India’s New Zealand Diaspora:Some recent statistics

Richard Bedford (AUT) and Robert Didham (SNZ)

New Zealand Indian Diaspora Convention 2014

Auckland University of Technology, 26 July 2014

Some new records Permanent and long-term arrivals in NZ, YE June

2014 – 100,784. A record number for PLT arrivals Permanent and long-term arrivals of citizens of

India – 8,850 – a record and second only to the UK (10,0176). China, 8,500

Total arrivals of citizens of India – 77,992 (44,000 visitors, 25,142 NZ residents, 8,850 PLT arrivals)

Net gains of citizens of India: 7,565 (PLT), 8,003 (total)

PLT arrivals by visa category (YE March 2014)

Visa category Number % Sex ratio

Total 7,892 100.0 2.77

Residence 993 12.6 1.07

Work 1,143 14.5 1.30

Study 5,073 64.2 3.95

LT visitor 596 7.6 0.55

Others 87 1.1 2.78

Numbers of citizens of India approved for temporary work, study and residence, 1998-

2014

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

Temp Work Study Residence

Temporary work, study and residence, citizens of India (%)

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

% work % study % residence

Indians in NZ, 2006 and 2013

Census Number Sex ratio2013 155,178 1.082006 104,580 1.02Increase% increase

50,59848.4

1.22

Indian (ethnicity not further defined), 2006 and 2013

Census Number Sex ratio2013 142,797 1.092006 95,133 1.03Increase% increase% total Indians 2013

47,66450.192.0

1.24

Indian ethnic mixes, 2006 (%)

Ethnic mix NZ born OS born

Indian only 69.8 97.3

Indian-Euro 10.6 0.9

Indian-Euro-MaoriIndian-MaoriIndian-Pacific Other combinationsTotal

4.33.12.99.3

23,838

0.10.00.71.0

79,866

India-born, 2006 and 2013

Census Number Sex ratio2013 67,176 1.272006 43,342 1.09Increase% increase% total Indians 2013

23,83455.042.0

1.67

Indian population, 15+

Birthplace Number %

India 60,930 49.7

Fiji 39,039 31.8

New ZealandOther countriesTotal

12,60610,047

122,622

10.38.2

100.0

Change in Indian population, 15+, 2006-2013

Birthplace Increase %

India 24,997 69.6

Fiji 12,268 45.8

New ZealandOther countriesTotal

3,9212,413

43,599

45.131.655.1