 | 1.7 | -12 |
| Semitic not further defined | 48 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1284 | 51 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -3 |
| Korean | 42 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 1249 | 39 | 2.6 | 0.3 | +3 |
| Yue | 39 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1320 | 48 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -9 |
| Malaysian | 36 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1254 | 42 | 2.8 | 0.2 | -6 |
| Tagalog | 33 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1298 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +30 |
| Spanish | 30 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1295 | 33 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -3 |
| German | 30 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1230 | 54 | 3.6 | 1.2 | -24 |
| Hindi | 27 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1236 | 18 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +9 |
 Māori | 27 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1404 | 18 | 1.2 | 1.7 | +9 |
| Samoan | 24 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1282 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +18 |
| Arabic | 21 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1206 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +9 |
| Japanese | 21 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1244 | 36 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -15 |
| Panjabi | 15 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1269 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Sinhala | 12 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1288 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +6 |
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Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High(opens a new window)
Excludes languages with fewer than 12 people speaking them at home.
| Languages spoken - Totals | ||||||||
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| Campus West | 2018 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Languages spoken - Totals | Number | % of total population | Otago Region % | Number | % of total population | Otago Region % | 2006 to 2018 | |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 1407 | 72 | 7.0 | 4.5 | -72 |
| Total population | 1,230 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1500 | 1,032 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +198 |
| Total respondents | 1,230 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1501 | 960 | 93.0 | 95.5 | +270 |
| Total responses | 2,370 | 192.7 | 131.2 | 1502 | 2,097 | 203.2 | 123.5 | +273 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High(opens a new window)
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 / included" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken by the population of Campus West in 2018 compared to the Otago Region shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a similar proportion of those who spoke Māori, or Māori and English.
Overall, 69.8% spoke English only and 1.2% spoke Māori, or Māori and English, compared with 85.0% and 1.5% respectively for the Otago Region.
The dominant language spoken at home, other than English, in Campus West was Northern Chinese, with 4.3% of the population, or 75 people speaking this language at home.
The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population of Campus West and the Otago Region in 2018 were:
- A larger percentage who speak Northern Chinese at home (4.3% compared to 0.9%)
- A larger percentage who speak Semitic not further defined at home (2.8% compared to 0.5%)
- A larger percentage who speak Korean at home (2.4% compared to 0.3%)
- A larger percentage who speak Malaysian at home (2.1% compared to 0.3%)
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population.
Emerging groups
Between 2006 and 2018, the number of people who spoke Māori, or Māori and English increased by 9 or 75.0%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 264 or 28.0%.
There were no major differences in Campus West between 2006 and 2018.