New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 1

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✨ Census Population Statistics



Census, 1896.—Ages of the People.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 30th December, 1896.

THE accompanying tables, showing the results of the census taken in April last as regards the ages of the people, are published for general information.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

INCREASE OF THE POPULATION AT DIFFERENT AGE-PERIODS.

TABLE showing (exclusive of Maoris) the Increase in the Number of Persons, Males and Females, at Different Age-periods, during the Intervals between Successive Censuses from February, 1871, to April, 1896.

BOTH SEXES.

Ages. Numbers, February, 1871. Increase, 1871 to 1874. Numbers, March, 1874. Increase, 1874 to 1878. Numbers, March, 1878. Increase, 1878 to 1881. Numbers, April, 1881. Increase, 1881 to 1886. Numbers, March, 1886. Increase, 1886 to 1891. Numbers, April, 1891. Increase, 1891 to 1896. Numbers, April 1896.
Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal.
Under 5 years .. 46,578 5,310 11·40 51,888 17,836 34·37 69,724 12,565 18·02 82,289 4,539 5·52 86,828 −3,624 − 4·17 83,204 455 0·55 83,659
5 years and under 10 years 32,652 10,651 32·62 43,303 16,287 37·61 59,590 8,325 13·97 67,915 16,400 24·15 84,315 1,765 2·09 86,080 55 ·06 86,025
10 " " 15 " 22,119 6,725 30·40 28,844 16,810 58·28 45,654 11,968 26·21 57,622 9,763 16·94 67,385 13,699 20·33 81,084 4,383 5·40 85,467
15 " " 21 " 20,188 6,089 30·16 26,277 13,993 53·25 40,270 10,678 26·52 50,948 18,633 36·57 69,581 8,227 11·82 77,808 17,776 22·85 95,584
21 " " 40 " 97,710 1,410 1·44 99,120 28,000 28·25 127,120 14,649 11·52 141,769 13,723 9·68 155,492 11,689 7·52 167,181 32,080 19·19 199,261
40 " " 55 " 27,840 10,076 36·19 37,916 15,898 41·93 53,814 13,190 24·51 67,004 14,717 21·96 81,721 5,022 6·15 86,743 5,392 6·22 92,135
55 " " 65 " 6,259 1,659 26·51 7,918 3,196 40·36 11,114 3,045 27·40 14,159 6,277 44·33 20,436 8,812 43·12 29,248 10,383 35·50 39,631
65 " and upwards .. 2,765 886 32·04 3,651 1,684 46·12 5,335 1,560 29·24 6,895 3,538 51·31 10,433 3,909 37·47 14,342 6,414 44·72 20,756
Unspecified .. 282 315 111·70 597 1,194 200·00 1,791 − 459 −25·63 1,332 959 72·00 2,291 −1,323 −57·75 968 − 126 −13·02 842
All ages.. 256,393 43,121 16·82 299,514 114,898 38·36 414,412 75,521 18·22 489,933 88,549 18·07 578,482 48,176 8·33 626,658 76,702 12·24 703,360

MALES.

