2018 New Zealand census
| Thirty-fourth Census of New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Date taken | 6 March 2018 |
| Most populous region | Auckland |
| Least populous region | West Coast |
The 2018 New Zealand census will be the thirty-fourth national census. The national Census Day, the day for the population and dwellings will take place on Tuesday 6 March 2018.[1]
The Census Act 1877 required censuses to be held every fifth year and is well embedded in legislation and government systems. Since 1881, censuses have been held every five years.[2] The 2013 Census was the previous census completed.[3]
Topics
The 2018 Census will collect data on the following topics:[4]
- Population structure
- Absentees
- Age*
- Legally registered relationship status
- Name*
- Number of children born
- Partnership status in current relationship
- Number of occupants on census night*
- Sex*
- Location
- Dwelling address*
- Census night address*
- Usual residence
- Usual residence one year ago‡
- Years at usual residence
- Culture and Identity
- Birthplace
- Ethnicity*
- Iwi affiliation
- Languages spoken
- Māori descent
- Religious affiliation
- Years since arrival in New Zealand
- Education and training
- Field of study
- Highest qualification
- Highest secondary school qualification
- Level of post-school qualification
- Study participation
- Work
- Hours worked in employment per week
- Industry
- Occupation
- Sector of ownership
- Status in employment
- Unpaid activities
- Work and labour force status
- Workplace address
- Income
- Sources of personal income
- Total personal income
- Families and households
- Child dependency status
- Extended families
- Family type
- Household composition
- Housing
- Access to basic amenities†
- Access to telecommunication systems
- Dwelling counts (occupied, unoccupied, under construction)
- Dwelling dampness indicator†
- Dwelling mould indicator†
- Individual home ownership
- Main types of heating‡
- Number of rooms*
- Number of bedrooms
- Occupied dwelling type
- Sector of landlord
- Tenure of household*
- Weekly rent paid by households
- Transport
- Education institution address†
- Main means of travel to education†
- Main means of travel to work‡
- Number of motor vehicles
- Health and disability
- Cigarette smoking behaviour
- Disability/activity limitations‡
* Required to be included under the Statistics Act 1975
† Topic not included in 2013 census
‡ Topic significantly modified from 2013 census
Projections
Statistics New Zealand annually conducts population projections for New Zealand as a whole, which are based on data from the previous census (in this case, the 2013 census) and calculated using a cohort-component method. Population projections also take into consideration births, deaths, and net migration.
At the 2018 census, the New Zealand population is projected to be between 4,700,000 to 4,807,000.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand 2018 New Zealand Census
- ↑ Future New Zealand censuses: Implications of changing census frequency or adopting other models
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand 2018 New Zealand Census
- ↑ http://stats.govt.nz/Census/2018-census/2018-census-content-report.aspx
- ↑ National population projections Ststistics NZ
- ↑ National Population Projections: Statistics New Zealand