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.
- Belgian: 417 (2006); 573 (2013); 888 (2018)
- Maltese: 240 (2006); 249 (2013); 336 (2018)
- Portuguese: 912 (2006); 942 (2013); 1,365 (2018)
- Spanish: 1,857 (2006); 2,043 (2013); 2,733 (2018)
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in some western European countries.
Belgium
- 1874 census: 65
- 1901 census: 117
- 1951 census: 125
- 1976 census: 275
- 2001 census: 510
- 2006 census: 696
- 2013 census: 882
- 2018 census: 1,257
Gibraltar
- 1874 census: 40
- 1901 census: 48
- 1951 census: 40
- 2001 census: 60
- 2006 census: 69
- 2013 census: 78
- 2018 census: 81
Malta
- 1874 census: 52
- 1901 census: 55
- 1951 census: 118
- 1976 census: 419
- 2001 census: 363
- 2006 census: 390
- 2013 census: 390
- 2018 census: 396
Portugal
- 1874 census: 182 (including some Portuguese possessions)
- 1901 census: 172
- 1951 census: 12
- 2001 census: 138
- 2006 census: 195
- 2013 census: 264
- 2018 census: 447
Spain
- 1874 census: 102 (including some Spanish possessions)
- 1901 census: 59
- 1951 census: 42
- 1976 census: 222
- 2001 census: 336
- 2006 census: 474
- 2013 census: 933
- 2018 census: 1,500