Student Allowances Jan - Sep (First, second and third quarters)
These figures are cumulative year-to-date figures. Therefore, the Jan - Dec figures are the relevant calendar year figures in the annual statistics table. For the purpose of these tables, a student is defined as a person who received at least one payment from StudyLink in the calendar year, up to the month specified. Percentage figures may not add to exactly 100% because of rounding effects. All percentages are rounded to the nearest percent. Five years of data are presented, earlier figures are included in the downloadable spreadsheets.
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Amounts paid out for Student Allowance and Accommodation Benefit payments
| Allowance totals | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Allowance | 62,400 | 78,170 | 91,670 | 94,990 | 93,130 |
| Accommodation | 43,821 | 55,057 | 64,909 | 66,752 | 64,949 |
| Total number | 62,403 | 78,175 | 91,673 | 94,996 | 93,132 |
| Total Student Allowance | $282,856,687 | $357,348,289 | $432,691,007 | $447,688,505 | $443,866,307 |
| Total Accommodation | $40,192,692 | $51,734,421 | $62,834,483 | $64,739,273 | $63,637,063 |
| Average Student Allowance | $4,533 | $4,571 | $4,720 | $4,713 | $4,766 |
| Average Accommodation | $917 | $940 | $968 | $970 | $980 |
Distribution of Student Allowance recipients by types of education provider attended
Where more than one education provider is named, the students are attending all the named education providers during the year.
| Education provider type | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COE | 9 | 0% | ||||||||
| COE/University | 18 | 0% | ||||||||
| Other | 1,044 | 2% | 1,410 | 2% | 1,579 | 2% | 1,533 | 2% | 1,366 | 1% |
| Other/PTE | 6 | 0% | 13 | 0% | 17 | 0% | 23 | 0% | 15 | 0% |
| Other/PTE/Wananga | 1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Other/Polytech | 35 | 0% | 41 | 0% | 56 | 0% | 62 | 0% | 31 | 0% |
| Other/Polytech/PTE | 1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Other/Polytech/PTE/University | 1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Other/Polytech/University | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | ||
| Other/Polytech/Wananga | 2 | 0% | ||||||||
| Other/University | 48 | 0% | 72 | 0% | 68 | 0% | 68 | 0% | 33 | 0% |
| Other/Wananga | 7 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 12 | 0% | 21 | 0% | 11 | 0% |
| PTE | 9,052 | 15% | 11,486 | 15% | 13,092 | 14% | 13,586 | 14% | 12,865 | 14% |
| PTE/University | 129 | 0% | 189 | 0% | 222 | 0% | 279 | 0% | 203 | 0% |
| PTE/University/Wananga | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | ||||||
| PTE/Wananga | 80 | 0% | 72 | 0% | 105 | 0% | 94 | 0% | 71 | 0% |
| Polytech | 15,345 | 25% | 19,897 | 25% | 24,105 | 26% | 26,403 | 28% | 26,924 | 29% |
| Polytech/PTE | 170 | 0% | 283 | 0% | 302 | 0% | 308 | 0% | 275 | 0% |
| Polytech/PTE/University | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
| Polytech/PTE/Wananga | 5 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0% | ||
| Polytech/University | 245 | 0% | 270 | 0% | 400 | 0% | 435 | 0% | 382 | 0% |
| Polytech/University/Wananga | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | ||||||
| Polytech/Wananga | 84 | 0% | 97 | 0% | 112 | 0% | 117 | 0% | 134 | 0% |
| University | 34,623 | 55% | 42,188 | 54% | 48,323 | 53% | 48,516 | 51% | 47,378 | 51% |
| University/Wananga | 38 | 0% | 24 | 0% | 41 | 0% | 26 | 0% | 36 | 0% |
