NZ’s first census LGBTIQ data

Stats NZ has reported the data from the census on sexual orientation and gender identity. It is very useful to have accurate population counts.

Gender

• (Cis) Female 51.6%
• (Cis) Male 47.7%
• Trans female 0.16%
• Trans male 0.14%
• Trans other (presumably non-binary) 0.44%

So around 0.3% of the adult population have a different gender identity to their biological sex and a further 0.44% say they are non-binary. So that is around 1 in 333 are trans and 1 in 227 non-binary.

However around 560,000 adults did not answer this question. If you include those people, then we have 0.26% are trans and 0.38% non-binary.

Sexual Orientation

• Heterosexual 95.5%
• Bisexual 2.45%
• Homosexual 1.49%
• Other 0.59%

So around 19/20 are heterosexual, 1 in 40 bisexual and 1 in 67 gay/lesbian.

Intersex

• Not intersexual 97.9%
• Intersexual 0.45%
• Unsure 1.66%

This is around 1 in 222 who are intersexual.

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