Iwi (tribal) identification
In New Zealand censuses from 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe(s) to which they were affiliated.
The figures below show the number who indicated Ngāti Raukawa (including those who named more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers in 2013.
The only previous census asking Māori to indicate a (single) tribal affiliation was held in 1901.
Ngāti Raukawa
- 1901 census: 2,084
Ngāti Raukawa (Horowhenua/Manawatū)
- 1991 census: 1,014
- 2001 census: 11,088
- 2006 census: 13,233
- 2013 census: 15,135
Major regional locations
- Manawatū–Wanganui: 4,728
- Wellington: 3,969
Ngāti Raukawa (Waikato)
- 1991 census: 912
- 2001 census: 5,175
- 2006 census: 8,166
- 2013 census: 10,053
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 3,621
- Auckland: 1,860
Ngāti Raukawa (unspecified)
- 1991 census: 16,509
- 2001 census: 8,781
- 2006 census: 8,022
- 2013 census: 4,785
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 1,236
- Auckland: 1,008
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