New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 79

Page 1195

✨ Census Data on Dwellings



Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1195

Census, 1891.—Dwellings.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 16th October, 1891.

THE following results of the census taken in April last, relating to dwellings of the people, are published for general information.

Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

TABLE showing the Dwellings in the Colony (exclusive of the Dwellings used by Maoris), classified according to Materials and Rooms, and the Number of Persons in each Class of Dwelling, according to the Results of the Census of April, 1891, compared with 1886.

Counties. Boroughs. Islands. On Ship-board. Total, 1891. Total, 1886.
DWELLINGS.
Houses and Huts :
Total inhabited .. .. .. .. 68,063 51,500 203 .. 119,766 108,467
Total uninhabited .. .. .. .. 5,329 4,213 16 .. 9,558 9,146
Total building .. .. .. .. 280 144 1 .. 425 834
Tents and dwellings with canvas roofs .. .. .. .. 4,041 36 8 .. 4,085 3,504
INHABITED DWELLINGS.
Materials :
Brick, stone, or concrete .. .. .. .. 1,938 3,299 4 .. 5,241 4,749
Wood, iron, or lath and plaster .. .. .. .. 60,418 47,810 162 .. 108,390 97,695
Cob or sod .. .. .. .. 1,875 72 .. .. 1,947 2,284
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,356 23 12 .. 1,391 953
Huts of sod, clay, wood, stone, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,883 66 18 .. 1,967 1,873
Raupo .. .. .. .. 150 1 5 .. 156 257
Not stated .. .. .. .. 443 229 2 .. 674 656
Total inhabited houses and huts .. 68,063 51,500 203 .. 119,766 108,467
Total tents and dwellings with canvas roofs 4,041 36 8 .. 4,085 3,504
Rooms :
One—Brick, stone, wood, iron, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,976 708 10 .. 4,694 4,180
„ Cob, raupo, &c., and huts or tents .. .. .. .. 6,711 103 20 .. 6,834 6,077
Two .. .. .. .. 8,203 2,798 29 .. 11,030 12,110
Three and four .. .. .. .. 22,950 18,934 50 .. 41,934 40,090
Five and six .. .. .. .. 16,479 16,349 40 .. 32,868 27,218
Over six .. .. .. .. 12,672 12,245 51 .. 24,968 21,037
Not stated .. .. .. .. 1,113 399 11 .. 1,523 1,259
UNINHABITED AND BUILDING.
Materials :
Brick or stone .. .. .. .. 166 290 .. .. 456 503
Wood and iron .. .. .. .. 4,506 3,888 17 .. 8,411 8,494
Other materials and not stated .. .. .. .. 937 179 .. .. 1,116 983
POPULATION (EXCLUSIVE OF MAORIS) LIVING—
In houses of brick, stone, wood, iron, &c. .. .. .. .. 326,555 268,941 779 .. 596,275 545,659
In huts or houses of cob, sod, raupo, &c. .. .. .. .. 16,548 484 106 .. 17,138 18,126
In habitations of unstated materials .. .. .. .. 1,987 1,008 3 .. 2,998 2,944
In tents or dwellings with canvas roofs .. .. .. .. 6,724 58 25 .. 6,807 6,775
Travellers, and persons sleeping under drays or camping out 123 12 .. .. 135 252
On shipboard.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,305 3,305 4,726
Total .. .. .. .. 351,937 270,503 913 3,305 626,658 578,482


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  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General