Demographics of Auckland
Introduction Population densities of the Auckland Region as of 2010 The Auckland Region is New Zealand's most populous territorial authority and Auckland its most populous city. In the 2018 census, 1,571,718 persons declared themselves as residents of the region – an increase of 156,178 people or 11.0% since the 2013 census. The Auckland Region accounts for about one-third (33.4%) of New Zealand's population. Auckland has a large multicultural mix, including the largest Polynesian population in the world.While having strong natural population growth, Auckland also has significant external (from overseas) immigration partially offset by internal (within New Zealand) emigration. During the decade up to 2011, approximately 50 people per day moved to Auckland, requiring an average of 21 new homes, and occupying in excess of one extra hectare of land.Map depicting the change in population by New Zealand region based on the 2006 and 2013 censuses
Ethnicity Tāmaki Māori, the group of Māori iwi that are indigenous to Auckland, include Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai, Te Wai-o-Hua, Ngāti Te Ata and Te Kawerau-a-Maki, and the Ngāti Whatua ''hapu'' (sub-tribe) of Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei. Auckland also has a large urban Māori population.The proportion of Asians and other non-European immigrants has increased during the last decades due to immigration, and the removal of restrictions directly or indirectly based on ethnicity. Immigration to New Zealand is heavily concentrated towards Auckland (partly for job market reasons). This strong focus on Auckland has led the immigration services to award extra points towards immigration visa requirements for people intending to move to other parts of New Zealand.The following table shows the ethnic profile of Auckland's population, as recorded in the 2006, 2013 and 2018 New Zealand censuses. The substantial percentage drop of 'Europeans' in 2006 was mainly caused by the increasing numbers of people from this group choosing to define themselves as 'New Zealanders', as a result of a media campaign that encouraged people to give the response 'New Zealander' even though this was not one of the groups listed on the census form. In the 2013 census fewer Europeans identify themselves as 'New Zealander', leading to a significant increase of numbers in 'Europeans'.Auckland's fastest growing ethnic groups are Asian. Here, lion dancers perform at the Auckland Lantern Festival.|alt=Lion dancers wearing bright red and yellow costumes Ethnicity  2006 census  2013 census 2018 census Number  %  Number  %Number% '''European'''  '''700,158'''  '''56.5'''  '''789,306'''  '''59.3''''''841,386''''''53.5'''    European (not further defined)  9,162  0.7  10,668  0.812,3810.8    New Zealand European  611,898  49.4  696,963  52.3738,56747.0    British and Irish  35,070  2.8  35,379  2.739,2492.5    Dutch  7,785  0.6  7,995  0.67,9200.5    Greek  489  <0.1  492  <0.1597<0.1    Polish  705  0.1  792  0.11,0590.1    South Slav3,8190.33,5310.33,7080.2    Italian1,0710.11,3980.12,0460.1    German4,2240.34,7820.46,1350.4    Australian  8,637  0.7  7,062  0.58,6880.6    Other European30,9062.536,9092.843,4580.8 '''Māori'''  '''137,304'''  '''11.1'''  '''142,767'''  '''10.7''''''181,194''''''11.5''' '''Pacific peoples'''  '''177,948'''  '''14.4'''  '''194,958'''  '''14.6''''''243,966''''''15.5'''    Pacific peoples (not further defined)267<0.1378<0.11,2960.1    Samoan  87,840  7.1  95,916  7.2118,5037.5    