Total population

• The median age (half are younger, and half older, than this age) is 33.9 years for people in Wellington City. For New Zealand as a whole, the median age is 38.0 years.
• 9.5 percent of people in Wellington City are aged 65 years and over, compared with 14.3 percent of the total New Zealand population.
• 17.3 percent of people are aged under 15 years in Wellington City, compared with 20.4 percent for all of New Zealand.

Age and sex of people
Wellington City
2013 Census

Age and sex of people
New Zealand
2013 Census

Māori population

• The median age of Māori (half are younger, and half older, than this age) is 25.2 years in Wellington City, compared with a median of 23.9 years for all Māori in New Zealand.
• 3.5 percent of Māori in Wellington City are aged 65 years and over, compared with 5.4 percent of New Zealand's Māori population.
• 26.7 percent of Māori are aged under 15 years in Wellington City, compared with 33.8 percent for all Māori in New Zealand. 

Age and sex of Māori
Wellington City
2013 Census

Age and sex of Māori
New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: Total population figures are for the census usually resident population count.

The Māori population is the Māori ethnic group usually resident population count. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their only ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

Some percentages may be too small to show on graph.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Ethnic groups

• 76.4 percent of people in Wellington City belong to the European ethnic group, compared with 74.0 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
• 7.9 percent of people in Wellington City belong to the Māori ethnic group, compared with 14.9 percent for all of New Zealand.

Birthplace 

Total population

• 30.7 percent of people in Wellington City were born overseas, compared with 25.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
• For people born overseas who are now living in Wellington City, the most common birthplace was England, and England is the most common overseas birthplace for all of New Zealand.

Māori population

• 2.6 percent of Māori in Wellington City were born overseas, compared with 1.8 percent for New Zealand as a whole. 
   

Languages spoken

Total population

Māori population

Note: Total population figures are for the census usually resident population count.

The Māori population is the Māori ethnic group usually resident population count. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their only ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Total population aged 15 years and over

• 46.7 percent of people aged 15 years and over living in Wellington City have never married, 40.9 percent are married, and 12.3 percent are separated, divorced or widowed.
• 29.2 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Wellington City who have never been married, live with a partner.

Legally registered relationship status for people aged 15 years and over
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Māori population aged 15 years and over

• For Māori aged 15 years and over living in Wellington City, 66.0 have never married, 23.2 percent are married, and 10.8 percent are separated, divorced or widowed.
• 30.5 percent of Māori aged 15 years and over in Wellington City who have never been married, live with a partner. 

Legally registered relationship status for Māori aged 15 years and over
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: Total population figures are for the census usually resident population count.

The Māori population is the Māori ethnic group usually resident population count. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their only ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Total population aged 15 years and over

• 91.1 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Wellington City have a formal qualification, compared with 79.1 percent of people in New Zealand.
• In Wellington City, 40.6 percent of people aged 15 years and over held a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest qualification, compared with 20.0 percent for New Zealand as a whole.

Highest qualification for people aged 15 years and over
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Māori population aged 15 years and over

• In Wellington City, 84.3 percent of Māori aged 15 years and over have a formal qualification, compared with 66.7 percent for Māori in New Zealand.
• 25.6 percent of Māori aged 15 years and over in Wellington City held a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest qualification, compared with 10.0 percent of New Zealand's Māori population.

Highest qualification for Māori aged 15 years and over
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: Total population figures are for the census usually resident population count.

The Māori population is the Māori ethnic group usually resident population count. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their only ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Total population aged 15 years and over

• The unemployment rate in Wellington City is 6.5 percent for people aged 15 years and over, compared with 7.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
• The most common occupational group in Wellington City is 'professionals', and 'professionals' is the most common occupational group in New Zealand.

Occupation for employed people aged 15 years and over
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Māori population aged 15 years and over

• The unemployment rate of Māori aged 15 years and over in Wellington City is 10.6 percent, compared with 15.6 percent for New Zealand's Māori population.
• The most common occupational group for Māori in Wellington City is 'professionals', and 'labourers' is the most common occupational group for Māori in New Zealand.

Occupation for employed Māori aged 15 years and over
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: Total population figures are for the census usually resident population count.