Ages. Numbers, February, 1871. Increase, 1871 to 1874. Numbers, March, 1874. Increase, 1874 to 1878. Numbers, March, 1878. Increase, 1878 to 1881. Numbers, April, 1881. Increase, 1881 to 1886. Numbers, March, 1886. Increase, 1886 to 1891. Numbers, April, 1891. Increase, 1891 to 1896. Numbers, April 1896.
Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal.
Under 5 years .. 23,369 2,742 11·73 26,111 9,271 35·51 35,382 6,254 17·68 41,636 2,184 5·25 43,820 −1,561 − 3·56 42,259 189 ·45 42,448
5 years and under 10 years 16,428 5,367 32·67 21,795 8,039 36·88 29,834 4,471 14·99 34,305 8,219 23·96 42,524 970 2·28 43,494 67 ·15 43,561
10 " " 15 " 11,389 3,239 28·44 14,628 8,452 57·78 23,080 5,795 25·11 28,875 5,190 17·97 34,065 6,690 19·64 40,755 2,289 5·61 43,044
15 " " 21 " 10,138 3,213 31·69 13,351 6,711 50·27 20,062 5,163 25·74 25,225 9,084 36·01 34,309 4,268 12·44 38,577 9,296 24·10 47,873
21 " " 40 " 64,586 −2,719 − 4·21 61,867 13,892 22·45 75,759 6,590 8·70 82,349 3,679 4·47 86,028 2,549 2·96 88,577 15,036 16·98 103,613
40 " " 55 " 18,750 7,017 37·42 25,767 9,846 38·60 35,613 8,011 22·49 43,624 7,206 16·52 50,830 723 1·42 51,553 1,479 2·87 53,032
55 " " 65 " 3,809 1,007 26·44 4,816 1,988 41·28 6,804 1,860 27·34 8,664 4,193 48·40 12,857 5,773 44·90 18,630 6,126 32·88 24,756
65 " and upwards .. 1,663 508 30·55 2,171 932 42·93 3,103 854 27·52 3,957 2,046 51·71 6,003 2,333 38·86 8,336 4,167 50·00 12,503
Unspecified .. 224 251 112·05 475 886 186·53 1,361 − 391 −28·73 970 815 84·02 1,785 −1,089 −61·01 696 − 111 −15·95 585
All ages.. 150,356 20,625 13·72 170,981 60,017 35·10 230,998 38,607 16·71 269,605 42,616 15·81 312,221 20,656 6·62 332,877 38,538 11·57 371,415

FEMALES.

Ages. Numbers, February, 1871. Increase, 1871 to 1874. Numbers, March, 1874. Increase, 1874 to 1878. Numbers, March, 1878. Increase, 1878 to 1881. Numbers, April, 1881. Increase, 1881 to 1886. Numbers, March, 1886. Increase, 1886 to 1891. Numbers, April, 1891. Increase, 1891 to 1896. Numbers, April 1896.
Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal. Numerical. Centesimal.
Under 5 years .. 23,209 2,568 11·06 25,777 8,565 33·23 34,342 6,311 18·38 40,653 2,355 5·79 43,008 −2,063 − 4·80 40,945 266 ·65 41,211
5 years and under 10 years 16,224 5,284 32·57 21,508 8,248 38·35 29,756 3,854 12·95 33,610 8,181 24·34 41,791 795 1·90 42,586 − 122 −·29 42,464
10 " " 15 " 10,730 3,486 32·49 14,216 8,358 58·79 22,574 6,173 27·35 28,747 4,573 15·91 33,320 7,009 21·04 40,329 2,094 5·19 42,423
15 " " 21 " 10,050 2,876 28·62 12,926 7,282 56·34 20,208 5,515 27·29 25,723 9,549 37·12 35,272 3,959 11·22 39,231 8,480 21·62 47,711
21 " " 40 " 33,124 4,129 12·47 37,253 14,108 37·87 51,361 8,059 15·69 59,420 10,044 16·90 69,464 9,140 13·16 78,604 17,044 21·68 95,648
40 " " 55 " 9,090 3,059 33·65 12,149 6,052 49·81 18,201 5,179 28·45 23,380 7,511 32·13 30,891 4,299 13·92 35,190 3,913 11·12 39,103
55 " " 65 " 2,450 652 26·61 3,102 1,208 38·94 4,310 1,185 27·49 5,495 2,084 37·93 7,579 3,039 40·10 10,618 4,257 40·92 14,875
65 " and upwards .. 1,102 378 34·30 1,480 752 50·81 2,232 706 31·63 2,938 1,492 50·78 4,430 1,576 35·58 6,006 2,247 37·41 8,253
Unspecified .. 58 64 110·34 122 308 252·46 430 − 68 −15·81 362 144 39·78 506 − 234 −46·25 272 − 15 −5·52 257
All ages.. 106,037 22,496 21·22 128,533 54,881 42·70 183,414 36,914 20·13 220,328 45,933 20·85 266,261 27,520 10·34 293,781 38,164 12·91 331,945

NOTE.—The minus sign (−) indicates decrease.



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🏛️ Census 1896 - Ages of the People

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
30 December 1896
Census, Population, Age Distribution, Statistics, Demographics
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General