Cook Islands Māori  34,788  2.8  36,810  2.846,6683.0    Tongan  40,140  3.2  46,971  3.562,4034.0    Niuean  17,667  1.4  18,555  1.423,0881.5    Tokelauan1,8480.11,9590.12,4060.2    Fijian  5,850  0.5  8,493  0.611,2020.7    Other Pacific peoples4,7550.45,8410.47,4850.5 '''Asian'''  '''234,279'''  '''18.9'''  '''307,233'''  '''23.1''''''442,674''''''28.2'''    Asian (not further defined)1,1430.12,0250.25,8500.4    Southeast Asian (not further defined)324<0.17740.13,3660.2    Filipino  9,822  0.8  20,502  1.532,8502.1    Cambodian3,3720.34,1850.34,3860.3    Vietnamese3,1740.34,3860.36,3240.4    Other Southeast Asian8,5740.711,3100.813,5270.9    Chinese  98,418  7.9  118,233  8.9171,30910.9    Indian  74,460  6.0  106,329  8.0154,8249.9    Sri Lankan5,0490.46,9030.59,9870.6    Japanese  5,289  0.4  6,720  0.58,4630.5    Korean  21,354  1.7  21,984  1.725,0381.6    Other Asian5,5620.47,2180.511,1000.7 '''Middle Eastern/Latin American/African'''  '''18,558'''  '''1.5'''  '''24,945'''  '''1.9''''''35,838''''''2.3'''    Middle Eastern10,7100.912,8541.017,0881.1    Latin American3,0900.25,8200.411,1630.7    African4,8000.46,3030.57,7370.5 '''Other'''  '''100,110'''  '''8.1'''  '''15,639'''  '''1.2''''''16,746''''''1.1''' Total people stated  1,239,054   1,331,427 1,517,718 Not elsewhere included  65,907  5.1  84,123  5.900.0+Ethnic groups by Auckland local board area, 2018 census Local board area  European  Maori  Pacific  Asian    Other Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. % Rodney  59,013  88.9  7,551  11.4  2,340  3.5  3,756  5.7  450  0.7  822  1.2 Hibiscus and Bays  84,057  80.8  6,735  6.5  2,205  2.1  16,626  16.0  1,551  1.5  1,206  1.2 Upper Harbour  34,746  55.3  3,210  5.1  1,530  2.4  24,867  39.6  1,887  3.0  897  1.4 Kaipatiki  51,633  58.5  7,680  8.7  5,379  6.1  29,034  32.9  2,718  3.1  1,149  1.3 Devonport-Takapuna 40,152  69.3  3,192  5.5  1,443  2.5  15,249  26.3  1,476  2.5  681  1.2 Henderson-Massey  57,633  48.7  20,319  17.2  24,771  20.9  32,523  27.5  3,087  2.6  1,416  1.2 Waitākere Ranges  38,823  74.5  6,621  12.7  6,093  11.7  7,275  14.0  936  1.8  642  1.2 Great Barrier  855  91.3  192  20.5  24  2.6  15  1.6  0  0.0  18  1.9 Waiheke  8,055  88.9  1,035  11.4  342  3.8  366  4.0  315  3.5  108  1.2 Waitemata  49,950  60.3  5,034  6.1  4,053  4.9  26,103  31.5  3,912  4.7  828  1.0 Whau  32,040  40.4  7,845  9.9  14,817  18.7  31,959  40.3  2,286  2.9  780  1.0 Albert-Eden  58,899  59.7  7,005  7.1  7,653  7.8  31,524  32.0  2,748  2.8  990  1.0 Puketapapa  19,356  33.6  3,462  6.0  8,775  15.2  28,266  49.1  2,163  3.8  510  0.9 Orakei  61,221  72.6  4,815  5.7  2,676  3.2  19,296  22.9  2,127  2.5  825  1.0 Maungakiekie-Tamaki  33,438  43.8  10,656  14.0  19,602  25.7  21,309  27.9  1,680  2.2  711  0.9 Howick  64,776  46.0  8,052  5.7  8,028  5.7  65,541  46.5  3,540  2.5  2,010  1.4 Mangere-Otahuhu  14,976  19.1  12,861  16.4  46,578  59.4  14,925  19.0  603  0.8  444  0.6 Otara-Papatoetoe  14,142  16.6  13,392  15.7  39,198  46.0  29,880  35.1  882  1.0  498  0.6 Manurewa  27,942  29.2  24,846  26.0  34,707  36.3  24,345  25.4  1,962  2.1  645  0.7 Papakura  28,305  49.1  15,438  26.8  9,750  16.9  13,497  23.4  918  1.6  588  1.0 Franklin  61,371  82.0  11,247  15.0  4,008  5.4  6,324  8.5  585  0.8  969  1.3