The Māori population is the Māori ethnic group usually resident population count. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their only ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Total population aged 15 years and over

• For people aged 15 years and over, the median income (half earn more, and half earn less, than this amount), in Wellington City is $37,900. This compares with a median of $28,500 for all of New Zealand.
• 32.7 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Wellington City have an annual income of $20,000 or less, compared with 38.2 percent of people for New Zealand as a whole.
• In Wellington City, 38.9 percent of people aged 15 years and over have an annual income of more than $50,000, compared with 26.7 percent of people in New Zealand.

Total personal income for people aged 15 years and over
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Māori population aged 15 years and over

• For Māori aged 15 years and over, the median income (half earn more, and half less than this amount) in Wellington City is $31,000, compared with a median of $22,500 for all Māori in New Zealand.
• In Wellington City, 38.0 percent of Māori aged 15 years and over have an annual income of $20,000 or less, compared with 46.3 percent of Māori in New Zealand.
• 30.7 percent of Māori aged 15 years and over in Wellington City have an annual income of more than $50,000, compared with 18.1 percent of all Māori in New Zealand.

Total personal income for Māori aged 15 years and over
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: Total population figures are for the census usually resident population count.

The Māori population is the Māori ethnic group usually resident population count. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their only ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Family type

• Couples with children make up 43.9 percent of all families in Wellington City, while couples without children make up 42.7 percent of all families.
• In New Zealand, couples with children make up 41.3 percent of all families, while couples without children make up 40.9 percent of all families.
• 13.4 percent of families in Wellington City are one parent with children families, while one parent with children families make up 17.8 percent of families for New Zealand as a whole.

Family type
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: All figures are for families in occupied private dwellings.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Household composition

• One-family households make up 64.2 percent of all households in Wellington City. For New Zealand as a whole, one-family households make up 68.3 percent of all households.
• In Wellington City, there are 16,884 one-person households making up 24.3 percent of all households. In New Zealand, one-person households make up 23.5 percent of all households.
• The average household size in Wellington City is 2.6 people, compared with an average of 2.7 people for all of New Zealand.

Household composition
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: All figures are for households in occupied private dwellings.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Access to phones, fax machines, and Internet

• 86.6 percent of households in Wellington City have access to the Internet, compared with 76.8 percent of households in New Zealand.
• In Wellington City, 86.9 percent of households have access to a cellphone, compared with 83.7 percent of households for New Zealand as a whole.

Access to phones, fax machines, and Internet
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: All figures are for households in occupied private dwellings.

Some percentages may be too small to show on graph.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Access to motor vehicles

• 8.3 percent of households in Wellington City have access to three or more motor vehicles, compared with 16.1 percent of all households in New Zealand.

Access to motor vehicles
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: All figures are for households in occupied private dwellings.

Main means of travel to work

• The most common means of travel to work on census day for people in Wellington City was driving a private car, truck or van (39.2 percent of people who travelled to work used this form of transport).
• This was followed by walking or jogging (21.0 percent) and public bus (16.8 percent).
• For New Zealand as a whole, the most common means of travel to work was driving a private car, truck or van, followed by driving a company car, truck or van, and walking or jogging.

Note: All figures are for the census usually resident population count.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.

Home ownership

• In Wellington City, 59.1 percent of households in occupied private dwellings owned the dwelling or held it in a family trust.
• For New Zealand as a whole, 64.8 percent of households in occupied private dwellings owned the dwelling or held it in a family trust.
• For households in Wellington City who rented the dwelling that they lived in, the median weekly rent paid was $370. This compared with $280 for New Zealand as a whole.

Home ownership by household
Wellington City and New Zealand
2013 Census

Note: All figures are for households in occupied private dwellings.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables and graphs.

Building consents

Building consent data for the year ended December 2013 showed that:

• The total number of building consents issued for dwellings, including apartments, in Wellington City was 623.
• The total number of building consents issued for apartments in Wellington City was 246.
• The total value of residential building work in Wellington City was $300,566,001.
• The total value of non-residential building work in Wellington City was $227,539,117.

Note: Building consent data is obtained from all accredited building consent authorities (ie territorial authorities) and is compiled if the building consent issued is valued over $5000. See data quality information on building consents.