| Wananga | 1,460 | 2% | 2,116 | 3% | 3,225 | 4% | 3,520 | 4% | 3,401 | 4% |
| Total | 62,403 | 100% | 78,175 | 100% | 91,673 | 100% | 94,996 | 100% | 93,132 | 100% |
Allowances paid out by provider type
| Allowance by provider type ($M) | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COE | $16,656 | ||||
| COE/University | $85,140 | ||||
| Other | $5,055,947 | $6,860,587 | $8,269,527 | $6,904,934 | $6,641,433 |
| Other/PTE | $46,138 | $86,235 | $97,926 | $150,770 | $94,575 |
| Other/PTE/Wananga | $7,509 | ||||
| Other/Polytech | $234,228 | $258,887 | $327,691 | $363,120 | $204,655 |
| Other/Polytech/PTE | $11,036 | ||||
| Other/Polytech/PTE/University | $10,498 | ||||
| Other/Polytech/University | $24,511 | $13,213 | $9,585 | $5,899 | |
| Other/Polytech/Wananga | $19,811 | ||||
| Other/University | $265,603 | $409,272 | $393,900 | $445,109 | $206,852 |
| Other/Wananga | $76,643 | $49,688 | $116,012 | $228,332 | $108,082 |
| PTE | $37,794,029 | $46,601,972 | $55,478,158 | $58,366,582 | $54,525,410 |
| PTE/University | $730,031 | $1,092,832 | $1,266,102 | $1,474,219 | $1,246,370 |
| PTE/University/Wananga | $8,017 | $7,164 | |||
| PTE/Wananga | $688,653 | $660,747 | $1,031,400 | $801,127 | $516,753 |
| Polytech | $68,011,505 | $88,187,221 | $109,518,023 | $119,794,108 | $127,508,735 |
| Polytech/PTE | $1,124,105 | $1,822,799 | $2,010,429 | $1,989,715 | $1,721,140 |
| Polytech/PTE/University | $20,378 | $6,384 | $31,644 | $10,295 | $24,139 |
| Polytech/PTE/Wananga | $52,747 | $46,197 | $17,082 | $56,081 | |
| Polytech/University | $1,459,614 | $1,675,001 | $2,325,376 | $2,472,062 | $2,103,093 |
| Polytech/University/Wananga | $11,493 | $6,678 | |||
| Polytech/Wananga | $795,541 | $786,286 | $952,412 | $888,591 | $975,949 |
| University | $158,359,721 | $197,045,814 | $232,980,371 | $234,561,591 | $228,826,380 |
| University/Wananga | $323,753 | $168,993 | $322,928 | $145,529 | $238,054 |
| Wananga | $7,725,979 | $11,540,484 | $17,488,351 | $19,065,752 | $18,862,708 |
| Total | $282,856,687 | $357,348,289 | $432,691,007 | $447,688,505 | $443,866,307 |
Distribution of Student Allowance recipients by type of payment
The actual classifications used for allowance type changed in April 2005, so some allowances were moved to a different category at that time.
| Type of allowance | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-23 years old parentally income tested allowance at home | 16,219 | 21% | 19,623 | 21% | 21,065 | 22% | 20,893 | 22% | ||
| 16-23 years old parentally income tested allowance away from home (no accommodation benefit) - (3a) | 510 | 1% | ||||||||
| 16-23 years old parentally income tested allowance away from home + accommodation | 25,575 | 33% | 31,274 | 34% | 32,289 | 34% | 31,212 | 34% | ||
| 16-24 years old parentally income tested allowance at home | 12,858 | 21% | 398 | 1% | 70 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| 16-24 years old parentally income tested allowance away from home + accommodation | 22,773 | 36% | 860 | 1% | 122 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
| 24 years old and over at home allowance | 3,111 | 4% | 3,151 | 3% | 3,300 | 3% | 3,364 | 4% | ||
| 24 years old and over, away from home allowance (no accommodation benefit) - (5a) | 137 | 0% | ||||||||
| 24 years old and over, away from home allowance + accommodation | 18,343 | 23% | 22,677 | 25% | 23,812 | 25% | 23,261 | 25% | ||
