Census day
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
You Count – Mā Tātou
Census of Population and Dwellings
Census day is
Tuesday 5 March 2013
The census is the official count of
how many people and dwellings
we have in New Zealand.
It will have been seven years since
the last census so the information
is more important than ever!
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
2013 Census
Census information is used by government,
councils, iwi, businesses, and community
groups to plan for the future.
It determines how billions of dollars is spent.
Census slogan ‘Mā Tātou / You Count’.
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
The Statistics Act 1975
Statistics NZ must run a census every five years
and everyone must participate
The information you provide is protected
It must be kept confidential
It can only be used for statistical purposes
Statistics NZ have an absolute
commitment to security
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Statistics NZ does not share
people’s private information with
any other organisation – including
the New Zealand Police, WINZ,
Immigration New Zealand, Housing
New Zealand, and Inland Revenue.
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Census in your neighbourhood
A census collector delivers
the forms and Internet
Access Code to your home
starting from 16 February
2013
The collector carries a
large blue bag with the
‘Statistics New Zealand’
logo on the front
The collector will return
after 6 March 2013 to
collect completed paper
forms
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How do I take part?
You can do your forms in
English or Māori
Guide notes are available
Information leaflets in 27
languages online:
www.census.govt.nz
Helpline languages:
Cantonese, Hindi, Korean,
Mandarin, Māori, Samoan,
and Tongan
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How do I take part?
You can do your forms online or on
paper
Doing your forms online is secure,
quick, and easy
If everyone in your household does
their forms online a collector may
not need to call back
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How to complete forms online
Go to:
www.census.govt.nz
People will need their
Internet Access Code
and paper forms
Forms can be
completed in
English or Māori
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It’s secure, quick, and easy
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Selected questions from the census
forms
Dwelling form – one per dwelling. 22 questions.
Individual form – one per person. 48 questions.
All questions must be answered honestly and
accurately
Selection of questions that respondents want to
know more about
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Individual form Q2: Name
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Who uses it: Statistics NZ
What it is used for:
• Administrative purposes
– to match the
household’s individual
forms with the people
listed on the dwelling
form
• To contact people
selected for post-censal
surveys: Te Kupenga
Māori Social Survey, and
the Disability Survey
• If follow-up is required
Individual form Q5: Usual residence
Who uses it: Local and central
government
What it is used for:
• To develop and monitor local and
central government policy
• To determine electorates and
boundaries
• To show where people live – our
neighbourhoods, communities, and
regions
• Feeds into estimates and
projections that provide information
on how communities are changing
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Individual form Q11: Ethnicity
Who uses it: Central and local
government, service providers,
Māori and ethnic groups
What it is used for:
• To understand the
demographic make-up of NZ
– regions, communities
• In allocation of health funding
• For planning and delivery of
services to targeted ethnic
groups
• To determine ethnic group
well-being
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Individual form Q13: Language
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Who uses it: Central and local
government, Māori,
community organisations
What it is used for:
• Māori language policy
• To evaluate and monitor
existing language
education & services
• To assess need for
translation services and
multi-lingual material in
health, education, and
welfare
• Television and radio
services
• To indicate ethnic vitality
Individual form Q14: Māori descent
Who uses it : Central government
What is it used for:
• To determine Māori electorate numbers and
boundaries
• To create projections for the Māori descent population
• As a filter to the iwi question
Quality issues: High non-response rate
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Individual form Q15: Iwi affiliation
Who uses it: Iwi, central
government
What is it used for:
• To support Treaty of
Waitangi settlement claims
• As a basis for the
allocation of resources
and funds to iwi
• To assist iwi planning and
development
• To assist Waitangi Tribunal
decisions
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Individual form Q31: Income
Who uses it: Local and central
government
What it is used for:
• Feeds into decile ratings – basis
for funding for schools
• Used in the NZ Deprivation index
• Policy and monitoring
programmes
Quality issues: High non-response
rate
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Dwelling form Q14 & 15: Number of
rooms
Who uses it: Central and
local government
What it is used for:
• Estimating future
demand for housing
• Health funding via the
Deprivation index
• Household crowding
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2013 Census data
Government Statistician announces the numbers
of general and Māori electorates
October 2013
2013 Census data available for use
December 2013
Full dataset for customised data enquiries
Phased release of free products
Throughout 2014 and 2015
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www.stats.govt.nz/census
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March 2013
Spread the word!
Census day is Tuesday
5 March 2013
Everyone must fill in a form
You can do your forms online – it’s secure, quick,
and easy
Thank you for your support
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013