Ethnic groups
- The most common ethnic group in Reefton is European, compared with European for Buller District as a whole.
| Ethnic groups in Reefton and Buller District |
2013 Census
|
| Ethnic group(1) |
| European |
88.8 |
91.6 |
| Māori |
11.9 |
9.8 |
| Pacific peoples |
0.6 |
0.9 |
| Asian |
3.8 |
2.3 |
| Middle Eastern, Latin American, African |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Other ethnicity |
3.4 |
2.7 |
|
| Source: Statistics New Zealand |
Birthplace
- 11.9 percent of people in Reefton were born overseas, compared with 11.7 percent for Buller District as a whole.
- For people born overseas who are now living in Reefton, the most common birthplace was UK and Ireland, compared with UK and Ireland for people born overseas in all of Buller District.
Languages spoken
- After English, the next most common language spoken in Reefton is Tagalog, which was spoken by 1.9 percent of people. For Buller District as a whole, the most common language apart from English is te reo Māori, spoken by 1.8 percent of people.
- 1.6 percent of people in Reefton speak te reo Māori, compared with 1.8 percent of people for all of Buller District.
- New Zealand Sign Language is used by less than one percent of people in Reefton, compared with less than one percent of people for all of Buller District.
- 92.8 percent of people in Reefton speak only one language, compared with 91.9 percent of people for all of Buller District.
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. For areas with small populations, the data may not look as expected because of this rounding.