# 2013 New Zealand census

The 2013 New Zealand census was the thirty-third national census. "The National Census Day" used for the census was on Tuesday, 5 March 2013. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,242,048 – an increase of 214,101 or 5.3% over the 2006 census.
The 2013 census forms were the same as those developed for the 2011 census which was cancelled due to the February 2011 major earthquake in Christchurch. There were no new topics or questions. New Zealand's next census was conducted in March 2018.

## Collection methods

The results from the post-enumeration survey showed that the 2013 census recorded 97.6 percent of the residents in New Zealand on census night. However, the overall response rate was 92.9 percent, with a non-response rate of 7.1 percent made up of the net undercount and people who were counted in the census but had not received a form.

## Results
### Population and dwellings

Population counts for New Zealand regions.
Note: All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
| Region | Population | Percentage |
| Northland | 151,689 | 3.6% |
| Auckland | 1,415,550 | 33.4% |
| Waikato | 403,638 | 9.5% |
| Bay of Plenty | 267,744 | 6.3% |
| Gisborne | 43,656 | 1.0% |
| Taranaki | 109,608 | 2.6% |
| Manawatū | 222,672 | 5.2% |
| Hawke's Bay | 151,179 | 3.6% |
| Wellington | 471,315 | 11.1% |
| North Island | 3,059,418 | 76.3% |
| Nelson | 46,437 | 1.1% |
| Tasman | 47,154 | 1.1% |
| Marlborough | 43,416 | 1.0% |
| Canterbury | 539,436 | 12.7% |
| West Coast | 32,148 | 0.8% |
| Otago | 202,467 | 4.8% |
| Southland | 93,342 | 2.2% |
| South Island | 1,004,397 | 23.7% |
| Area outside region | 600 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 4,242,048 | 100.0% |

### Ethnicity

The census usually resident population count of 4,242,048 included 230,649 people without an ethnic response and 4,011,399 people who identified with at least one ethnicity. The figures for the total ethnicity of the population.
| Ethnicity | Responses | Responses | Change from 2006 | Change from 2006 |
| Ethnicity | Number | % | Number | pp |
| European | 2,969,391 | 74.02 | 359,802 | 6.42 |
| New Zealand European | 2,727,009 | 67.98 | 345,933 | 6.30 |
| English | 38,916 | 0.97 | 5,286 | 0.17 |
| British nfd | 36,024 | 0.90 | 8,832 | 0.19 |
| South African nec | 28,656 | 0.71 | 7,047 | 0.15 |
| Dutch | 28,503 | 0.71 | 141 | 0.03 |
| European nfd | 26,472 | 0.66 | 4,617 | 0.09 |
| Australian | 22,467 | 0.56 | 3,888 | 0.12 |
| Scottish | 14,412 | 0.36 | 627 | 0.03 |
| Irish | 14,193 | 0.35 | 1,542 | 0.03 |
| German | 12,810 | 0.32 | 1,893 | 0.04 |
| American | 12,339 | 0.31 | 1,533 | 0.03 |
| Māori | 598,605 | 14.92 | 33,276 | 0.28 |
| Pacific peoples | 295,941 | 7.38 | 29,967 | 0.49 |
| Samoan | 144,138 | 3.59 | 13,035 | 0.20 |
| Cook Islands Maori nfd | 61,077 | 1.52 | 4,182 | 0.05 |
| Tongan | 60,333 | 1.50 | 9,852 | 0.20 |
| Niuean | 23,883 | 0.60 | 1,407 | 0.01 |
| Fijian | 14,445 | 0.36 | 4,581 | 0.10 |
| Asian | 471,708 | 11.8 | 117,156 | 2.6 |
| Chinese nfd | 163,101 | 4.07 | 23,370 | 0.45 |
| Indian nfd | 143,520 | 3.58 | 46,077 | 1.05 |
| Filipino | 40,350 | 1.01 | 23,412 | 0.57 |
| Korean | 30,171 | 0.8 | 621 | 0.05 |
| Japanese | 14,118 | 0.35 | 2,208 | 0.04 |
| Fijian Indian | 10,929 | 0.27 | 5,313 | 0.13 |
| Middle Eastern/Latin American/African | 46,953 | 1.17 | 12,210 | 0.27 |
| Other | 67,752 | 1.69 | 363,129 | 9.47 |
| New Zealander | 65,973 | 1.64 | 363,456 | 9.48 |
| Total population stated | 4,011,399 | – | – | – |
| Not elsewhere included | 230,646 | 5.4 | – | – |
| Totals, New Zealand | 4,242,048 | 100.0% | 214,101 | 5.3% |
| Source: Statistics NZ. Total may exceed 100% due to multiple response. |||||

