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Wairoa District'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.
Wairoa District'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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In which language(s) could you have a conversation about a lot of everyday things?'.
Multi-response
| Languages spoken - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa District | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
| Languages spoken - Summary | Number | % of total population | Wairoa % | Number | % of total population | Wairoa % | 2013 to 2018 |
| English only | 6,264 | 74.9 | 72.9 | 5,589 | 70.8 | 69.6 | +675 |
| Māori only | 69 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 99 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -30 |
| Māori and English | 1,503 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 1,314 | 16.7 | 17.9 | +189 |
| No language (too young to talk) | 183 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 87 | 1.1 | 1.4 | +96 |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 531 | 6.7 | 5.7 | -531 |
| Total population | 8,367 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,890 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +477 |
| Languages spoken - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa District | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
| Languages spoken - multi-response | Number | % of total population | Wairoa % | Number | % of total population | Wairoa % | 2013 to 2018 |
| English | 8,094 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 7,146 | 90.6 | 91.0 | +948 |
| Māori | 1,665 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 1,473 | 18.7 | 20.4 | +192 |
| New Zealand Sign Language | 75 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 63 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +12 |
| French | 36 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +3 |
| German | 24 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -9 |
| Samoan | 24 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +6 |
| Tagalog | 24 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +12 |
| Fiji Hindi | 21 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +18 |
| Fijian | 21 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +15 |
| Afrikaans | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Dutch | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -3 |
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| Languages spoken - Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa District | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
| Languages spoken - Totals | Number | % of total population | Wairoa % | Number | % of total population | Wairoa % | 2013 to 2018 |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 531 | 7.0 | 6.0 | -531 |
| Total population | 8,019 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,620 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +399 |
| Total respondents | 8,019 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,089 | 93.0 | 94.0 | +930 |
| Total responses | 10,362 | 129.2 | 132.8 | 9,600 | 126.0 | 128.6 | +762 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken by the population of Wairoa District in 2018 compared to Wairoa shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, and a smaller proportion of those who spoke Māori, or Māori and English.
Overall, 74.9% spoke English only and 18.8% spoke Māori, or Māori and English, compared with 72.9% and 19.4% respectively for Wairoa.
The dominant language spoken at home, other than English, in Wairoa District was Māori , with 19.9% of the population, or 1,665 people speaking this language at home.
There were no major differences between Wairoa District and Wairoa 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 159 or 11.3%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 675 or 12.1%.
The largest change in the spoken languages of the population in Wairoa District between 2013 and 2018 was for those speaking:
- Māori (+192 responses)
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