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I was looking for some info on the history of Wellington and came across this piece of census history:
Facts and figures
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in South Africa or its predecessors.
Cape of Good Hope
1874 census: 405
South Africa
1901 census: 474
1951 census: 1,398
1976 census: 3,840
2001 census: 26,061
Ethnic identity
In the 2001 census, people were asked to indicate the ethnic group or groups with which they identified. The numbers include those who indicated more than one group.
South African: 14,913
So of the 26k South Africans here in the 2001 census, only 15 000 viewed themselves as South African. Enough I suppose to have a few locally based Springbok supporters.
We have just completed the 2006 census, wonder what it will reveal