Ethnic identity
In the New Zealand census, people were asked to indicate the ethnic group or groups with which they identified. The numbers include those who indicated more than one group.
- Austrian: 993 (2006); 1,029 (2013); 1,272 (2018)
- Romanian: 1,554 (2006); 1,455 (2013); 1,485 (2018)
- Czech Republic: 753 (2006); 1,083 (2013); 1,740 (2018)
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in Central or South-eastern Europe.
Albania
- 1951 census: 2
- 2001 census: 63
- 2006 census: 108
- 2013 census: 90
- 2018 census: 123
Austria
- 1921 census: 208
- 1951 census: 454
- 1976 census: 1,087
- 2001 census: 1,203
- 2006 census: 1,338
- 2013 census: 1,290
- 2018 census: 1,491
Bulgaria
- 1921 census: 5
- 1951 census: 8
- 1976 census: 161
- 2001 census: 504
- 2006 census: 741
- 2013 census: 768
- 2018 census: 849
Czechoslovakia
- 1921 census: 118
- 1951 census: 357
- 1976 census: 663
Czech Republic
- 2001 census: 663
- 2006 census: 894
- 2013 census: 1,284
- 2018 census: 2,361
Serbia
- 2013 census: 1,062
- 2018 census: 1,170
Slovakia
- 2001 census: 141
- 2006 census: 264
- 2013 census: 333
- 2018 census: 558
Romania
- 1921 census: 24
- 1951 census: 58
- 1976 census: 647
- 2001 census: 918
- 2006 census: 2,280
- 2013 census: 2,232
- 2018 census: 2,340