Mornington
Languages spoken
In Mornington, Māori was the commonly spoken language after English in 2018.
Mornington'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.
Mornington'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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| Mornington | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||||
| Languages spoken - Summary | Number | % of total population | St Clair % | Number | % of total population | St Clair % | 2013 to 2018 | ||
| English only | 2,295 | 81.7 | 85.8 | 1400 | 2,109 | 77.8 | 83.1 | +186 | 1405 |
| Māori only | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1402 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +3 | 1405 |
| Māori and English | 60 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1403 | 42 | 1.5 | 1.2 | +18 | 1405 |
| No language (too young to talk) | 48 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1406 | 39 | 1.4 | 1.0 | +9 | 1405 |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 1407 | 186 | 6.9 | 5.1 | -186 | 1405 |
| Total population | 2,808 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,712 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +96 | ||
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2013 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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| Mornington | 2018 | 2013 | Change | |||||
| Languages spoken - multi-response | Number | % of total population | St Clair % | Number | % of total population | St Clair % | 2013 to 2018 | |
| English | 2,724 | 97.0 | 98.3 | 1329 | 2,460 | 90.7 | 93.6 | +264 |
 Māori | 75 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1404 | 51 | 1.9 | 1.4 | +24 |
| French | 66 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1227 | 63 | 2.3 | 2.2 | +3 |
| German | 60 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1230 | 45 | 1.7 | 1.5 | +15 |
| Spanish | 45 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1295 | 33 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +12 |
| Semitic not further defined | 27 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1284 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +12 |
| Japanese | 27 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1244 | 24 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +3 |
| Hindi | 21 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1236 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +15 |
| Samoan | 21 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1282 | 24 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -3 |
| Afrikaans | 18 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1201 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Malaysian | 18 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1254 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +9 |
| Northern Chinese | 18 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1266 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +3 |
| New Zealand Sign Language | 15 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1261 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Yue | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1320 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -12 |
| Russian | 12 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1281 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -3 |
| Arabic | 12 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1206 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Dutch | 12 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1222 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -3 |
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Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2013 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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| Mornington | 2018 | 2013 | Change | |||||
| Languages spoken - Totals | Number | % of total population | St Clair % | Number | % of total population | St Clair % | 2013 to 2018 | |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 1407 | 186 | 7.8 | 5.7 | -186 |
| Total population | 2,406 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1500 | 2,376 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +30 |
| Total respondents | 2,406 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1501 | 2,190 | 92.2 | 94.3 | +216 |
| Total responses | 3,369 | 140.0 | 129.6 | 1502 | 3,168 | 133.3 | 125.0 | +201 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2013 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 Mornington in 2018 compared to the St Clair 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, 81.7% spoke English only and 2.2% spoke Māori, or Māori and English, compared with 85.8% and 1.8% respectively for the St Clair.
The dominant language spoken at home, other than English, in Mornington was Māori , with 2.7% of the population, or 75 people speaking this language at home.
There were no major differences between Mornington and St Clair in 2018.
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population.
Emerging groups
Between 2013 and 2018, the number of people who spoke Māori, or Māori and English increased by 21 or 50.0%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 186 or 8.8%.
There were no major differences in Mornington between 2013 and 2018.