Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa

Esri uses demographic and socioeconomic updates and forecasts provided by Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa to create an advanced demographics dataset for New Zealand.

Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa is New Zealand's official data agency that collects information from people and organizations through censuses and surveys. Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa operates under the authority of the New Zealand Data and Statistics Act 2022, guided by the Privacy Act 2020, the Official Information Act 1982, and the Public Records Act 2005.

Release date and vintage

The dataset was updated in February 2025; the vintage is 2023.

Attribute summaries

The following table contains a summary description of the available attributes in the New Zealander advanced demographics dataset. See New Zealand for more information about this advanced demographics dataset, such as use cases and related documents.

Attribute	Data category	Description
5-Year Age Group	Age	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by 5-year age categories (such as population age 30-34); includes a median age.
Life Cycle Group	Age	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by broad age categories, such as population age 15-29.
Difficulty or Limitation	At Risk, Health	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by difficulty or limitation status categories.
Access to Telecom Systems	At Risk, Households	The estimated number of households in the vintage year grouped by access to telecommunication system categories.
Access to Basic Amenities	At Risk, Housing	The estimated number of households in the vintage year grouped by access to basic amenities categories, such as tap water, refrigerator, or toilet.
Dwelling Dampness/Mold	At Risk, Housing	The estimated number of households in the vintage year grouped by dwelling dampness or mold categories.
Source of Income	At Risk, Income	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by source of personal income categories, such as public benefits or wages.
Smoking Behavior	Behaviors, Health	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by cigarette smoking categories.
Motor Vehicles	Behaviors, Households	The estimated number of households in the vintage year grouped by the number of motor vehicles available for use—for example, households with no motor vehicles available for use.
Travel to Work By Residence Address	Behaviors, Jobs	The estimated employed population for the vintage year grouped by transit to work methods—such as by train or by bicycle—and residence address.
Travel to Work by Workplace Address	Behaviors, Jobs	The estimated employed population for the vintage year grouped by transit to work methods—such as by train or by bicycle—and workplace address.
Educational Attainment	Education	The estimated population for the vintage year categorized by current or highest level of educational attainment achieved.
Post-school Qualifications	Education	The estimated population for the vintage year categorized by study participation, secondary school enrollment, qualifications, certifications, or other post-secondary categories.
Travel to Education by Residence Address	Education	The estimated student population for the vintage year grouped by transit to school methods—such as by train or by bicycle—and residence address.
Travel to Education by Institution Address	Education	The estimated student population for the vintage year grouped by transit to school methods—such as by train or by bicycle—and school address.
Ethnicity	Ethnicity	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by race or ethnicity categories, such as Māori, Pacific Peoples, European, or other.
Māori Descent	Ethnicity	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by Māori descent categories.
Ability Indicator	Health	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by ability categories.
LGBTIQ	Health	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by LGBTIQ identity categories.
Sexual Identity	Health	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by sexual identity categories.
Family Type	Households	The estimated number of family households (members are related) for the vintage year grouped by family type or size, such as couple without children or two-person family household.
Extended Family	Households	The estimated number of extended family households (multigenerational, members are related) for the vintage year grouped by extended family categories, such as one-generation or two-generations.
Household Composition	Households	The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by household type or size, such as one-family or two-family households.
Household Tenure	Households	The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by broad housing unit ownership categories, such as owned or not owned.
Landlord Sector	Households	The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by landlord sector, such as private owner, Māori Land Trust, or state-owned.
Weekly Rent	Households	The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by amount paid in weekly rent categories.
Home Ownership	Households	The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by home ownership categories.
Household Income	Households, Income	The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by household income amount ranges; includes a median income amount.
Family Income	Households, Income	The estimated number of family households (members are related) for the vintage year grouped by income amount ranges; includes a median income amount.
Extended Family Income	Households, Income	The estimated number of extended family households (multigenerational, members are related) for the vintage year, grouped by income amount ranges; includes a median income amount.
5-Year/1-Year Usual Residence History	Housing	The estimated number of housing units for the vintage year grouped by where the census respondent lived (usual residence) during the past 1-year and 5-year broad categories, such as lived elsewhere in New Zealand or lived overseas.
Years at Usual Residence	Housing	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by length of tenancy at usual residence categories—for example, population with 1-4 years at current, usual place of residence.
Occupied Dwelling	Housing	The estimated number of private or non-private, occupied housing units in the vintage year grouped by dwelling type categories.
Sector of Ownership	Housing	The estimated number of housing units for the vintage year grouped by sector of ownership categories, such as owned by the central government or privately owned.
Dwelling by Number of Rooms/Bedrooms	Housing	The estimated number of housing units for the vintage year grouped by the number of rooms or bedrooms in the unit—for example, private dwellings consisting of five rooms.
Household Crowding Index	Housing	The estimated number of housing units for the vintage year grouped by the number of additional rooms required to reduce crowding—for example, households that need two or more bedrooms (severely crowded).
Number of Usual Residents	Housing	The estimated number of housing units for the vintage year grouped by the number of usual resident categories—for example, regional housing units with three usual residents.
Heating Source/Fuel	Housing	The estimated number of housing units for the vintage year grouped by common types of heating source or heating fuel categories.
Occupancy Status	Housing	The estimated number of housing units for the vintage year grouped by occupancy status, such as occupied or unoccupied.
Personal Income	Income	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by personal income amount ranges; includes a median income amount.
Work and Labor Force Status	Jobs	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by labor force status, such as employed full time, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Employment Status	Jobs	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by employment status, such as self-employed, paid employee, or unpaid family worker.
Job Search Methods	Jobs	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by the methods used to search for employment, such as looked at job advertisements, or contacted friends or relatives to look for a job.
Occupation by Residence Address	Jobs	The estimated employed population for the vintage year grouped by residence address and profession, such as technician, sales, or laborer.
Occupation by Workplace Address	Jobs	The estimated employed population for the vintage year grouped by workplace address and profession, such as technician, sales, or laborer.
Industry by Residence Address	Jobs	The estimated employed population for the vintage year grouped by residence address and industry, such as manufacturing, retail, or finance.
Industry by Workplace Address	Jobs	The estimated employed population for the vintage year grouped by workplace address and industry, such as manufacturing, retail, or finance.
Hours Worked	Jobs	The estimated employed population for the vintage year grouped by the number of hours worked per week categories.
Unpaid Activities	Jobs	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by unpaid activity categories, such as cares for a family member, voluntarism, and so forth.
Arrival in Years	Language-Immigration	The estimated immigrant population for the vintage year grouped by years since arrival in New Zealand categories.
Birthplace	Language-Immigration	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by broad geographic regions as their place of birth, such as born in New Zealand or born in North America.
Languages Spoken	Language-Immigration	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by specific languages spoken, such as English, Māori, Samoan, or other.
Official Language	Language-Immigration	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by official language indicator groups, such as Māori, English, and NZ Sign Language (no others).
Relationship Status	Marital Status	The estimated adult population for the vintage year grouped by legally registered relationship status categories.
Partnership Status	Marital Status	The estimated adult population for the vintage year grouped by cohabitation/partnership categories.
Population	Population	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by residency or commuter categories and refined by gender cohorts.
Religious Affiliation	Population	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by religious affiliation categories including no religion.
Sex at Birth	Population	The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by sex assigned at birth categories.
Number of Children	Population	The estimated female population age 15+ in the vintage year grouped by number of children categories—for example, the female population age 15+ with two children.