Student Loans Jan - Dec (Calendar year)
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 Loans
| Loan totals | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees | 156,236 | 160,855 | 166,112 | 185,745 | 198,575 |
| Course related costs | 103,553 | 103,651 | 105,046 | 124,944 | 144,382 |
| Living costs | 80,921 | 87,175 | 88,850 | 97,229 | 101,529 |
| Repayments and Refunds | 43,257 | 46,968 | 48,923 | 55,778 | 59,190 |
| Administration charges | 162,211 | 166,315 | 171,121 | 191,304 | 204,074 |
| Total number of students | 167,420 | 173,791 | 178,533 | 198,738 | 212,485 |
| Total fees | $688,743,663 | $736,116,062 | $787,834,735 | $885,174,215 | $1,007,868,200 |
| Total course related costs | $98,388,233 | $98,226,493 | $100,356,596 | $123,356,530 | $143,280,132 |
| Total living costs | $311,270,151 | $337,486,444 | $344,317,975 | $370,949,831 | $389,071,488 |
| Total repayments and refunds | $-59,976,619 | $-70,898,949 | $-82,037,434 | $-92,569,501 | $-100,123,303 |
| Total administration charges | $8,326,450 | $8,483,250 | $8,764,650 | $9,803,350 | $10,484,930 |
| Average fees | $4,408 | $4,576 | $4,743 | $4,766 | $5,076 |
| Average course related costs | $950 | $948 | $955 | $987 | $992 |
| Average living costs | $3,847 | $3,871 | $3,875 | $3,815 | $3,832 |
Distribution of Student Loan 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 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoE | 2,391 | 1% | ||||||||
| Polytech | 39,041 | 23% | 40,415 | 23% | 42,009 | 24% | 50,686 | 26% | 57,686 | 27% |
| CoE & Poly | 17 | 0% | 1 | 0% | ||||||
| PTE | 36,256 | 22% | 35,270 | 20% | 35,151 | 20% | 35,677 | 18% | 35,802 | 17% |
| CoE & PTE | 10 | 0% | 1 | 0% | ||||||
| Poly & PTE | 916 | 1% | 879 | 1% | 981 | 1% | 1,210 | 1% | 1,206 | 1% |
| University | 82,727 | 49% | 91,402 | 53% | 94,585 | 53% | 103,674 | 52% | 109,001 | 51% |
| CoE & Univ | 294 | 0% | 30 | 0% | ||||||
| PTE & Univ | 775 | 0% | 822 | 0% | 801 | 0% | 986 | 0% | 869 | 0% |
| Poly & Univ | 1,043 | 1% | 1,112 | 1% | 1,185 | 1% | 1,467 | 1% | 1,629 | 1% |
| Wananga | 3,544 | 2% | 3,477 | 2% | 3,422 | 2% | 4,490 | 2% | 5,626 | 3% |
| Multiple types | 406 | 0% | 382 | 0% | 399 | 0% | 548 | 0% | 666 | 0% |
| Total | 167,420 | 100% | 173,791 | 100% | 178,533 | 100% | 198,738 | 100% | 212,485 | 100% |
Distribution of Student Loan recipients by age and gender
Age is calculated as at the end of the last quarter of the period.
