The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. Population Birthplace Year Australia Europe Pacific Islands Asia Africa Middle East 1986 47,334 45,747 72,810 33,834 8,103 939 1991 48,738 48,201 98,040 62,109 9,183 3,186 1996 54,711 55,599 99,258 117,921 17,445 7,239 2001 56,259 59,550 117,987 165,777 36,213 12,174 2006 62,742 68,070 135,852 251,133 59,118 16,533 2013 62,715 71,433 151,530 316,740 72,084 18,198 See the web-page for source information Downloaded from Te Ara | The Encyclopedia of New Zealand www.TeAra.govt.nz