#### Ethnic groups by region

| Region | European | European | Maori | Maori | Pacific | Pacific | Asian | Asian | MELAA | MELAA | Other | Other |
| Region | Num. | % | Num. | % | Num. | % | Num. | % | Num. | % | Num. | % |
| Northland | 105,060 | 75.7 | 44,931 | 32.4 | 4,461 | 3.2 | 3,927 | 2.8 | 555 | 0.4 | 2,565 | 1.8 |
| Auckland | 789,306 | 59.3 | 142,767 | 10.7 | 194,958 | 14.6 | 307,233 | 23.1 | 24,945 | 1.9 | 15,639 | 1.2 |
| Waikato | 296,097 | 77.4 | 83,742 | 21.9 | 14,700 | 3.8 | 26,382 | 6.9 | 3,561 | 0.9 | 6,660 | 1.7 |
| Bay of Plenty | 189,597 | 75.7 | 68,940 | 27.5 | 7,728 | 3.1 | 12,963 | 5.2 | 1,266 | 0.5 | 4,407 | 1.8 |
| Gisborne | 24,504 | 60.8 | 19,683 | 48.9 | 1,542 | 3.8 | 975 | 2.4 | 159 | 0.4 | 624 | 1.5 |
| Hawke's Bay | 110,940 | 77.7 | 34,659 | 24.3 | 6,270 | 4.4 | 5,115 | 3.6 | 663 | 0.5 | 2,766 | 1.9 |
| Taranaki | 89,802 | 86.2 | 18,150 | 17.4 | 1,701 | 1.6 | 3,594 | 3.5 | 444 | 0.4 | 2,112 | 2.0 |
| Manawatu-Whanganui | 172,101 | 81.3 | 43,596 | 20.6 | 7,341 | 3.5 | 10,863 | 5.1 | 1,335 | 0.6 | 4,422 | 2.1 |
| Wellington | 345,180 | 77.0 | 58,335 | 13.0 | 36,105 | 8.0 | 47,235 | 10.5 | 6,576 | 1.5 | 8,202 | 1.8 |
| North Island | 2,122,587 | 69.6 | 514,803 | 16.9 | 274,806 | 9.0 | 418,287 | 13.7 | 39,504 | 1.3 | 47,397 | 1.6 |
| Tasman | 42,189 | 93.1 | 3,441 | 7.6 | 480 | 1.1 | 882 | 1.9 | 138 | 0.3 | 1,083 | 2.4 |
| Nelson | 39,720 | 89.3 | 4,167 | 9.4 | 798 | 1.8 | 1,953 | 4.4 | 213 | 0.5 | 945 | 2.1 |
| Marlborough | 37,041 | 89.2 | 4,776 | 11.5 | 969 | 2.3 | 1,182 | 2.8 | 246 | 0.6 | 1,044 | 2.5 |
| West Coast | 27,441 | 91.2 | 3,171 | 10.5 | 315 | 1.0 | 678 | 2.3 | 120 | 0.4 | 837 | 2.8 |
| Canterbury | 448,650 | 86.9 | 41,910 | 8.1 | 12,723 | 2.5 | 35,847 | 6.9 | 4,374 | 0.8 | 10,236 | 2.0 |
| Otago | 171,615 | 89.1 | 14,388 | 7.5 | 3,933 | 2.0 | 10,038 | 5.2 | 2,043 | 1.1 | 4,164 | 2.2 |
| Southland | 79,731 | 89.0 | 11,607 | 13.0 | 1,917 | 2.1 | 2,841 | 3.2 | 315 | 0.4 | 2,031 | 2.3 |
| South Island | 846,387 | 88.2 | 83,460 | 8.7 | 21,135 | 2.2 | 53,421 | 5.6 | 7,449 | 0.8 | 20,340 | 2.1 |
| Source: Statistics New Zealand. |||||||||||||