| Student ages | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 or less | F | 2,342 | 1% | 2,388 | 1% | 2,156 | 1% | 2,070 | 1% | 1,559 | 1% |
| M | 1,804 | 1% | 1,944 | 1% | 1,876 | 1% | 1,907 | 1% | 1,501 | 1% | |
| Total | 4,146 | 2% | 4,332 | 2% | 4,032 | 2% | 3,977 | 2% | 3,060 | 1% | |
| 18 - 19 | F | 16,850 | 10% | 18,377 | 11% | 19,066 | 11% | 21,019 | 11% | 21,369 | 10% |
| M | 12,380 | 7% | 13,562 | 8% | 14,251 | 8% | 16,113 | 8% | 16,799 | 8% | |
| Total | 29,230 | 17% | 31,939 | 18% | 33,317 | 19% | 37,132 | 19% | 38,168 | 18% | |
| 20 - 24 | F | 37,383 | 22% | 39,063 | 22% | 41,377 | 23% | 45,403 | 23% | 49,615 | 23% |
| M | 28,007 | 17% | 29,501 | 17% | 31,190 | 17% | 35,418 | 18% | 38,526 | 18% | |
| Total | 65,390 | 39% | 68,564 | 39% | 72,567 | 41% | 80,821 | 41% | 88,141 | 41% | |
| 25 - 29 | F | 12,570 | 8% | 12,955 | 7% | 13,397 | 8% | 15,113 | 8% | 16,641 | 8% |
| M | 8,741 | 5% | 9,026 | 5% | 9,467 | 5% | 11,305 | 6% | 12,275 | 6% | |
| Total | 21,311 | 13% | 21,981 | 13% | 22,864 | 13% | 26,418 | 13% | 28,916 | 14% | |
| 30 - 34 | F | 8,420 | 5% | 8,193 | 5% | 8,124 | 5% | 8,953 | 5% | 9,796 | 5% |
| M | 5,071 | 3% | 4,973 | 3% | 5,034 | 3% | 5,645 | 3% | 6,154 | 3% | |
| Total | 13,491 | 8% | 13,166 | 8% | 13,158 | 7% | 14,598 | 7% | 15,950 | 8% | |
| 35 - 39 | F | 6,852 | 4% | 6,715 | 4% | 6,613 | 4% | 7,425 | 4% | 7,868 | 4% |
| M | 3,642 | 2% | 3,583 | 2% | 3,452 | 2% | 3,978 | 2% | 4,173 | 2% | |
| Total | 10,494 | 6% | 10,298 | 6% | 10,065 | 6% | 11,403 | 6% | 12,041 | 6% | |
| 40 - 44 | F | 5,731 | 3% | 5,640 | 3% | 5,303 | 3% | 5,924 | 3% | 6,468 | 3% |
| M | 2,480 | 1% | 2,470 | 1% | 2,404 | 1% | 2,764 | 1% | 2,876 | 1% | |
| Total | 8,211 | 5% | 8,110 | 5% | 7,707 | 4% | 8,688 | 4% | 9,344 | 4% | |
| 45 - 49 | F | 4,212 | 3% | 4,350 | 3% | 4,418 | 2% | 4,743 | 2% | 5,133 | 2% |
| M | 1,726 | 1% | 1,819 | 1% | 1,816 | 1% | 2,046 | 1% | 2,099 | 1% | |
| Total | 5,938 | 4% | 6,169 | 4% | 6,234 | 3% | 6,789 | 3% | 7,232 | 3% | |
| 50 - 54 | F | 2,458 | 1% | 2,600 | 1% | 2,553 | 1% | 2,811 | 1% | 3,108 | 1% |
| M | 1,131 | 1% | 1,047 | 1% | 1,088 | 1% | 1,235 | 1% | 1,351 | 1% | |
| Total | 3,589 | 2% | 3,647 | 2% | 3,641 | 2% | 4,046 | 2% | 4,459 | 2% | |
| 55 - 59 | F | 1,394 | 1% | 1,382 | 1% | 1,450 | 1% | 1,577 | 1% | 1,753 | 1% |
| M | 663 | 0% | 704 | 0% | 696 | 0% | 756 | 0% | 883 | 0% | |
| Total | 2,057 | 1% | 2,086 | 1% | 2,146 | 1% | 2,333 | 1% | 2,636 | 1% | |
| 60 - 64 | F | 863 | 1% | 937 | 1% | 825 | 0% | 774 | 0% | 818 | 0% |
| M | 504 | 0% | 550 | 0% | 508 | 0% | 549 | 0% | 609 | 0% | |
| Total | 1,367 | 1% | 1,487 | 1% | 1,333 | 1% | 1,323 | 1% | 1,427 | 1% | |
| 65 - 69 | F | 688 | 0% | 588 | 0% | 425 | 0% | 361 | 0% | 321 | 0% |
| M | 578 | 0% | 502 | 0% | 386 | 0% | 353 | 0% | 328 | 0% | |