Country of birth +Birthplace of usually resident population, 2006–18 Census Country  2006 census  2013 census2018 census Number  %  Number  %Number%   777,942  63.0  805,356  60.9904,90558.4  54,519  4.4  65,385  4.996,5406.2  30,747  2.5  43,410  3.371,3584.6  72,975  5.9  74,940  5.768,7994.4   28,446  2.3  39,087  3.044,6582.9   35,766  2.9  35,586  2.738,2322.5   24,630  2.0  30,612  2.336,7592.4  9,069  0.7  18,621  1.430,2372.0  20,250  1.6  19,590  1.521,9031.4  20,034  1.6  19,470  1.521,7531.4   17,208  1.4  18,117  1.420,9131.3   8,424  0.7  9,459  0.711,6070.7  5,931  0.4  7,272  0.58,9880.6  4,503  0.4  5,841  0.48,5290.6  10,374  0.8  9,183  0.78,2590.5  5,844  0.5  5,109  0.48,0610.5  8,961  0.7  7,851  0.67,4430.5  7,485  0.6  6,378  0.57,1130.5 4,1580.34,9590.46,2790.4 3,2640.33,9780.35,8590.4 3,5880.34,1640.35,2530.3 Other countries  80,208  6.5  88,185  6.7115,7917.5'''Total people stated''''''1,234,317'''  '''1,322,535''''''1,571,718''' Not elsewhere included  70,641  5.4  93,015  6.622,4761.5+Birthplace by Auckland local board area, 2013 census Local board area  New Zealand  Australia  Pacific Islands  British Isles  Europe  North America  Asia  Middle East and Africa  Latin America and Other Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Num. %  Rodney 39,678  77.8  936  1.8  540  1.1  5,763  11.3  1,098  2.2  549  1.1  1,272  2.5  1,092  2.1  90  0.2 Hibiscus and Bays 53,805  63.0  1,476  1.7  624  0.7  13,443  15.7  2,574  3.0  912  1.1  5,499  6.4  6,717  7.9  321  0.4 Upper Harbour 27,525  54.1  699  1.4  762  1.5  4,296  8.4  1,260  2.5  438  0.9  11,562  22.7  4,140  8.1  168  0.3 Kaipatiki 45,189  58.1  1,251  1.6  2,358  3.0  5,991  7.7  2,238  2.9  648  0.8  15,936  20.5  3,711  4.8  432  0.6 Devonport-Takapuna 32,226  60.5  1,113  2.1  522  1.0  5,919  11.1  1,728  3.2  759  1.4  8,598  16.1  2,073  3.9  315  0.6 Henderson-Massey 64,248  64.2  1,230  1.2  10,536  10.5  4,698  4.7  2,232  2.2  501  0.5  13,293  13.3  2,931  2.9  399  0.4 Waitākere Ranges 31,902  70.6  756  1.7  2,265  5.0  4,806  10.6  1,284  2.8  498  1.1  2,454  5.4  1,038  2.3  186  0.4 Great Barrier 663  81.3  21  2.6  3  0.4  72  8.8  21  2.6 18  2.2  9  1.1  9  1.1  0  0.0 Waiheke 5,442  70.3  213  2.8  69  0.9  1,107  14.3  321  4.1  195  2.5  174  2.2  147  1.9  75  1.0 Waitemata 37,689  53.1  1,539  2.2  1,644  2.3  5,190  7.3  2,763  3.9  1,323  1.9  17,589  24.8  2,190  3.1  1,092  1.5 Whau 54,834  54.5  1,584  1.2  3,153  11.4  5,379  4.4  1,899  1.5  966  0.5  18,618  23.5  2,085  2.9  465  0.4 Albert-Eden 54,834  61.6  1,584  1.8  3,153  3.5  5,379  6.0  1,899  2.1  966  1.1  18,618  20.9  2,085  2.3  465  0.5 Puketapapa 24,192  48.3  513  1.0  5,274  10.5  1,773  3.5  645  1.3  270  0.5  15,507  31.0  1,683  3.4  204  0.4 Orakei  49,224  65.4  1,815  2.4  1,230  1.6  6,621  8.8  2,679  3.6  1,083  1.4  9,633  12.8  2,526  3.4  513  0.7 Maungakiekie-Tamaki 38,955  60.8  798  1.2  8,211  12.8  2,496  3.9  1,263  2.0  429  0.7  10,164  15.9  1,449  2.3  267  0.4 Howick 60,189  49.4  1,398  1.1  4,815  4.0  8,730  7.2  2,184  1.8  723  0.6  32,928  27.0  10,488  8.6  399  0.3 Mangere-Otahuhu 36,519  56.8  588  0.9  21,858  34.0  810  1.3  237  0.4  183  0.3  3,477  5.4  501  0.8  84  0.1 Otara-Papatoetoe 36,642  53.4  567  0.8  20,577  30.0  870  1.3  246  0.4  165  0.2  8,598  12.5  837  1.2  93  0.1 Manurewa 48,492  64.6  744  1.0  13,962  18.6  2,082  2.8  429  0.6  198  0.3  6,834  9.1  2,193  2.9  93  0.1 Papakura 32,337  76.5  555  1.3  2,463  5.8  1,950  4.6  429  1.0  174  0.4  3,162  7.5  1,107  2.6  105  0.2 Franklin 48,744  79.3  981  1.6  1,083  1.8  5,502  9.0  954  1.6  378  0.6  2,085  3.3  1,623  2.6  84  0.1
