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Wairoa'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'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 | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
| Languages spoken - Summary | Number | % of total population | Wairoa District % | Number | % of total population | Wairoa District % | 2013 to 2018 |
| English only | 3,300 | 72.9 | 74.9 | 2,841 | 69.6 | 70.8 | +459 |
| Māori only | 42 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 60 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -18 |
| Māori and English | 837 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 732 | 17.9 | 16.7 | +105 |
| No language (too young to talk) | 111 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 57 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +54 |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 234 | 5.7 | 6.7 | -234 |
| Total population | 4,527 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,083 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +444 |
| Languages spoken - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
| Languages spoken - multi-response | Number | % of total population | Wairoa District % | Number | % of total population | Wairoa District % | 2013 to 2018 |
| English | 4,362 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 3,714 | 91.0 | 90.6 | +648 |
| Māori | 933 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 831 | 20.4 | 18.7 | +102 |
| New Zealand Sign Language | 45 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +3 |
| Fiji Hindi | 21 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +18 |
| French | 21 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +3 |
| Tagalog | 21 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +15 |
| Samoan | 18 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +6 |
| German | 15 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +6 |
| Fijian | 15 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Hindi | 12 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -12 |
| Languages spoken - Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
| Languages spoken - Totals | Number | % of total population | Wairoa District % | Number | % of total population | Wairoa District % | 2013 to 2018 |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 234 | 6.0 | 7.0 | -234 |
| Total population | 4,290 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,924 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +366 |
| Total respondents | 4,290 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,690 | 94.0 | 93.0 | +600 |
| Total responses | 5,697 | 132.8 | 129.2 | 5,046 | 128.6 | 126.0 | +651 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken by the population of Wairoa in 2018 compared to Wairoa District shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those who spoke Māori, or Māori and English.
Overall, 72.9% spoke English only and 19.4% spoke Māori, or Māori and English, compared with 74.9% and 18.8% respectively for Wairoa District.
The dominant language spoken at home, other than English, in Wairoa was Māori , with 20.6% of the population, or 933 people speaking this language at home.
There were no major differences between Wairoa and Wairoa District 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 87 or 11.0%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 459 or 16.2%.
The largest change in the spoken languages of the population in Wairoa between 2013 and 2018 was for those speaking:
- Māori (+102 responses)
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