| Total | 1,266 | 1% | 1,090 | 1% | 811 | 0% | 714 | 0% | 649 | 0% | |
| 70 - 74 | F | 302 | 0% | 298 | 0% | 221 | 0% | 171 | 0% | 141 | 0% |
| M | 400 | 0% | 401 | 0% | 279 | 0% | 199 | 0% | 198 | 0% | |
| Total | 702 | 0% | 699 | 0% | 500 | 0% | 370 | 0% | 339 | 0% | |
| 75 - 79 | F | 59 | 0% | 60 | 0% | 40 | 0% | 37 | 0% | 36 | 0% |
| M | 133 | 0% | 130 | 0% | 93 | 0% | 71 | 0% | 67 | 0% | |
| Total | 192 | 0% | 190 | 0% | 133 | 0% | 108 | 0% | 103 | 0% | |
| 80 or over | F | 15 | 0% | 14 | 0% | 13 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 10 | 0% |
| M | 21 | 0% | 19 | 0% | 12 | 0% | 13 | 0% | 10 | 0% | |
| Total | 36 | 0% | 33 | 0% | 25 | 0% | 18 | 0% | 20 | 0% | |
| Total | F | 100,139 | 60% | 103,560 | 60% | 105,981 | 59% | 116,386 | 59% | 124,636 | 59% |
| M | 67,281 | 40% | 70,231 | 40% | 72,552 | 41% | 82,352 | 41% | 87,849 | 41% | |
| Total | 167,420 | 100% | 173,791 | 100% | 178,533 | 100% | 198,738 | 100% | 212,485 | 100% | |
Fees paid out for Student Loans, by provider type
| Loans by provider type ($M) | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoE | $6,431,068 | ||||
| Polytech | $131,740,357 | $142,910,795 | $153,049,263 | $182,285,059 | $222,042,816 |
| CoE & Poly | $58,345 | $1,063 | |||
| PTE | $180,132,514 | $166,777,233 | $168,221,441 | $175,062,715 | $181,126,335 |
| CoE & PTE | $62,763 | $7,717 | |||
| Poly & PTE | $7,635,643 | $6,855,177 | $10,573,801 | $8,997,051 | $10,299,459 |
| University | $339,839,327 | $396,649,903 | $432,249,430 | $490,659,007 | $561,084,784 |
| CoE & Univ | $1,288,411 | $34,497 | |||
| PTE & Univ | $5,686,686 | $6,100,996 | $6,364,540 | $7,726,107 | $7,040,873 |
| Poly & Univ | $5,540,188 | $5,630,694 | $7,055,729 | $7,812,070 | $10,267,019 |
| Wananga | $8,265,723 | $9,307,606 | $8,438,943 | $10,129,511 | $12,615,240 |
| Multiple types | $2,062,637 | $1,840,382 | $1,881,589 | $2,502,695 | $3,391,675 |
| Total | $688,743,663 | $736,116,062 | $787,834,735 | $885,174,215 | $1,007,868,200 |
Distribution of Student Loan recipients by residential status
| Residential status | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen by birth | 119,861 | 72% | 123,863 | 71% | 127,245 | 71% | 142,130 | 72% | 151,471 | 71% |
| Citizen | 20,342 | 12% | 22,055 | 13% | 23,701 | 13% | 26,547 | 13% | 28,972 | 14% |
| Non-resident | 3 | 0% | ||||||||
| Permanent resident | 26,958 | 16% | 27,623 | 16% | 27,340 | 15% | 29,809 | 15% | 31,726 | 15% |
| Refugee | 259 | 0% | 250 | 0% | 246 | 0% | 252 | 0% | 313 | 0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Total | 167,420 | 100% | 173,791 | 100% | 178,533 | 100% | 198,738 | 100% | 212,485 | 100% |
Summary of Student Loan recipients by ethnic group
It is not mandatory for students to disclose their ethnicity and students may report more than one ethnicity.
