KEY POINTS:
They've crunched the numbers from last year's Census to reveal the changing face of New Zealand - who we are, where we come from and what we believe in.
ETHNIC GROUPS
Of the major ethnic groups, Asians grew the fastest between 2001 and 2006, increasing from 238,176 to 354,552.
Auckland was the most ethnically diverse region. 56.6 per cent of the population were European, 18.9 per cent Asian, 14.4 per cent Pacific Islanders and 11.1 per cent Maori.
Who's Asian in NZ
147,570 - Chinese
104,583 - Indians
30,792 - Koreans
16,938 - Filipinos
11,910 - Japanese
8310 - Sri Lankans
6918 - Cambodians
PLACE OF BIRTH
More than one third - 37 per cent - were born overseas.
Of New Zealand's population, nearly 23 per cent were born overseas - compared with 19.5 per cent in 2001.
202,401 - Born in England
265,974 - Pacific peoples
78,117 - Born in China
565,329 - Maori
43,344 - Born in India
LANGUAGES
Some 17.5 per cent speak two or more languages and 6057 can communicate in all three official languages - English, Maori and Sign.
RELIGION
Just over 55 per cent say they are Christian, down from 60.6 per cent.
Some 1.3 million New Zealanders say they have no religion, up by 269,000 from the 2001 Census.
55.6 per cent said they were affiliated with a Christian religion, down from 60.6 per cent in 2001
34.7 per cent said they had no religion, up from 29.6 per cent in 2001.
554,925 - Anglicans, down 5.1 per cent
508,437 - Catholics, up 4.7 per cent
400,839 - Presbyterian-Congregational-Reformed, down 7 per cent.
186,234 - Christians (with no denomination given), down 3.1 per cent
121,806 - Methodists, up 1 per cent
37.8 pc increase for Orthodox
25.6 pc increase for Evangelical, born again and fundamentalist
17.8pcincrease for Pentecostal
64,392 Hindus in 2006, up 61.8 per cent
36,072 Muslims, up 52.6 per cent
9507 Sikhs, up 83 per cent
