Tables About Buller District



Ethnic group

2006 Census

Ethnic Groups in Buller District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
Ethnic groups
     
 
Region/City/DistrictNew Zealand
European
 7,575  2,609,589
Māori
 801  565,329
Pacific peoples
 63  265,974
Asian
 75  354,552
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 24  34,743
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
 1,461  429,429
     Other ethnicity–other
 0  1,491
     Total  1,458  430,878
Total people  9,345  3,860,163

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each ethnic group, whether as their only ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups. Where a person reported more than one ethnic group, they have been counted in each applicable group. 
3. 'Middle Eastern, Latin American and African' was introduced as a new category for the 2006 Census. Previously, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African responses were allocated to the 'other ethnicity' category.
4. 'Other ethnicity' includes responses for a number of small ethnic groups and for 'New Zealander.' For 2006, New Zealander responses made the largest contribution towards the 'other ethnicity' category. 

2001–2006 Censuses

Ethnic Groups in Buller District,(1)(2) 2001–2006 Censuses
Ethnic groups
     
 
20012006
European
 8,781  7,575
Māori
 762  801
Pacific peoples
 51  66
Asian
 57  75
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African(3)
 18  24
Other ethnicity(4)
     New Zealander
...  1,458
     Other ethnicity–other
C  0
     Total  0  1,461
Total people  9,204  9,345

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each ethnic group, whether as their only ethnic group or as one of several ethnic groups. Where a person reported more than one ethnic group, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. 'Middle Eastern, Latin American and African' was introduced as a new category for the 2006 Census. Previously Middle Eastern, Latin American and African responses were allocated to the 'other ethnicity' category.
4. 'New Zealander' was included as a new category for the 2006 Census. New Zealander responses form part of the 'other ethnicity' category. For 2006, New Zealander responses made the largest contribution towards the 'other ethnicity' category. For 2001, New Zealander was counted in the 'European' category.

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Birthplace

2006 Census

Birthplace of People in Buller District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 8,358  2,960,214
Australia(2)
 189  62,742
Pacific Islands(3)
 15  135,852
UK and Ireland
 366  251,688
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 102  68,067
North America
 54  26,940
Asia
 60  251,130
Other
 87  83,121
Not elsewhere included(4)
 468  188,187
Total  9,702  4,027,947
 
1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. Includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.

 

Birthplace of Māori in Buller District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
New Zealand
 774  547,302
Australia(2)
 12  5,973
Pacific Islands(3)
 0  540
UK and Ireland
 0  1,026
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 0  168
North America
 3  432
Asia
 3  480
Other
 0  114
Not elsewhere included(4)
 12  9,294
Total  804  565,329

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. Includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Birthplace of People in Buller District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 9,279  8,496  8,358
Australia(2)
 177  150  189
Pacific Islands(3)
 12  15  15
UK and Ireland
 387  351  366
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 78  99  105
North America
 36  36  51
Asia
 33  51  60
Other
 36  48  87
Not elsewhere included(4)
 477  384  468
Total  10,512  9,624  9,702

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. The 1996 data includes 'not elsewhere classified'. The 2001 and 2006 data includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.

Birthplace of Māori in Buller District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
New Zealand
 831  738  774
Australia(2)
 9  9  12
Pacific Islands(3)
 0  3  0
UK and Ireland
 3  3  3
Europe, excl UK and Ireland
 0  0  0
North America
 0  0  0
Asia
 3  0  0
Other
 0  0  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
 15  9  12
Total  858  762  804

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes Australian territories.
3. Includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
4. The 1996 data includes 'not elsewhere classified'. The 2001 and 2006 data includes 'inadequately described' and 'not stated' responses.
 

Languages spoken

2006 Census

Languages Spoken in Buller District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 9,051  3,673,626
Māori
 162  157,113
Samoan
 12  85,428
NZ Sign Language
 69  24,087
Other
 309  509,358
None(3)
 141  75,570
Total people  9,222  3,830,760

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.


Languages Spoken by Māori in Buller District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
English
 753  530,892
Māori
 102  131,613
Samoan
 0  3,693
NZ Sign Language
 3  5,538
Other
 3  9,264
None(3)
 18  15,576
Total people  783  554,355

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Languages Spoken in Buller District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 9,789  9,027  9,051
Māori
 177  198  162
Samoan
 15  18  12
NZ Sign Language
 108  63  69
Other
 237  246  309
None(3)
 249  156  141
Total people  10,065  9,198  9,225

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.

Languages Spoken by Māori in Buller District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
English
 804  726  753
Māori
 108  117  102
Samoan
 6  3  0
NZ Sign Language
 12  9  3
Other
 6  9  6
None(3)
 45  24  18
Total people  852  753  783

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes all of the people who stated each language spoken, whether as their only language or as one of several languages. Where a person reported more than one language spoken, they have been counted in each applicable group.
3. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'. 

Number of languages spoken

2006 Census

Number of Languages Spoken in Buller District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 141  75,195
One
 8,604  3,083,904
Two
 393  562,446
Three
 60  83,400
Four
 18  19,281
Five
 6  5,052
Six
 3  1,479
Not elsewhere included(3)
 477  197,190
Total  9,702  4,027,947

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Includes responses that were classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Number of Languages Spoken by Māori in Buller District and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
None(2)
 18  15,462
One
 669  407,094
Two
 90  122,469
Three
 6  7,131
Four
 0  1,587
Five
 0  381
Six
 0  231
Not elsewhere included(3)
 21  10,974
Total  801  565,329

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Includes responses that were classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Number of Languages Spoken in Buller District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 246  156  141
One
 9,354  8,571  8,604
Two
 381  390  390
Three
 63  54  60
Four
 15  21  21
Five
 3  6  6
Six
 0  3  3
Not elsewhere included(3)
 450  429  477
Total  10,512  9,624  9,702

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Data for 1996 includes responses that were classified as 'not applicable' and 'not specified'. The 2006 and 2001 data includes 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Number of Languages Spoken by Māori in Buller District,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
None(2)
 42  27  21
One
 699  603  669
Two
 99  117  90
Three
 9  3  3
Four
 3  0  0
Five
 0  3  0
Six
 3  0  0
Not elsewhere included(3)
 6  9  21
Total  858  762  804

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
2. Includes people who were 'too young to talk' or 'unable to speak a language'.
3. Data for 1996 includes responses that were classified as 'not applicable' and 'not specified'. The 2006 and 2001 data includes 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals and values for the same data may vary in different tables.