| Ethnic groups | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European | 78,329 | 47% | 86,538 | 50% | 91,803 | 51% | 103,041 | 52% | 109,178 | 51% |
| Maori | 21,406 | 13% | 22,407 | 13% | 23,459 | 13% | 26,288 | 13% | 26,504 | 12% |
| Pacific peoples | 9,482 | 6% | 10,506 | 6% | 11,563 | 6% | 13,410 | 7% | 13,968 | 7% |
| Asian | 23,635 | 14% | 25,599 | 15% | 26,587 | 15% | 29,565 | 15% | 30,660 | 14% |
| Other | 3,655 | 2% | 4,130 | 2% | 4,467 | 3% | 4,915 | 2% | 5,051 | 2% |
| European and Maori | 5,869 | 4% | 5,749 | 3% | 5,963 | 3% | 7,152 | 4% | 11,536 | 5% |
| European and Pacific | 1,351 | 1% | 1,403 | 1% | 1,484 | 1% | 1,849 | 1% | 2,561 | 1% |
| Maori and Pacific | 568 | 0% | 547 | 0% | 586 | 0% | 755 | 0% | 1,375 | 1% |
| European and Asian | 864 | 1% | 982 | 1% | 1,139 | 1% | 1,401 | 1% | 1,811 | 1% |
| Maori and Asian | 60 | 0% | 56 | 0% | 64 | 0% | 78 | 0% | 126 | 0% |
| Pacific and Asian | 237 | 0% | 173 | 0% | 176 | 0% | 202 | 0% | 311 | 0% |
| European and Other | 553 | 0% | 452 | 0% | 427 | 0% | 645 | 0% | 1,269 | 1% |
| Maori and Other | 72 | 0% | 50 | 0% | 42 | 0% | 46 | 0% | 103 | 0% |
| Pacific and Other | 42 | 0% | 22 | 0% | 20 | 0% | 34 | 0% | 53 | 0% |
| Asian and Other | 352 | 0% | 151 | 0% | 122 | 0% | 125 | 0% | 309 | 0% |
| 3 ethnic groups | 643 | 0% | 615 | 0% | 696 | 0% | 832 | 0% | 1,215 | 1% |
| 4 ethnic groups | 45 | 0% | 47 | 0% | 40 | 0% | 51 | 0% | 55 | 0% |
| All 5 ethnic groups | 12 | 0% | 13 | 0% | 18 | 0% | 17 | 0% | 10 | 0% |
| Unspecified | 20,245 | 12% | 14,351 | 8% | 9,877 | 6% | 8,332 | 4% | 6,390 | 3% |
| Total | 167,420 | 100% | 173,791 | 100% | 178,533 | 100% | 198,738 | 100% | 212,485 | 100% |
Detailed distribution of Student Loan recipients by ethnicity
From 2003 more detailed ethnicity data has been recorded.
| Ethnicity details | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European mixed | 2,449 | 2,367 | 2,661 | 5,366 | 14,187 |
| Pacific peoples mixed | 451 | 422 | 448 | 648 | 1,499 |
| Asian mixed | 998 | 596 | 569 | 1,554 | 4,479 |
| Other mixed | 338 | 177 | 158 | 325 | 754 |
| Admiralty Islander | 28 | 33 | 29 | 67 | 279 |
| Afghani | 142 | 186 | 237 | 261 | 279 |
| African | 833 | 1,080 | 1,278 | 1,584 | 1,758 |
| African American | 22 | 32 | 36 | 47 | 16 |
| Aitutaki Islander | 44 | 68 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Albanian | 31 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 29 |
| Algerian | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
| American (US) | 201 | 289 | 349 | 365 | 356 |
| Arab | 244 | 400 | 441 | 423 | 313 |
| Argentinian | 21 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 31 |
| Armenian | 5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 10 |
| Asian | 1,344 | 1,300 | 1,225 | 1,406 | 1,601 |
| Assyrian | 47 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 68 |
| Atiu Islander | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Austral Islander | 1 | 2 | |||
| Australian | 737 | 909 | 996 | 1,083 | 1,110 |
| Australian Aboriginal | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Austrian | 13 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 26 |
| Bangladeshi | 120 | 128 | 154 | 163 | 163 |
| Belau/PalauIslander | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Belgian | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Bengali | 22 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 25 |
| Bismark Archipelagoan | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bolivian | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Bougainvillean | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Brazilian | 43 | 74 | 96 | 99 | 162 |
| British | 562 | 863 | 1,165 | 1,502 | 1,790 |
| Bulgarian | 44 | 52 | 56 | 40 | 50 |
| Burgher | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Burmese | 23 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 56 |
| Byelorussian | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Canadian | 112 | 153 | 162 | 171 | 165 |
| Celtic | 39 | 52 | 45 | 53 | 38 |
| Central American Indian | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Channel Islander | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Chilean | 27 | 48 | 56 | 91 | 98 |
| Chinese | 10,277 | 10,186 | 9,757 | 10,300 | 9,409 |
| Colombian | 16 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 45 |
| Cook Island Maori | 1,218 | 1,289 | 1,399 | 1,596 | 1,506 |
| Cornish | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Corsican | 6 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
| Costa Rican | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Creole (Latin America) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Creole (US) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Croat/Croatian | 47 | 60 | 93 | 98 | 82 |
| Cypriot Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Czech | 9 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
