New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 18

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✨ Census Statistics



Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 423

Census of New Zealand, 1891.—Birthplaces of the People.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 24th February, 1892.

THE following table, showing certain results of the Census of last year as to birthplaces of the people, is published for general information.

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

BIRTHPLACES.

TABLE showing the Number of Persons (exclusive of Maoris) in New Zealand, according to their different Birthplaces, as returned at the Census of 1891, and a Comparison with the Results of the Census of 1886.

Where born. Census, 1891. Census, 1886. Increase or Decrease.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Numerical. Centesimal.
Total population .. 626,658 332,877 293,781 578,482 48,176 8·33
Total specified .. 625,641 332,217 293,424 576,453 49,188 8·53
British Possessions:—
New Zealand,—
Under 10 years .. 164,979 83,538 81,441 162,552 2,427 1·49
10 and under 15 years .. 74,200 37,230 36,970 53,055 21,145 39·85
15 and under 20 years .. 50,542 25,194 25,348 40,968 9,574 23·37
20 years and upwards .. 76,995 37,639 39,356 43,615 33,380 76·53
Total New Zealand .. 366,716 183,601 183,115 300,190 66,526 22·16
Australian Colonies,—
Victoria .. 8,941 4,169 4,772 8,405 536 6·38
New South Wales .. 2,833 1,379 1,454 4,256 -1,423 -33·44
Tasmania .. 2,629 1,348 1,281 2,923 -294 -10·06
South Australia .. 983 503 480 1,127 -144 -12·78
Queensland .. 481 237 244 446 35 7·85
Western Australia .. 76 41 35 88 -12 -13·64
England .. 117,070 66,611 50,459 125,657 -8,587 -6·83
Wales .. 2,214 1,321 893 1,981 233 11·76
Scotland .. 51,916 29,778 22,138 54,810 -2,894 -5·28
Ireland .. 47,634 25,665 21,969 51,408 -3,774 -7·34
Other British Possessions:—
British North America .. 1,447 891 556 1,656 -209 -12·62
India .. 1,168 676 492 1,170 -2 -0·17
Cape of Good Hope .. 285 137 148 320 -35 -10·94
West Indies .. 238 171 67 268 -30 -11·19
Fiji .. 105 59 46 102 3 2·94
Gibraltar .. 50 24 26 66 -16 -24·24
Malta .. 61 39 22 63 -2 -3·17
St. Helena .. 55 30 25 60 -5 -8·33
Others .. 294 182 112 248 46 18·55
Foreign Countries:—
Germany .. 4,663 3,045 1,618 5,007 -344 -6·87
Denmark and Possessions .. 2,053 1,324 729 2,178 -125 -5·74
Sweden .. 1,414 1,217 197 1,439 -25 -1·74
Norway .. 1,288 883 405 1,338 -50 -3·74
France and Possessions .. 711 514 197 786 -75 -9·54
Austria .. 564 397 167 536 28 5·22
Italy .. 397 321 76 438 -41 -9·36
Switzerland .. 362 273 89 393 -31 -7·89
Russia and Possessions .. 320 289 31 316 4 1·27
Portugal and Possessions .. 205 183 22 198 7 3·54
Holland and Possessions .. 143 123 20 140 3 2·14
Poland .. 99 65 34 129 -30 -23·26
Greece .. 94 73 21 99 -5 -5·05
Belgium .. 115 82 33 89 26 29·21
Spain and Possessions .. 76 57 19 76 .. ..
Other European Countries .. 34 18 16 42 -8 -19·05
China .. 4,470 4,446 24 4,550 -80 -1·76
America, North America (so returned) .. 1,016 667 349 1,088 -72 -6·62
United States of America .. 667 474 193 683 -16 -2·34
Africa .. 183 90 93 167 16 9·58
Other Foreign Countries .. 276 186 90 193 83 43·01
At Sea .. 1,295 628 667 1,324 -29 -21·90
Unspecified .. 1,017 660 357 2,029 -1,012 -49·88
Allegiance.
British Subjects .. 612,064 320,833 291,231 560,598 51,466 9·18
Foreign Subjects .. 14,594 12,044 2,550 17,884 -3,290 -18·40


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24 February 1892
Census, Birthplaces, Population Statistics, 1891
  • WM. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General