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    Counting Maori
    Statistics from the 1996 Census.
    from The Jobs Letter No.72 / 30 January 1998

    Statistics New Zealand has recently released its final 1996 census figures relating to Maori. They include:

  • A total of 523,371 NZ'ers identify themselves as belonging to the Maori ethnic group. This is 15% of the overall NZ population, and a 20% rise since 1991. Statistics NZ says this is reflective of a trend to identify with more than one ethnic group.

    " The most common occupation for employed Maori men was working as plant and machine operators (23%) followed by labouring jobs (15%). For Maori women, the most common job was in the sales and service field (26%) followed by clerical work (22%)..."

  • The median age of people belonging to the Maori ethnic group was 21.4 years, significantly lower than the overall NZ median age of 32.3 years.

  • The most common occupation for employed Maori men was working as plant and machine operators (23%) followed by labouring jobs (15%). For Maori women, the most common job was in the sales and service field (26%) followed by clerical work (22%).

  • 45% of Maori held educational qualifications on leaving school the same amount as in the 1991 census. 16% held post-school qualifications.

  • The proportion of Maori working as legislators, administrators and managers has increased from 6% to 7% since 1991.

  • The median annual income for Maori men in 1996 was $16,000, compared to $22,000 for all NZ men. Maori women had a median income of $11,200 compared to $12,600 for all NZ women.

  • 52% of Maori own their own home.

  • 24% of Maori live in Auckland, while the second biggest population (14%) live in the Waikato.
    Source Sunday Star 4 January 1998 "How the figures stack up"

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