### Birthplace

The number of people living in New Zealand who were born overseas continued to climb. In 2013, 1,001,787 people (25.2 percent) were born overseas. For the overseas-born census "usually resident population":
Proportion of overseas-born population
| Birthplace | Responses | Responses | Change from 2006 | Change from 2006 |
| Birthplace | Number | % | Number | pp |
| New Zealand | 2,980,824 | 74.85 | 20,607 | 2.25 |
| Overseas | 1,001,787 | 25.15 | 122,244 | 2.25 |
| England | 215,589 | 5.41 | 13,188 | 0.14 |
| China, People's Republic of | 89,121 | 2.24 | 11,004 | 0.20 |
| India | 67,176 | 1.69 | 23,835 | 0.56 |
| Australia | 62,712 | 1.57 | 30 | 0.06 |
| South Africa | 54,276 | 1.36 | 12,600 | 0.28 |
| Fiji | 52,755 | 1.32 | 15,009 | 0.34 |
| Samoa | 50,661 | 1.27 | 12 | 0.05 |
| Philippines | 37,299 | 0.94 | 22,014 | 0.54 |
| Korea, Republic of | 26,601 | 0.67 | 2,208 | 0.08 |
| Scotland | 25,953 | 0.65 | 3,063 | 0.10 |
| United States | 21,462 | 0.54 | 3,714 | 0.08 |
| Netherlands | 19,815 | 0.50 | 2,289 | 0.08 |
| Germany | 12,942 | 0.32 | 2,181 | 0.04 |
| Japan | 10,269 | 0.26 | 696 | 0.01 |
| Total people stated | 3,982,611 | 100.00% | – | – |
| Not elsewhere included | 259,437 | – | – | – |
| Total people | 4,242,048 | 100.00% | 214,101 | 5.3% |
| Source: Statistics New Zealand. |||||

### Religion

The table below is based on religious affiliation data recorded at the last three censuses for usually resident people. Figures and percentages may not add to 100 percent as people can state more than one religion.
| Religion | 2013 Census | 2013 Census |
| Religion | Number | Percentage |
| Christian | 1,858,977 | 47.65% |
| Catholic | 492,105 | 12.61% |
| Anglican | 459,771 | 11.79% |
| Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed | 330,516 | 8.47% |
| Christian (not further defined) | 216,177 | 5.54% |
| Methodist | 102,879 | 2.64% |
| Pentecostal | 74,256 | 1.90% |
| Baptist | 54,345 | 1.39% |
| Latter–day Saints | 40,728 | 1.04% |
| Brethren | 18,624 | 0.48% |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 17,931 | 0.46% |
| Adventist | 17,085 | 0.44% |
| Evangelical, Born Again and Fundamentalist | 15,381 | 0.39% |
| Orthodox | 13,806 | 0.35% |
| Salvation Army | 9,162 | 0.23% |
| Protestant (not further defined) | 4,998 | 0.13% |
| Lutheran | 3,903 | 0.10% |
| Church of Christ and Associated Churches of Christ | 2,145 | 0.05% |
| Uniting/Union Church and Ecumenical | 999 | 0.03% |
| Asian Christian | 132 | 0.01% |
| Other Christian | 3,714 | 0.10% |
| Hindu | 89,319 | 2.11% |
| Buddhist | 58,404 | 1.50% |
| Māori Christian | 52,947 | 1.36% |
| Rātana | 40,353 | 1.03% |
| Ringatū | 13,272 | 0.34% |
| Māori Christian (not further defined) | 222 | 0.01% |
| Other Māori Christian | 333 | 0.01% |
| Islam/Muslim | 46,149 | 1.18% |
| Spiritualism and New Age Religions | 18,285 | 0.47% |
| Spiritualist | 7,776 | 0.20% |
| Nature and Earth Based Religions | 5,943 | 0.15% |
| Satanism | 840 | 0.02% |
| New Age (not further defined) | 441 | 0.01% |
| Church of Scientology | 318 | 0.01% |
| Other New Age Religions | 3,015 | 0.08% |
| Judaism/Jewish | 6,867 | 0.18% |
| Other Religions | 34,245 | 0.88% |
| Sikh | 19,191 | 0.49% |
| Other Religion (not further defined) | 5,202 | 0.13% |
| Baháʼí | 2,634 | 0.07% |
| Māori Religion | 2,595 | 0.07% |
| Theism | 1,782 | 0.05% |
| Zoroastrian | 972 | 0.02% |
| Chinese Religions | 906 | 0.02% |
| Japanese Religions | 423 | 0.01% |
| Jainism | 207 | 0.01% |
| Other Other Religions | 333 | 0.01% |
| Total people with at least one religious affiliation | 2,146,167 | 55.01% |
| No Religion | 1,635,345 | 41.92% |
| Object to answering | 173,034 | 4.44% |
| Total people stated | 3,901,167 | 100.00% |
| Not elsewhere included | 347,301 | – |
| New Zealand | 4,242,048 | – |