Story: Filipinos
Page 3 – Facts and figures
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in the Philippines.
- 1951 census: 18
- 1976 census: 234
- 2001 census: 10,137
- 2006 census: 15,285
Ethnic identity
In the 2006 census, people were asked to indicate the ethnic group or groups with which they identified. The numbers include those who indicated more than one group.
- Filipino: 16,938