| 25 years old and over at home allowance | 1,921 | 3% | 93 | 0% | 13 | 0% | ||||
| 25 years old and over, away from home allowance + accommodation | 14,003 | 22% | 691 | 1% | 132 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0% |
| Both eligible students with one or more children + accommodation | 1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Both students but only one eligible for allowance (no accommodation benefit) | 3 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 7 | 0% |
| Both students but only one eligible for allowance + accom | 102 | 0% | 99 | 0% | 113 | 0% | 94 | 0% | 66 | 0% |
| Couple, both eligible students (no accommodation benefit) | 17 | 0% | 27 | 0% | 23 | 0% | 15 | 0% | 21 | 0% |
| Couple, both eligible students plus an accommodation benefit | 1,246 | 2% | 1,462 | 2% | 1,619 | 2% | 1,440 | 2% | 1,331 | 1% |
| Couple, one eligible student with child(ren) plus an accommodation benefit | 146 | 0% | 200 | 0% | 228 | 0% | 158 | 0% | 148 | 0% |
| Independent circumstances allowance + accommodation | 1,966 | 3% | 2,107 | 3% | 1,980 | 2% | 1,997 | 2% | 1,868 | 2% |
| One student with dependent spouse allowance + accommodation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | ||||||
| One student with dependent spouse and 1 or more children + accommodation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | ||
| Single student with child(ren) plus an accommodation benefit | 1,461 | 2% | 1,722 | 2% | 2,061 | 2% | 2,273 | 2% | 2,223 | 2% |
| Student living at home with earning spouse | 1,139 | 2% | 1,500 | 2% | 1,930 | 2% | 1,960 | 2% | 1,962 | 2% |
| Student living away from home with earning spouse (no accommodation benefit) | 4 | 0% | 8 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 10 | 0% |
| Student living away from home with earning spouse + accommodation | 55 | 0% | 61 | 0% | 61 | 0% | 75 | 0% | 53 | 0% |
| Student with dependent partner (no accommodation benefit) | 48 | 0% | 78 | 0% | 84 | 0% | 61 | 0% | 59 | 0% |
| Student with dependent partner plus an accommodation benefit | 4,659 | 7% | 5,614 | 7% | 6,497 | 7% | 6,441 | 7% | 5,998 | 6% |
| Total | 62,403 | 100% | 78,175 | 100% | 91,673 | 100% | 94,996 | 100% | 93,132 | 100% |
Distribution of Student Allowance recipients by age and gender
Age is calculated as at the end of the last quarter of the period.
| Student ages | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 or less | F | 175 | 0% | 213 | 0% | 188 | 0% | 145 | 0% | 138 | 0% |
| M | 126 | 0% | 164 | 0% | 123 | 0% | 115 | 0% | 86 | 0% | |
| Total | 301 | 0% | 377 | 0% | 311 | 0% | 260 | 0% | 224 | 0% | |
| 18 - 19 | F | 8,506 | 14% | 10,909 | 14% | 12,299 | 13% | 12,279 | 13% | 12,248 | 13% |
| M | 6,333 | 10% | 8,377 | 11% | 9,653 | 11% | 9,898 | 10% | 9,569 | 10% | |
| Total | 14,839 | 24% | 19,286 | 25% | 21,952 | 24% | 22,177 | 23% | 21,817 | 23% | |
| 20 - 24 | F | 12,859 | 21% | 16,154 | 21% | 19,723 | 22% | 21,283 | 22% | 21,059 | 23% |
| M | 9,942 | 16% | 13,480 | 17% | 16,242 | 18% | 17,254 | 18% | 17,032 | 18% | |
| Total | 22,801 | 37% | 29,634 | 38% | 35,965 | 39% | 38,537 | 41% | 38,091 | 41% | |
| 25 - 29 | F | 4,610 | 7% | 5,568 | 7% | 6,722 | 7% | 7,119 | 7% | 7,221 | 8% |
| M | 4,921 | 8% | 6,357 | 8% | 7,557 | 8% | 7,685 | 8% | 7,485 | 8% | |
| Total | 9,531 | 15% | 11,925 | 15% | 14,279 | 16% | 14,804 | 16% | 14,706 | 16% | |
| 30 - 34 | F | 2,088 | 3% | 2,370 | 3% | 2,695 | 3% | 2,769 | 3% | 2,752 | 3% |
