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South African born migrants in New Zealand

The number of South African's living in New Zealand numbered 41,676 as recorded in the 2006 New Zealand census of people. Since then, about 6,800 more South African's who arrived in New Zealand have confirmed their intention to become residents of the country.

About 67 percent of South African's live in Auckland and Wellington.

Total number of South Africans living permanently in New Zealand

(as recorded in the 2006 census)

New Zealand	Male	Female	Total
South Africa	20,457	21,219	41,676
Total population in NZ	1,965,618	2,062,329	4,027,947

Wellington	Male	Female	Total
South Africa	na	na	3,111
Total population in region	217,653	231,306	448,959

Auckland	Male	Female	Total
South Africa	na	na	24,615
Total population in region	634,491	668,577	1,303,068

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census 2006

The number of South African's entering New Zealand on a monthly basis as immigrants increased slightly from 214 in December 2007 to 219 in December 2008. The number of SA born residents of New Zealand leaving the country rose from 35 to 44 over the same period.

Source: Statistics New Zealand