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Jewish Demography in New Zealand Tracking Religious Diversity An early example from the 1867 New Zealand Census: Jewish Wedding at Christchurch’s synagogue, 1901 Todd Nachowitz, PhD Source: New Zealand Census 1867 <[email protected]> Sunday 18 November 2018, UPJ Biennial, Melbourne 1 2 Tracking Religious Diversity Religious Diversity in New Zealand 2006 Census 2013 Census Percent change Religion: 2013 Census: We’ve come a long way… n % n % 2006-2013 Bahá'í 2,772 0.07 2,634 0.06 -5.0% Buddhist 52,362 1.30 58,404 1.38 11.5% Christian 2,027,418 50.33 1,858,977 43.82 -8.3% Māori Christian 65,550 1.63 52,947 1.25 -19.2% Hindu 64,392 1.60 89,919 2.12 39.6% Islam 36,072 0.90 46,149 1.09 27.9% Jain 111 0.00 207 0.00 86.5% Jewish 6,858 0.17 6,867 0.16 0.13% Sikh 9,507 0.24 19,191 0.45 101.9% Zoroastrian 1,071 0.03 972 0.02 -9.2% Spiritualism / New Age 19,800 0.49 18,285 0.43 -7.7% Indigenous Māori 2,412 0.06 2,595 0.06 7.6% Other nfd 8,586 0.21 8,646 0.20 0.7% No Religion 1,297,104 32.20 1,635,345 38.55 26.1% Source: Statistics New Zealand 2013 Census Object to answering 242,607 6.02 173,034 4.08 -28.7% Not stated 292,974 7.27 347,301 8.19 18.5% Total: 4,027,947 4,242,048 5.3% 3 4 Jewish Settlement in New Zealand Jewish Settlement in New Zealand Jewish Population in New Zealand Percentage of Jews in New Zealand 7,000 0.6% 6,000 0.5% 5,000 0.4% 4,000 0.3% 3,000 Population 0.2% 2,000 Percentage of total population Percentage 0.1% 1,000 1851 1858 1861 1864 1867 1871 1874 1878 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916 1921 1926 1936 1945 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2013 1861 1864 1867 1871 1874 1878 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916 1921 1926 1936 1945 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2013 Census Year Census Year 5 6 Jews and Ethnicity 2006-2013 Jews and Birthplace 2006-2013 2006 Census 2013 Census Percent change 2006 Census 2013 Census Percent change Birthplace: Ethnicity: 2006-2013 2006-2013 n % of Jews n % n % of Jews n % New Zealand 3,450 51.3 3,657 54.4 6.0% European 5,088 75.7 5,562 82.0 9.3% Australia 165 2.5 153 2.3 -7.3% Māori 372 5.5 528 7.8 41.9% Pacific Islands 57 0.8 66 1.0 15.8% UK & Ireland 648 9.6 624 9.3 -3.7% Pacific Peoples 156 2.3 213 3.1 36.5% Europe 447 6.6 366 5.4 -18.1% Asian 210 3.1 225 3.3 7.1% North America 483 7.2 513 7.6 6.2% MELAA 1,056 15.7 885 13.1 -16.2% Asia 129 1.9 129 1.9 0.0% Mid-East & Africa 1,275 18.9 1,134 16.9 -11.1% Other nfd 618 9.2 138 2.0 -77.7% Other nfd 78 1.2 72 1.1 -7.7% Total Jews stating ethnicity: 6,723 100.0 6,780 100.0 0.8% Total Jews born overseas: 3,282 48.8 3,060 45.6 -6.8% Not Elsewhere Included: 135 84 -37.8% Total Jews stating Birthplace: 6,729 100.0 6,717 100.0 -0.2% Not Elsewhere Included: 126 153 21.4% Total Jews: 6,858 6,867 0.1% Total Jews: 6,855 6,867 0.2% Total NZ Population: 4,027,947 4,242,048 5.3% Total NZ Population: 4,027,947 4,242,048 5.3% 7 8 Jews and Age Distribution 2006-2013 Jewish Population by Region 2001-2013 2001 Census 2006 Census 2013 Census Percent change 2006 Census 2013 Census Percent change Region: Age groups: n % of Jews n % of Jews n % of Jews 2001-2013 2006-2013 n % of Jews n % Northland 177 2.7 138 2.0 177 2.6 0.0 0-9 years 705 10.3 696 10.1 -1.3% Auckland 3,132 47.2 3,315 48.4 3,099 45.1 -1.1 Waikato 339 5.1 366 5.3 399 5.8 17.7 10-19 years 1,062 15.5 963 14.0 -9.3% Bay of Plenty 210 3.2 210 3.1 312 4.5 48.6 Gisborne 20-29 years 876 12.8 924 13.5 5.5% 30 0.5 30 0.4 33 0.5 10.0 Hawke’s Bay 135 2.0 123 1.8 180 2.6 33.3 30-39 years 963 14.0 765 11.1 -20.6% Taranaki 96 1.4 72 1.1 87 1.3 -9.4 Manawatu-Wanganui 195 2.9 228 3.3 222 3.2 13.8 40-49 years 1,092 15.9 978 14.2 -10.4% Wellington 1,188 17.9 1,218 17.8 1,179 17.2 -0.8 50-59 years 951 13.9 987 14.4 3.8% Tasman 30 0.5 54 0.8 54 0.8 80.0 Nelson 60 0.9 72 1.1 93 1.4 55.0 60-69 years 609 8.9 861 12.5 41.4% Marlborough 30 0.5 51 0.7 33 0.5 10.0 70-79 years 312 4.6 423 6.2 35.6% West Coast 75 1.1 45 0.7 30 0.4 -60.0 Canterbury 639 9.6 645 9.4 591 8.6 -7.5 80 years and above 285 4.2 261 3.8 -8.4% Otago 231 3.5 249 3.6 312 4.5 35.1 Total Jews: 6,855 100.0 6,867 100.0 0.2% Southland 66 1.0 48 0.7 66 1.0 0.0 Total Jews in NZ: 6,636 0.2 6,855 0.2 6,867 0.2 3.5 Total NZ Population: 4,027,947 4,242,048 5.3% Total NZ population: 3,737,277 4,027,947 4,242,048 13.5 9 10 Jewish Demography in New Zealand Jewish Wedding at Christchurch’s synagogue, 1901 Todd Nachowitz, PhD <[email protected]> Sunday 18 November 2018, UPJ Biennial, Melbourne 11.