| M | 2,440 | 4% | 2,816 | 4% | 3,180 | 3% | 3,286 | 3% | 3,085 | 3% | |
| Total | 4,528 | 7% | 5,186 | 7% | 5,875 | 6% | 6,055 | 6% | 5,837 | 6% | |
| 35 - 39 | F | 1,493 | 2% | 1,649 | 2% | 1,841 | 2% | 1,809 | 2% | 1,717 | 2% |
| M | 1,601 | 3% | 1,854 | 2% | 2,002 | 2% | 1,948 | 2% | 1,840 | 2% | |
| Total | 3,094 | 5% | 3,503 | 4% | 3,843 | 4% | 3,757 | 4% | 3,557 | 4% | |
| 40 - 44 | F | 1,285 | 2% | 1,411 | 2% | 1,560 | 2% | 1,608 | 2% | 1,608 | 2% |
| M | 1,118 | 2% | 1,312 | 2% | 1,400 | 2% | 1,435 | 2% | 1,292 | 1% | |
| Total | 2,403 | 4% | 2,723 | 3% | 2,960 | 3% | 3,043 | 3% | 2,900 | 3% | |
| 45 - 49 | F | 1,237 | 2% | 1,389 | 2% | 1,607 | 2% | 1,550 | 2% | 1,439 | 2% |
| M | 789 | 1% | 943 | 1% | 1,058 | 1% | 1,078 | 1% | 1,020 | 1% | |
| Total | 2,026 | 3% | 2,332 | 3% | 2,665 | 3% | 2,628 | 3% | 2,459 | 3% | |
| 50 - 54 | F | 818 | 1% | 964 | 1% | 1,094 | 1% | 1,079 | 1% | 1,082 | 1% |
| M | 526 | 1% | 593 | 1% | 685 | 1% | 698 | 1% | 715 | 1% | |
| Total | 1,344 | 2% | 1,557 | 2% | 1,779 | 2% | 1,777 | 2% | 1,797 | 2% | |
| 55 - 59 | F | 438 | 1% | 533 | 1% | 651 | 1% | 657 | 1% | 565 | 1% |
| M | 320 | 1% | 361 | 0% | 474 | 1% | 472 | 0% | 439 | 0% | |
| Total | 758 | 1% | 894 | 1% | 1,125 | 1% | 1,129 | 1% | 1,004 | 1% | |
| 60 - 64 | F | 246 | 0% | 238 | 0% | 291 | 0% | 274 | 0% | 253 | 0% |
| M | 202 | 0% | 251 | 0% | 298 | 0% | 300 | 0% | 300 | 0% | |
| Total | 448 | 1% | 489 | 1% | 589 | 1% | 574 | 1% | 553 | 1% | |
| 65 - 69 | F | 87 | 0% | 70 | 0% | 80 | 0% | 66 | 0% | 58 | 0% |
| M | 96 | 0% | 90 | 0% | 116 | 0% | 91 | 0% | 81 | 0% | |
| Total | 183 | 0% | 160 | 0% | 196 | 0% | 157 | 0% | 139 | 0% | |
| 70 - 74 | F | 41 | 0% | 33 | 0% | 40 | 0% | 28 | 0% | 11 | 0% |
| M | 67 | 0% | 51 | 0% | 62 | 0% | 47 | 0% | 21 | 0% | |
| Total | 108 | 0% | 84 | 0% | 102 | 0% | 75 | 0% | 32 | 0% | |
| 75 - 79 | F | 12 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| M | 17 | 0% | 19 | 0% | 20 | 0% | 14 | 0% | 10 | 0% | |
| Total | 29 | 0% | 22 | 0% | 26 | 0% | 19 | 0% | 11 | 0% | |
| 80 or over | F | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 4 | 0% |
| M | 7 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | |
| Total | 10 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 5 | 0% | |
| Total | F | 33,898 | 54% | 41,505 | 53% | 48,798 | 53% | 50,674 | 53% | 50,156 | 54% |
| M | 28,505 | 46% | 36,670 | 47% | 42,875 | 47% | 44,322 | 47% | 42,976 | 46% | |
| Total | 62,403 | 100% | 78,175 | 100% | 91,673 | 100% | 94,996 | 100% | 93,132 | 100% | |
Distribution of Student Allowance recipients by residential status
| Residential status | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen by birth | 40,251 | 65% | 52,081 | 67% | 61,963 | 68% | 64,528 | 68% | 63,391 | 68% |
| Citizen | 11,891 | 19% | 14,074 | 18% | 15,712 | 17% | 15,841 | 17% | 15,209 | 16% |
| Non-resident | 1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Permanent resident | 9,855 | 16% | 11,579 | 15% | 13,487 | 15% | 14,077 | 15% | 13,950 | 15% |
| Refugee | 406 | 1% | 441 | 1% | 510 | 1% | 550 | 1% | 582 | 1% |
| Total | 62,403 | 100% | 78,175 | 100% | 91,673 | 100% | 94,996 | 100% | 93,132 | 100% |
Distribution of Student Allowance recipients by marital status
Students with unknown marital status are those who have had a change in circumstances and their marital status is not confirmed at the end of the period. Those students would not be receiving payments while their marital status is not confirmed.
