Facts and figures
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in Russia, Ukraine or Baltic countries.
Russia
- 1874 census: 109
- 1901 census: 387
U.S.S.R.
- 1951 census: 506
- 1976 census: 892
Russia
- 2001 census: 2,916
- 2006 census: 4,581
Estonia
- 1921 census: 8
- 1951 census: 212
- 1976 census: 191
- 2001 census: 99
- 2006 census: 105
Latvia
- 1921 census: 14
- 1951 census: 423
- 1976 census: 400
- 2001 census: 246
- 2006 census: 261
Lithuania
- 1921 census: 8
- 1951 census: 184
- 1976 census: 174
- 2001 census: 111
- 2006 census: 120
Ukraine
- 2001 census: 840
- 2006 census: 1,152
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.
- Russian: 4,836
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