New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 82

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✨ Census Birthplace Statistics



1822 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 82

Census, 1896.--Birthplaces of the People.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 27th October, 1896.

THE accompanying tables, showing the birthplaces and allegiance of the people of New Zealand according to the
census taken for the 12th April last, are published for general information.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

BIRTHPLACES.--NUMBERS OF EACH NATIONALITY, AND INCREASE, 1891 TO 1896.
TABLE I.--Showing (exclusive of Maoris) the Number of Persons, Males and Females, in
New Zealand of various Birthplaces, according to the Census taken for the 12th April,
1896, with the Increase or Decrease in the Numbers for each Nationality since 1891.

Where born. Census, 1896. Census, 1891. Increase or Decrease.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Numerical. Centesimal.
Total population .. 703,360 371,415 331,945 626,658 76,702 12'24
Total for specified birthplaces 702,756 371,008 331,748 625,641 77,115 12'33
British :—
United Kingdom,—
England 116,541 66,590 49,951 117,070 -529 -0'45
Wales 2,148 1,290 858 2,214 -66 -2'98
Scotland 50,435 28,890 21,545 51,916 -1,481 -2'85
Ireland 46,037 24,835 21,202 47,634 -1,597 -3'35
Australasia,—
New Zealand 441,661 221,085 220,576 366,716 74,945 20'44
Queensland 930 451 479 481 449 93'35
New South Wales 4,536 2,299 2,237 2,833 1,703 60'11
Victoria 10,471 5,076 5,395 8,941 1,530 17'11
South Australia 1,222 607 615 983 239 24'31
Western Australia 112 60 52 76 36 47'37
Tasmania 3,160 1,697 1,463 2,629 531 20'20
Australia (colony not stated) 1,200 596 604 ... ... ...
Fiji 151 68 83 105 46 43'81
Other British possessions,—
Gibraltar 49 21 28 50 -1 -2'00
Malta 71 48 23 61 10 16'39
India and Ceylon, &c. 1,341 767 574 1,168 173 14'81
Cape of Good Hope 246 118 128 285 -39 -13'68
St. Helena 50 30 20 55 -5 -9'09
British North America, Canada 1,412 851 561 1,447 -35 -2'42
West Indies 247 175 72 238 9 3'78
Others 334 191 143 294 40 13'61
Foreign :—
Austria-Hungary 881 749 132 564 317 56'21
Belgium 138 91 47 115 23 20'00
Denmark and Possessions 2,125 1,373 752 2,053 72 3'51
France and Possessions 698 494 204 711 -13 -1'83
Germany 4,595 3,010 1,585 4,663 -68 -1'46
Greece 127 95 32 94 33 35'11
Italy 423 338 85 397 26 6'55
Netherlands and Possessions 132 115 17 143 -11 -7'69
Poland 101 70 31 99 2 2'02
Portugal and Possessions 173 149 24 205 -32 -15'61
Russia and Possessions 365 330 35 320 45 14'06
Spain and Possessions 88 63 25 76 12 15'79
Sweden 1,514 1,310 204 1,414 100 7'07
Norway 1,261 892 369 1,288 -27 -2'10
Switzerland 342 258 84 362 -20 -5'52
Other European Countries 30 17 13 34 -4 -11'76
China 3,719 3,695 24 4,470 -751 -16'80
Africa 134 72 62 183 -49 -26'78
America (North America) 969 620 349 1,016 -47 -4'63
United States of America 780 542 238 667 113 16'94
Other Foreign Countries 485 333 152 276 209 75'72
At Sea 1,322 647 675 1,295 27 2'08
Unspecified 604 407 197 1,017 -413 -40'61

Allegiance.

British subjects .. 690,003 360,238 329,765 612,064 77,939 12'73
Foreign subjects .. 13,357 11,177 2,180 14,594 -1,237 -8'47

Note.—The minus sign (-) indicates decrease.



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27 October 1896
Census, Birthplaces, Nationality, Population, Statistics, Allegiance
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General