| Marital status | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil union | 50 | 0% | 108 | 0% | 72 | 0% | 71 | 0% | 60 | 0% |
| Defacto | 1,851 | 3% | 2,691 | 3% | 3,337 | 4% | 3,488 | 4% | 3,342 | 4% |
| Married | 6,591 | 11% | 7,508 | 10% | 8,516 | 9% | 8,104 | 9% | 7,558 | 8% |
| Single | 53,903 | 86% | 67,859 | 87% | 79,742 | 87% | 83,324 | 88% | 82,162 | 88% |
| Unknown | 8 | 0% | 9 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 9 | 0% | 10 | 0% |
| Total | 62,403 | 100% | 78,175 | 100% | 91,673 | 100% | 94,996 | 100% | 93,132 | 100% |
Summary of Student Allowance recipients by ethnic group
It is not mandatory for students to disclose their ethnicity and students may report more than one ethnicity.
| Ethnic groups | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European | 29,959 | 48% | 38,136 | 49% | 44,776 | 49% | 45,572 | 48% | 43,550 | 47% |
| Maori | 6,304 | 10% | 8,482 | 11% | 9,121 | 10% | 9,700 | 10% | 9,748 | 10% |
| Pacific peoples | 3,392 | 5% | 4,837 | 6% | 5,879 | 6% | 6,597 | 7% | 6,964 | 7% |
| Asian | 14,572 | 23% | 16,832 | 22% | 18,457 | 20% | 18,532 | 20% | 17,766 | 19% |
| Other | 2,157 | 3% | 2,487 | 3% | 2,644 | 3% | 2,731 | 3% | 2,684 | 3% |
| European and Maori | 2,090 | 3% | 2,569 | 3% | 4,692 | 5% | 5,605 | 6% | 5,719 | 6% |
| European and Pacific | 532 | 1% | 681 | 1% | 1,104 | 1% | 1,242 | 1% | 1,248 | 1% |
| Maori and Pacific | 154 | 0% | 222 | 0% | 522 | 1% | 647 | 1% | 674 | 1% |
| European and Asian | 469 | 1% | 599 | 1% | 875 | 1% | 996 | 1% | 1,035 | 1% |
| Maori and Asian | 21 | 0% | 28 | 0% | 53 | 0% | 73 | 0% | 69 | 0% |
| Pacific and Asian | 70 | 0% | 79 | 0% | 128 | 0% | 191 | 0% | 209 | 0% |
| European and Other | 189 | 0% | 196 | 0% | 491 | 1% | 616 | 1% | 618 | 1% |
| Maori and Other | 11 | 0% | 14 | 0% | 33 | 0% | 43 | 0% | 47 | 0% |
| Pacific and Other | 7 | 0% | 14 | 0% | 23 | 0% | 24 | 0% | 25 | 0% |
| Asian and Other | 75 | 0% | 49 | 0% | 174 | 0% | 241 | 0% | 242 | 0% |
| 3 ethnic groups | 241 | 0% | 287 | 0% | 522 | 1% | 568 | 1% | 651 | 1% |
| 4 ethnic groups | 19 | 0% | 28 | 0% | 28 | 0% | 27 | 0% | 31 | 0% |
| All 5 ethnic groups | 4 | 0% | 15 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| Unspecified | 2,137 | 3% | 2,620 | 3% | 2,145 | 2% | 1,588 | 2% | 1,851 | 2% |
| Total | 62,403 | 100% | 78,175 | 100% | 91,673 | 100% | 94,996 | 100% | 93,132 | 100% |
Detailed distribution of Student Allowance recipients by ethnicity
From 2003 more detailed ethnicity data has been recorded.
