Official Whānau Statistics, Statistics NZ, 2013

WHĀNAU & WHĀNAU WELL- BEING IN AOTEAROA Results of Te Kupenga Survey 2013 Atawhai Tibble, Te Kupenga Project Manager, Statistics NZ

The main statistical approach in whānau measurement is

NOT to measure the whānau, but rather,

to FOCUS ON THE household.

But there are limits to this approach…

1. Many whānau and families DO NOT live in the same household.

2. When you focus on a household, you constrain

the size of the whānau to only those occupants.

In 2013, Statistics NZ surveyed a representative sample of Māori 15y+ about their whānau,

regardless of the household they live in.

Key Findings

The median size of whānau is 11, compared to the average household size of 2.3.

10% have more than 48 people in their whānau.

Two fifths include cousins, and grandparents in their whānau, while 12% include friends.

99% of Māori have whānau who live in another household.

(Source: Statistics NZ, Te Kupenga 2013)

Reference

83% felt that their whānau were doing well or extremely well – only 6% said their whānau was doing badly or very

badly.

84% felt that their whānau got along well or very well - only 3 .0 percent of

Māori said that their whānau got along badly or very badly.

(Source: Statistics NZ, Te Kupenga 2013)

Key Findings

In conclusion….

Whānau is more than a household dwelling…

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Metge, Joan. New growth from old: the whanau in the modern world. Wellington:

Victoria University Press, 1995.

Walker, T. W. ‘An exploration of the evolution and application of the notion of whānau.’ PhD thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, 2010.

Walker, T. W. Whānau is whānau, Wellington: Families Commission, 2006