Population and Immigration Statistics




Nov. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3413

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 30th September, 1911.

Males. Females. Total.
Population (excluding Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands), 30th June, 1911 531,662 477,830 1,009,492
Increase during September quarter, 1911—
By Births 3,413 3,208 6,621
Arrivals 5,719 3,466 9,185
9,132 6,674 15,806
Decrease during September quarter, 1911—
By Deaths 1,584 1,118 2,702
Departures 5,500 2,835 8,335
7,084 3,953 11,037
Net increase during September quarter, 1911 2,048 2,721 4,769
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris, &c.) on 30th September, 1911 533,710 480,551 1,014,261
Maori population, Census, 1911 26,475 23,369 49,844
Population of Cook and other Pacific islands, Census, 1906 (1911 figures not yet available) 6,224 6,116 *12,340
Total estimated population of the Dominion on 30th September, 1911 566,409 410,036 1,076,445
  • Excluding 776 Natives of South Sea Islands at labour abroad.

Registrar-General’s Office, M. FRASER,
Wellington, 13th November, 1911. Government Statistician.

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of SEPTEMBER, 1911, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

Countries. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Total Persons. Adults. Children. Total Persons.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
United Kingdom 451 307 99 90 997 28 15 5 5 53
Queensland 3 1 1 5
Victoria 144 73 11 7 235 149 73 12 8 242
New South Wales 989 587 75 72 1,723 1,181 650 101 85 2,017
Western Australia
South Australia 52 19 4 1 76 22 9 1 32
Tasmania 40 41 4 5 90 85 7 2 94
Fiji 226 65 12 10 313* 182 94 17 17 310†
Other British possessions 26 16 2 1 45‡ 61 36 4 1 102§
Pacific Islands 49 11 5 1 66∥ 53 6 1 60¶
Other foreign ports
Totals, September, 1911 1,977 1,119 212 177 3,485 1,764 891 143 117 2,915
Totals, September, 1910 1,515 824 113 139 2,591 1,362 699 103 95 2,259
  • From Bengal, 61; Singapore, 26; British Columbia, 217; Cape Town, 9. † For British Columbia, 300; Norfolk Island, 9; Calcutta, 1.
    ‡ From Friendly Islands, 15; Society Islands, 8; Sandwich Islands, 22. § For Friendly Islands, 9; Society Islands, 27; Sandwich Islands, 61; Navigator Islands, 5. ∥ From San Francisco, 64; Teneriffe, 2. ¶ For San Francisco, 29; Monte Video, 31.

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

Ports. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Persons. Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Persons.
Auckland 1,253 121 879 495 1,374 1,274 124 918 480 1,398
Wellington 1,561 248 1,106 703 1,809 1,123 113 800 436 1,236
Dunedin 93 24 9 33 1 1 1
Invercargill 249 20 180 89 269 257 23 189 91 280
Totals, September, 1911 3,096 389 2,189 1,296 3,485 2,665 260 1,907 1,008 2,915
Totals, September, 1910 2,339 252 1,628 963 2,591 2,061 198 1,465 794 2,259
Chinese: Arrivals— Males. Females. Chinese: Departures— Males. Females.
At Auckland 23 1 From Auckland 24 1
Wellington 14 2 Wellington 16
Total arrivals 37 3 Total departures 40 1
  • It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the Dominion are all counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.

Registrar-General’s Office, M. FRASER,
Wellington, 13th November, 1911. Government Statistician.



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🏛️ Estimated Population of New Zealand

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
13 November 1911
Population, Demographics, Maori population, Pacific Islands population, Census data, Estimated population
  • M. Fraser, Government Statistician

🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns

🛂 Immigration
13 November 1911
Immigration, Emigration, Arrivals, Departures, Passenger movement, Ports, International travel, Chinese immigration
  • M. Fraser, Government Statistician