New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 82

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✨ Census Data on Birthplaces and Allegiance



Oct. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1823

BIRTHPLACES.—NUMBERS AND CENTESIMAL PROPORTIONS.

TABLE II.—Showing (exclusive of Maoris) the Numbers and Percentages of Persons, Males and Females, classified according to Birthplace, and the Proportions of the Sexes in every 100 Persons of each Nationality living in New Zealand, as returned at the Census of 12th April, 1896.

Birthplace. Numbers. Proportions per Cent. Proportions of the Sexes in every 100 Persons.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Males. Females.
Total population .. .. 703,360 371,415 331,945 .. .. .. 52·81 47·19
Totals for specified birthplaces .. 702,756 371,008 331,748 100·00 100·00 100·00 52·79 47·21
British—
United Kingdom—
England .. .. .. 116,541 66,590 49,951 16·58 17·95 15·06 57·14 42·86
Wales .. .. .. 2,148 1,290 858 0·31 0·35 0·26 60·06 39·94
Scotland .. .. .. 50,435 28,890 21,545 7·18 7·79 6·49 57·28 42·72
Ireland .. .. .. 46,037 24,835 21,202 6·55 6·69 6·39 53·95 46·05
Total United Kingdom .. 215,161 121,605 93,556 30·62 32·78 28·20 56·52 43·48
Australasia—
New Zealand .. .. 441,661 221,085 220,576 62·85 59·59 66·49 50·06 49·94
Australia, Tasmania, Fiji .. 21,782 10,854 10,928 3·10 2·93 3·29 49·83 50·17
Total Australasia .. 463,443 231,939 231,504 65·95 62·52 69·78 50·05 49·95
Other British Possessions .. 3,750 2,201 1,549 0·53 0·59 0·47 58·69 41·31
Total British .. .. 682,354 355,745 326,609 97·10 95·89 98·45 52·13 47·87
Foreign—
Austria-Hungary .. .. 881 749 132 0·13 0·20 0·04 85·02 14·98
Belgium .. .. .. 138 91 47 0·02 0·02 0·01 65·94 34·06
Denmark and Possessions .. 2,125 1,373 752 0·30 0·37 0·23 64·61 35·39
France and Possessions .. 698 494 204 0·10 0·13 0·06 70·77 29·23
Germany .. .. .. 4,595 3,010 1,585 0·65 0·81 0·48 65·51 34·49
Greece .. .. .. 127 95 32 0·02 0·03 0·01 74·80 25·20
Italy .. .. .. 423 338 85 0·06 0·09 0·03 79·91 20·09
Netherlands and Possessions .. 132 115 17 0·02 0·03 0·00 87·12 12·88
Poland .. .. .. 101 70 31 0·01 0·02 0·01 69·31 30·69
Portugal and Possessions .. 173 149 24 0·02 0·04 0·01 86·13 13·87
Russia and Possessions .. 365 330 35 0·05 0·09 0·01 90·41 9·59
Spain and Possessions .. 88 63 25 0·01 0·02 0·01 71·59 28·41
Sweden and Norway .. 2,775 2,202 573 0·40 0·59 0·17 79·35 20·65
Switzerland .. .. 342 258 84 0·05 0·07 0·03 75·44 24·56
Other European Countries .. 30 17 13 0·00 0·00 0·00 56·67 43·33
China .. .. .. 3,719 3,695 24 0·53 1·00 0·01 99·35 0·65
Africa (various) .. 134 72 62 0·02 0·02 0·02 53·73 46·27
America (North America) .. 969 620 349 0·14 0·17 0·10 63·98 36·02
United States of America .. 780 542 238 0·11 0·15 0·07 69·49 30·51
Other Foreign Countries .. 485 333 152 0·07 0·09 0·05 68·66 31·34
Total Foreign .. .. 19,080 14,616 4,464 2·71 3·94 1·35 76·60 23·40
At Sea .. .. .. 1,322 647 675 0·19 0·17 0·20 48·94 51·06
Birthplace not stated .. 604 407 197 .. .. .. .. ..
Allegiance.
British subjects .. .. 690,003 360,238 329,765 98·10 96·99 99·34 52·21 47·79
Foreign subjects .. .. 13,357 11,177 2,180 1·90 3·01 0·66 83·68 16·32


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