New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 103

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 103

Census, 1911.—Birthplaces of the People.

Registrar-General’s Office, 13th December, 1911.

THE accompanying tables (Nos. I to IV), showing the summarized results of the Census taken in April last as to the birthplaces and allegiance of the people, are published for general information.

M. FRASER,
Government Statistician.

BIRTHPLACES.—NUMBERS FOR EACH NATIONALITY, AND INCREASE, 1906–1911.

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 2nd April, 1911, with the Increase or Decrease in the Numbers for each Nationality since 1906.

Birthplaces. Census, 1911. Census, 1906. Increase or Decrease.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Numerical. Centesimal.
Total population .. 1,008,468 531,909 476,559 888,578 119,890 13·49
Total for specified birthplaces 1,007,689 531,442 476,247 888,106 119,583 13·46
BRITISH.
United Kingdom—
England .. 133,811 78,422 55,389 116,560 17,251 14·80
Wales .. 2,206 1,363 843 2,144 62 2·89
Scotland .. 51,709 30,307 21,402 47,767 3,942 8·25
Ireland .. 40,958 22,582 18,376 42,460 — 1,502 — 3·53
Australasia and Fiji—
New Zealand 702,779 352,186 350,593 606,247 96,532 15·92
Queensland .. 3,230 1,708 1,522 3,193 37 1·15
New South Wales .. 13,833 7,629 6,204 13,018 815 6·26
Victoria .. 20,324 11,437 8,887 19,512 812 4·16
South Australia .. 2,752 1,563 1,189 2,590 162 6·25
Western Australia .. 585 303 282 460 125 27·17
Tasmania .. 6,567 3,835 2,732 5,479 1,088 19·85
Australian States (not stated) 2,738 1,531 1,207 3,004 — 266 — 8·85
Fiji .. 356 170 186 280 76 27·14
Other British Possessions—
Gibraltar .. 61 31 30 54 7 12·96
Malta .. 52 34 18 57 — 5 — 8·77
India and Ceylon .. 1,315 759 556 1,355 — 40 — 2·95
*British South Africa 1,126 558 568 601 525 87·35
St. Helena .. 31 21 10 33 — 2 — 6·06
British North America, Canada 1,534 929 605 1,547 — 13 — 0·84
West Indies .. 212 148 64 243 — 31 —12·75
Others .. 547 341 206 390 157 40·25
FOREIGN.
Austria-Hungary .. 2,131 1,918 213 2,212 — 81 — 3·66
Belgium .. 116 75 41 126 — 10 — 7·93
Denmark and Possessions .. 2,262 1,503 759 2,277 — 15 — 0·65
France and Possessions .. 647 422 225 624 23 3·68
Germany .. 4,015 2,601 1,414 4,174 — 159 — 3·80
Greece .. 165 146 19 144 21 14·58
Italy .. 511 391 120 574 — 63 —10·97
Netherlands and Possessions .. 114 98 16 115 — 1 — 0·86
Poland .. 113 72 41 131 — 18 —13·74
Portugal and Possessions .. 109 93 16 117 — 8 — 6·83
Russia and Possessions .. 658 537 121 484 174 35·95
Spain and Possessions .. 87 66 21 69 18 26·08
Sweden .. 1,518 1,314 204 1,618 — 100 — 6·18
Norway .. 1,344 1,004 340 1,396 — 52 — 3·72
Switzerland .. 528 379 149 464 64 13·79
Other European Countries 55 40 15 46 9 19·56
China .. 2,611 2,554 57 2,602 9 0·34
Africa .. 92 41 51 129 — 37 —28·68
America, North America 491 306 185 842 — 351 —41·68
United States of America 1,400 963 437 1,156 244 21·10
Other Foreign Countries 604 360 244 567 37 6·52
At Sea .. 1,392 702 690 1,245 147 11·80
Unspecified .. 779 467 312 472 307 65·04
ALLEGIANCE.
British subjects .. 996,418 522,031 474,387 875,722 120,646 13·77
Foreign subjects .. 12,050 9,878 2,172 12,856 — 806 —6·26

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

  • Includes Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, and Transvaal.


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🏛️ Census 1911: Birthplaces of the People

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
13 December 1911
Census, 1911, Birthplaces, Population Statistics, Allegiance, British Subjects, Foreign Subjects
  • M. Fraser, Government Statistician