Religion + Religion of usually resident population, 2001–13 Census Religion  2001 census  2006 census  2013 census Number  %  Number  %  Number  % '''Christian'''  '''604,713'''  '''56.98'''  '''636,405'''  '''52.96'''   '''615,936'''  '''47.56'''     Catholic  153,678  14.48  169,881  14.14  172,110  13.29     Anglican  147,993  13.94  141,522  11.78  117,843  9.10     Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed  110,490  10.41  109,539  9.12  95,892  7.40     Christian (not further defined)  63,180  5.95  63,714  5.30  78,480  6.06     Methodist  47,034  4.43  50,442  4.20  46,770  3.61     Pentecostal  23,238  2.19  31,104  2.59  31,386  2.42     Baptist  18,546  1.75  21,495  1.79  21,237  1.64     Latter-day Saints  16,632  1.57  19,230  1.60  19,374  1.50     Other Christian religions  32,796  3.09  37,560  3.13  39,240  3.03 '''Hindu'''  '''25,788'''  '''2.43'''  '''45,327'''  '''3.77'''  '''61,458'''  '''4.75''' '''Buddhist'''  '''22,722'''  '''2.14'''  '''29,217'''  '''2.43'''  '''32,778'''  '''2.53''' '''Islam/Muslim'''  '''15,318'''  '''1.44'''  '''23,688'''  '''1.97'''  '''31,158'''  '''2.41''' '''Sikh'''  '''3,225'''  '''0.30'''  '''6,177'''  '''0.51'''  '''11,715'''  '''0.90''' '''Māori Christian'''  '''14,481'''  '''1.36'''  '''14,574'''  '''1.21'''   '''11,649'''  '''0.90'''     Ratana  12,585  1.19  12,438  1.04  10,122  0.78     Ringatu  1,977  0.19  2,253  0.19  1,617  0.12     Other Maori Christian religions  153  0.01  141  0.01  114  0.01 '''Spiritualism and New Age religions'''  '''4,854'''  '''0.46'''  '''5,907'''  '''0.49'''  '''5,238'''  '''0.40''' '''Judaism/Jewish'''  '''3,132'''  '''0.30'''  '''3,315'''  '''0.28''' '''3,099'''  '''0.24''' '''Other religions'''  '''4,767'''  '''0.45'''  '''5,541'''  '''0.46'''  '''5,637'''  '''0.44''' '''Total people with at least one religious affiliation'''  '''692,691''' '''65.27''' '''763,191'''  '''63.51'''  '''772,095'''  '''59.61''' '''No religion'''  '''308,592'''  '''29.08'''  '''390,411'''  '''32.49'''  '''489,915'''  '''37.83'''  '''Object to answering'''  '''68,601'''  '''6.46'''  '''67,302'''  '''5.60'''  '''48,585'''  '''3.75'''
Future growth The urbanised extent of Auckland (red), as of 2009Auckland is expecting substantial population growth via immigration and natural population increases (which contribute to growth at about one-third and two-thirds, respectively), and is set to grow to an estimated 2 million inhabitants by 2050 (a compounded annual growth rate of 1.2% vs the 2013 number above). This substantial increase in population will have a major impact on transport, housing and other infrastructure that is in many cases already considered under pressure. It is also feared by some organisations, such as the Auckland Regional Council, that urban sprawl will result from the growth and, as a result, that it is necessary to address this proactively in planning policy.A 'Regional Growth Strategy' has been adopted that sees limits on further subdivision and intensification of existing use as its main sustainability measures. This policy is contentious, as it naturally limits the uses of private land, especially the subdivision of urban fringe properties, by setting 'Metropolitan Urban Limits' in planning documents like the District Plan.According to the 2006 Census projections, the medium-variant scenario shows that the population is projected to continue growing, to reach 1.93 million by 2031.The high-variant scenario shows the region's population growing to over two million by 2031.
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