Since the early 1980s, the total number of Indians resident in New Zealand has increased to over 62,000. The make-up of that population has also changed dramatically, reflecting
more arrivals from Fiji since the coup of 1987 (see table)
Birthplace of Indians resident in New Zealand, 1971
|
NZ |
Fiji |
India |
Other |
Total |
Number |
3,398 |
964 |
2,957 |
441 |
7,760 |
Percentage |
43.79% |
12.42% |
38.11% |
5.68% |
100.00% |
New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, 1971
Birthplace of Indians resident in New Zealand, 1981
|
NZ |
Fiji |
India |
Other |
Total |
Number |
5,160 |
1,617 |
3,615 |
1,185 |
11,577 |
Percentage |
44.57% |
13.97% |
31.23% |
10.23% |
100.00% |
New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, 1981
Birthplace of Indians resident in New Zealand, 2001
|
NZ |
Fiji |
India |
Other |
Total |
Number |
17,946 |
19,593 |
19,053 |
6,054 |
62,646 |
Percentage |
28.65% |
31.28% |
30.41% |
9.66% |
100.00% |
New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, 2001
Today, Indians living in New Zealand are not restricted to the few trades that they were in before World War Two. Now few Indians (less than 5 per cent) are involved in agriculture,
hile nearly a third (30 per cent) are involved in professional, managerial, and administrative positions. Indians are prominent in a number of sections of New Zealand society,
including business, medicine, education, politics, sport, and the arts.