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.
- Malay: 3,537 (2006); 4,794 (2013); 3,729 (2018)
- Malaysian Chinese: 1,353 (2006); 1,851 (2013); 4866 (2018)
- Singaporean Chinese: 606 (2006); 738 (2013); 675 (2018)
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in countries now called Malaysia and Singapore.
Malaya
- 1951 census: 165
Malaysia
- 1976 census: 4,101
- 2001 census: 11,463
- 2006 census: 14,547
- 2013 census: 16,353
- 2018 census: 19,860
Singapore
- 1881 census: 4
- 1951 census: 94
- 1976 census: 1,672
- 2001 census: 3,912
- 2006 census: 4,857
- 2013 census: 5,370
- 2018 census: 6,741