Did you know there are 243 Eritreans living in New Zealand and more than four in five are born overseas?

In a land where Smith, Jones and Wilson once ruled the nursery, Wang, Li and Chen are now the most common surnames for babies born in our most diverse city.

The manufacturing sector has seen a significant decline in the number of people employed since 2006, according to a Royal Society of New Zealand Review.

Eric Watson writes: Are there potentially a large number of Kiwis who feel aggrieved because our "most important" public holidays are Christian holy days?

The other day, I realised that we've had cows in the garden for the past six years, and I've never milked them, writes Verity Johnson.

The so-called "normal" 40-hour working week appears to be a thing of the past, the 2013 Census indicates.

New Zealand will be made made up of a people of multiple "national" identities and its population growth may be entirely dependent on immigration, says a new study.

If you want your pay packet boosted, head to the West Coast; if religion is your thing, Auckland is the place to be; and if you value your marriage avoid Nelson.

A breakdown of results from the latest census shows how Aucklanders are more religious, smoke less ... and they're well behind Nelson for divorces.

New Zealand's most religious regions have been revealed in the latest Census data. Click here for an interactive graphic looking at the various districts.

The South Island has had bigger median income gains than the North over the past seven years, Census figures show.

Our house prices are high, our wages are low - so why is the world coming home to New Zealand?

New Zealand has more ethnicities than there are countries in the world, the 2013 census has revealed.

Personal income has fallen dramatically in South Auckland compared to more affluent Auckland areas, according to the latest Census data.

A Hastings man summoned to court after failing to fill in the 2013 census has completed the forms and talked his way out of a fine.

Editorial: It has been a long wait for a clear measure of New Zealand's population. Now the census confirms it's 4.24m, it's time to think about how to increase that headcount.

The gap between the rich and the poor appears to be widening with the number of Kiwis earning more than $100,000 increasing by nearly three quarters.

Maori will be outnumbered by Asians as the second-biggest ethnic group in New Zealand within the next decade, a leading academic says.

Our latest batch of citizens are embracing the multicultural nature of the country they now call home.

An empty holiday season can hold painful memories of partners lost and families gone, writes Russell Hoban.

The typical Kiwi on Census day 2013 was aged 38, earned $28,500 a year, worked in a service job and owned his or her own home.

Statistics New Zealand has released key census information on the country's population, its mix of ages and sexes, and where people choose to live.

New Zealand's population is now 4.24 million and is getting older and more ethnically diverse, this year's census has shown. Click here to see an interactive map from the data.

A Hastings man says he was taken aback when he received a letter in the mail last week warning him he is facing charges for not completing the 2013 Census.