| Ethnicity details | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European mixed | 966 | 1,204 | 5,300 | 7,013 | 7,142 |
| Pacific peoples mixed | 127 | 174 | 590 | 812 | 838 |
| Asian mixed | 367 | 329 | 2,535 | 3,456 | 3,641 |
| Other mixed | 105 | 101 | 420 | 525 | 561 |
| Admiralty Islander | 15 | 26 | 95 | 103 | 112 |
| Afghani | 307 | 347 | 341 | 327 | 355 |
| African | 537 | 698 | 803 | 893 | 914 |
| African American | 13 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| Aitutaki Islander | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| Albanian | 18 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
| Algerian | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| American (US) | 125 | 143 | 142 | 153 | 148 |
| Arab | 234 | 273 | 196 | 166 | 136 |
| Argentinian | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| Armenian | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Asian | 695 | 833 | 1,096 | 989 | 870 |
| Assyrian | 50 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 42 |
| Atiu Islander | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Austral Islander | 1 | ||||
| Australian | 287 | 354 | 418 | 371 | 348 |
| Australian Aborigina | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Austrian | 8 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 10 |
| Bangladeshi | 78 | 81 | 90 | 71 | 77 |
| Belau/PalauIslander | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Belgian | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Bengali | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Bismark Archipelagoa | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bolivian | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Bougainvillean | 1 | ||||
| Brazilian | 17 | 34 | 57 | 50 | 55 |
| British | 263 | 444 | 541 | 599 | 565 |
| Bulgarian | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 21 |
| Burgher | 1 | 1 | |||
| Burmese | 60 | 91 | 85 | 86 | 100 |
| Byelorussian | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Canadian | 42 | 63 | 52 | 63 | 71 |
| Caroline Islander | 1 | ||||
| Celtic | 21 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
| Central American Ind | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Channel Islander | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Chilean | 15 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 41 |
| Chinese | 5,716 | 6,364 | 6,167 | 5,621 | 4,865 |
| Colombian | 7 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 29 |
| Cook Island Maori | 389 | 557 | 604 | 622 | 687 |
| Cornish | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Corsican | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Costa Rican | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Creole (Latin Americ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Creole (US) | 2 | ||||
| Croat/Croatian | 18 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
| Cypriot Unspecified | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Czech | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Dalmatian | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Danish | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Dutch/Netherlands | 107 | 133 | 126 | 115 | 108 |
| Easter Islander | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Ecuadorian | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Egyptian | 66 | 75 | 58 | 54 | 46 |
| English | 516 | 629 | 501 | 460 | 467 |
| Estonian | 3 | 1 | |||
| European | 3,393 | 4,283 | 3,114 | 2,442 | 2,272 |
| Falkland Islander/Ke | 2 | 1 | |||
| Fijian (except Fiji | 93 | 113 | 141 | 154 | 191 |
| Fijian Indian/Indo-F | 436 | 568 | 690 | 794 | 849 |
| Filipino | 232 | 371 | 466 | 591 | 674 |
| Finnish | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Flemish | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| French | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 |
| Gaelic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| German | 94 | 95 | 103 | 92 | 89 |
| Greek (incl Greek Cy | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Greenlander | 1 | 2 | |||
| Guadalcanalian | 1 | ||||
| Guatemalan | 2 | 1 | |||
| Gujarati | 50 | 58 | 72 | 59 | 73 |
| Guyanese | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Hawaiian | 4 | 1 | |||
| Honduran | 1 | ||||
| Hong Kong Chinese | 198 | 227 | 170 | 125 | 100 |
| Hungarian | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
| Icelander | 4 | 2 | |||
| Indian | 1,534 | 1,911 | 1,852 | 1,800 | 1,751 |
| Indonesian | 73 | 97 | 81 | 84 | 85 |
| Inuit/Eskimo | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Iranian/Persian | 207 | 208 | 201 | 203 | 186 |
| Iraqi | 121 | 119 | 114 | 107 | 91 |
| Irish | 40 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 40 |
| Israeli/Jewish/Hebre | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 18 |
| Italian | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Jamaican | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Japanese | 132 | 147 | 138 | 130 | 115 |
| Jordanian | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Kampuchean Chinese | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Kenyan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Khmer/Kampuchean/Cam | 101 | 84 | 77 | 81 | 90 |
| Kiribati/Gilbertese | 11 | 26 | 37 | 47 | 54 |
| Korean | 2,408 | 2,811 | 2,462 | 2,325 | 2,267 |
| Kurd | 53 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 41 |
| Lao/Laotian | 21 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| Latin American/Hispa | 20 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 29 |
| Latvian | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lebanese | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Libyan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Lithuanian | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Macedonian | 36 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 30 |
| Malaitian | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Malay/Malayan | 19 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 23 |