| Dalmatian | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Danish | 12 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
| Dutch/Netherlands | 173 | 227 | 272 | 291 | 239 |
| Easter Islander | 12 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Ecuadorian | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Egyptian | 96 | 122 | 116 | 121 | 109 |
| English | 1,053 | 1,553 | 1,817 | 1,954 | 1,504 |
| Estonian | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| European | 8,222 | 10,017 | 10,668 | 10,977 | 7,745 |
| Falkland Islander/Kelper | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Fijian (except Fiji Indian/Indo-Fijian) | 304 | 341 | 351 | 378 | 444 |
| Fijian Indian/Indo-Fijian | 997 | 1,300 | 1,489 | 1,869 | 1,905 |
| Filipino | 589 | 875 | 1,112 | 1,420 | 1,608 |
| Finnish | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Flemish | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| French | 22 | 36 | 43 | 37 | 31 |
| Gaelic | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Gambier Islander | 1 | ||||
| German | 112 | 180 | 199 | 204 | 240 |
| Greek (incl Greek Cypriot) | 17 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 35 |
| Greenlander | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Guadalcanalian | 2 | 1 | |||
| Guatemalan | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Gujarati | 47 | 91 | 91 | 101 | 117 |
| Guyanese | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Hawaiian | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |
| Honduran | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Hong Kong Chinese | 192 | 239 | 258 | 258 | 214 |
| Hungarian | 17 | 26 | 32 | 37 | 40 |
| Icelander | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| Indian | 3,686 | 4,189 | 4,555 | 4,858 | 4,506 |
| Indonesian | 108 | 135 | 148 | 157 | 142 |
| Inuit/Eskimo | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Iranian/Persian | 254 | 351 | 358 | 359 | 357 |
| Iraqi | 112 | 169 | 201 | 195 | 161 |
| Irish | 93 | 150 | 152 | 153 | 134 |
| Israeli/Jewish/Hebrew | 49 | 68 | 77 | 70 | 54 |
| Italian | 14 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 23 |
| Jamaican | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Japanese | 99 | 143 | 191 | 189 | 168 |
| Jordanian | 11 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
| Kampuchean Chinese | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 8 |
| Kanaka/Kanak | 1 | ||||
| Kenyan | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Khmer/Kampuchean/Cambodian | 94 | 113 | 133 | 131 | 118 |
| Kiribati/Gilbertese | 20 | 31 | 38 | 71 | 68 |
| Korean | 1,909 | 2,472 | 2,809 | 2,973 | 2,555 |
| Kurd | 18 | 36 | 48 | 51 | 47 |
| Lao/Laotian | 22 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 36 |
| Latin American/Hispanic | 57 | 69 | 77 | 92 | 48 |
| Latvian | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
| Lebanese | 19 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 7 |
| Libyan | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Lithuanian | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Macedonian | 55 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 55 |
| Malaitian | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Malay/Malayan | 35 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 47 |
| Malaysian Chinese | 557 | 681 | 764 | 763 | 660 |
| Maltese | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Malvinian (Spanish-speaking Falkland Islander) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mangaia Islander | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Manihiki Islander | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Manus Islander | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Manx | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Marquesas Islander | 1 | 1 | |||
| Marshall Islander | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Mauke Islander | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Mauritian | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 |
| Mexican | 9 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
| Middle Eastern | 287 | 169 | 163 | 155 | 123 |
| Mitiaro Islander | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Mixed | 10,668 | 10,260 | 10,777 | 13,187 | 20,734 |
| Moroccan | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Nauru Islander | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Nepalese | 52 | 64 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| New Britain Islander | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| New Caledonian | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| New Georgian | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| New Irelander | 25 | 27 | 45 | 36 | 12 |
| New Zealand European/Pakeha | 61,633 | 66,142 | 69,394 | 76,769 | 77,974 |
| New Zealand Maori | 21,406 | 22,407 | 23,459 | 26,288 | 26,504 |
| Nicaraguan | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Nigerian | 12 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 6 |
