Pacific Island population rises 38.9 per cent in five years
PA Wellington The 1986 New Zealand Census shows a 38.9 per cent increase in the Pacific Islander population in five years since the last Census. This is an increase of 25,794 Pacific Islanders, out of a total increase of 118,476, or 3.8 per cent,
since 1981, according to latest Government statistics.
The dramatic growth occurred in the populations of Samoans (16,251), and Cook Islanders (4206), because of a high birth rate and immigration.
The number of Maori people increased 4.7 per
cent through a lowering mortality .rate while the birth rate remained stable.
The European population rose 1.6 per cent (39,951), with an increase in life expectancy and people settling from Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands.
Tijere was a 38.2 per
cent total increase in other ethnic groups, including Chinese and Indian populations which increased 19.7 per cent.
People claiming they were from a single ethnic origin made up 94 per cent — or three million — of the total 3.4 million population.
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