| Malaysian Chinese | 413 | 459 | 436 | 394 | 384 |
| Maltese | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Malvinian (Spanish-s | 1 | 4 | |||
| Mangaia Islander | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Manihiki Islander | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Manus Islander | 1 | ||||
| Manx | 1 | ||||
| Marquesas Islander | 1 | ||||
| Marshall Islander | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mauke Islander | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mauritian | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Mexican | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Middle Eastern | 89 | 95 | 84 | 71 | 73 |
| Mitiaro Islander | 1 | 2 | |||
| Mixed | 3,882 | 4,781 | 8,651 | 10,276 | 10,569 |
| Moroccan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Nauru Islander | 4 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Nepalese | 40 | 61 | 57 | 48 | 46 |
| New Britain Islander | 1 | 2 | |||
| New Caledonian | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| New Irelander | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| New Zealand European | 23,134 | 29,453 | 33,252 | 33,059 | 31,178 |
| New Zealand Maori | 6,304 | 8,482 | 9,121 | 9,700 | 9,748 |
| Nicaraguan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Nigerian | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Niuean | 128 | 201 | 205 | 212 | 259 |
| North American India | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Norwegian | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Not Stated | 42 | 47 | 75 | 55 | 45 |
| Ocean Islander/Banab | 3 | 2 | |||
| Omani | 1 | ||||
| Orkney Islander | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Other | 266 | 289 | 249 | 228 | 189 |
| Other European | 97 | 99 | 66 | 80 | 78 |
| Other Pacific Island | 31 | 39 | 52 | 42 | 54 |
| Other Southeast Asia | 34 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 47 |
| Pakistani | 135 | 163 | 167 | 173 | 169 |
| Palestinian | 9 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| Palmerston Islander | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Panamanian | 1 | ||||
| Papuan/NewGuinean/Ir | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Penrhyn Islander | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Peruvian | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Pitcairn Islander | 3 | 1 | |||
| Polish | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 16 |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Puerto Rican | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pukapuka Islander | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Punjabi | 44 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 37 |
| Rakahanga Islander | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Rarotongan | 10 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 17 |
| Romanian/Rumanian | 35 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 28 |
| Romany/Gypsy | 2 | 2 | |||
| Rotuman/Rotuman Isla | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Russian | 199 | 227 | 218 | 222 | 185 |
| Samoan | 1,664 | 2,357 | 2,657 | 2,921 | 3,024 |
| Scottish (Scots) | 43 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 35 |
| Serb/Serbian | 38 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 25 |
| Seychelles Islander | 1 | 1 | |||
| Shetland Islander | 1 | ||||
| Sikh | 13 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 15 |
| Singaporean Chinese | 75 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 64 |
| Sinhalese | 79 | 99 | 49 | 41 | 32 |
| Slavic/Slav | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Slovak | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Slovene/Slovenian | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Society Islander (in | 1 | 1 | |||
| Solomon Islander | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Somali | 165 | 164 | 48 | 35 | 37 |
| South African | 260 | 433 | 447 | 464 | 470 |
| South American India | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| South Slav (formerly | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Southeast Asian | 19 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 40 |
| Spanish | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Sri Lankan | 157 | 161 | 155 | 149 | 121 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 78 | 76 | 71 | 82 | 71 |
| Swedish | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Swiss | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| Syrian | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Taiwanese Chinese | 742 | 800 | 603 | 500 | 419 |
| Tamil | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 15 |
| Thai/Tai/Siamese | 81 | 110 | 94 | 95 | 108 |
| Tibetan | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tokelauan | 58 | 62 | 73 | 85 | 74 |
| Tongan | 760 | 1,110 | 1,270 | 1,476 | 1,502 |
| Torres Strait Island | 1 | ||||
| Tunisian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkish (incl Turkis | 12 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 27 |
| Tuvalu Islander/Elli | 19 | 31 | 48 | 45 | 64 |
| Ugandan | 1 | ||||
| Ukrainian | 22 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 22 |
| Unspecified | 2,137 | 2,620 | 2,145 | 1,588 | 1,851 |
| Uruguayan | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Vanuatu Islander/New | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Venezuelan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Vietnamese | 176 | 225 | 175 | 189 | 201 |
| Vietnamese Chinese | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 24 |
| Welsh | 21 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 15 |
| West Indian/Caribbea | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Yap Islander | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Yemeni | 3 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62,403 | 78,175 | 91,673 | 94,996 | 93,132 |
Last updated: 26 March 2013
