Story: Chinese
Page 7 – Facts and figures
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in China or countries associated with China.
China
- 1867 census: 1,219
- 1901 census: 2,902
- 1951 census: 3,264
- 1976 census: 4,372 (including Taiwan)
- 2001 census: 38,949
- 2006 census: 78,117
Hong Kong
- 1951 census: 113
- 1976 census: 1,211
- 2001 census: 11,301
- 2006 census: 7,686
Taiwan
- 2001 census: 12,486
- 2006 census: 10,764
Ethnic identity
In the 2006 census, people were asked to indicate the ethnic group with which they identified. The numbers include those who indicated more than one group.
- Chinese: 139,728
- Taiwanese Chinese: 5,451
