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Story: Central and South-eastern Europeans

Page 5: Facts and figures

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
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How to cite this page

John Wilson, Central and South-eastern Europeans – Facts and figures, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/central-and-south-eastern-europeans/page-5 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.