| Niuean | 437 | 477 | 510 | 610 | 582 |
| North American Indian | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Norwegian | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| Not Stated | 125 | 113 | 111 | 104 | 144 |
| Ocean Islander/Banaban | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Omani | 3 | 3 | |||
| Orkney Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other | 748 | 746 | 691 | 641 | 478 |
| Other European | 582 | 352 | 264 | 227 | 220 |
| Other Pacific Island | 68 | 82 | 68 | 84 | 91 |
| Other Pacific Island Groups | 36 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 26 |
| Other Southeast Asian | 105 | 87 | 60 | 55 | 59 |
| Pakistani | 147 | 171 | 201 | 268 | 245 |
| Palestinian | 16 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Palmerston Islander | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Panamanian | 1 | 1 | |||
| Papuan/NewGuinean/IrianJayan | 12 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 22 |
| Paraguayan | 3 | ||||
| Penrhyn Islander | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Peruvian | 15 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 42 |
| Phoenix Islander | 3 | 1 | |||
| Pitcairn Islander | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| Polish | 41 | 66 | 84 | 82 | 63 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
| Puerto Rican | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Pukapuka Islander | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Punjabi | 42 | 78 | 91 | 89 | 78 |
| Rakahanga Islander | 2 | 2 | |||
| Rarotongan | 35 | 43 | 46 | 60 | 38 |
| Romanian/Rumanian | 83 | 111 | 122 | 134 | 118 |
| Romany/Gypsy | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Rotuman/Rotuman Islander | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
| Russian | 306 | 416 | 401 | 452 | 423 |
| Samoan | 4,722 | 5,231 | 5,775 | 6,504 | 6,212 |
| Santa Cruz Islander | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sardinian | 1 | 1 | |||
| Scottish (Scots) | 150 | 176 | 191 | 207 | 150 |
| Serb/Serbian | 80 | 102 | 119 | 120 | 97 |
| Seychelles Islander | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Shetland Islander | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Sikh | 10 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 40 |
| Singaporean Chinese | 96 | 124 | 135 | 149 | 124 |
| Sinhalese | 183 | 223 | 233 | 207 | 128 |
| Slavic/Slav | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Slovak | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
| Slovene/Slovenian | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Society Islander (including Tahitian) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Solomon Islander | 16 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Somali | 111 | 123 | 153 | 123 | 38 |
| South African | 1,172 | 1,669 | 1,849 | 2,031 | 1,900 |
| South American Indian | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| South Slav (formerly Yugoslav groups) | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
| Southeast Asian | 92 | 65 | 54 | 49 | 52 |
| Spanish | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| Sri Lankan | 414 | 424 | 403 | 416 | 373 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 135 | 192 | 198 | 175 | 182 |
| Swedish | 12 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 22 |
| Swiss | 15 | 30 | 36 | 21 | 18 |
| Syrian | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| Taiwanese Chinese | 746 | 875 | 917 | 877 | 694 |
| Tamil | 21 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Thai/Tai/Siamese | 133 | 182 | 187 | 193 | 186 |
| Tibetan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Tokelauan | 161 | 168 | 172 | 178 | 157 |
| Tongan | 1,780 | 2,039 | 2,341 | 2,783 | 2,765 |
| Torres Strait Islander/Thursday Islander | 1 | ||||
| Tunisian | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Turkish (incl Turkish Cypriot) | 24 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 37 |
| Tuvalu Islander/Ellice Islander | 41 | 52 | 57 | 87 | 100 |
| Ugandan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ukrainian | 36 | 46 | 53 | 58 | 72 |
| Unspecified | 20,245 | 14,351 | 9,877 | 8,332 | 6,390 |
| Uruguayan | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Vanuatu Islander/New Hebridean | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Venezuelan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Vietnamese | 169 | 236 | 255 | 280 | 245 |
| Vietnamese Chinese | 20 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 36 |
| Wake Islander | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wallis Islander | 1 | 2 | |||
| Welsh | 49 | 68 | 80 | 90 | 61 |
| West Indian/Caribbean | 9 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
| Yap Islander | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Yemeni | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| Total | 167,420 | 173,791 | 178,533 | 198,738 | 212,485 |
Last updated: 27 July 2011
