✨ Population Census Results
Jan. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 199
The Census and Statistics Act, 1910.—Census of New Zealand, 1916.
Census and Statistics Office, Wellington, 8th January, 1917.
CERTAIN preliminary results of the population Census of 15th October, 1916, are published herewith for general information.
The tables have been compiled from statements furnished by Census Enumerators, and are subject to slight alteration when the checking of the individual schedules is completed, but it is unlikely that there will be any substantial alteration in the figures now published.
The figures given do not include Maoris or residents of the Cook and other Pacific Islands annexed in 1901.
MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.
EUROPEAN POPULATION IN NORTH AND SOUTH ISLANDS.
SUMMARY.
| Census, 1916. | Census, 1911. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Total. | |
| North Island (Counties and Boroughs) .. | 320,133 | 319,635 | 639,768 | 560,530 |
| South Island (Counties and Boroughs), including Stewart and Chatham Islands | 219,935 | 227,238 | 447,173 | 442,930 |
| Shipping, Trains, &c. | 12,017 | 337 | 12,354 | 5,008 |
| Total population | 552,085 | 547,210 | 1,099,295 | 1,008,468 |
POPULATION OF COUNTIES, BOROUGHS, AND TOWN DISTRICTS.
NOTE.—Totals shown for counties do not include interior boroughs, which are shown separately.
| County, &c. | Census, 1916. | Census, 1911. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Total. | |
| Mangonui County .. | 2,072 | 1,487 | 3,559 | 3,105 |
| Whangaroa County .. | 378 | 397 | 775 | 775 |
| Bay of Islands County | 1,778 | 1,488 | 3,266 | |
| Kawakawa Town District | 161 | 165 | 326 | |
| Total Bay of Islands County .. | 1,939 | 1,653 | 3,592 | 3,147 |
| Hokianga County .. | 1,789 | 1,398 | 3,187 | |
| Kohukohu Town District | 198 | 205 | 403 | |
| Total Hokianga County | 1,987 | 1,603 | 3,590 | 3,041 |
| Whangarei County .. | 4,077 | 3,334 | 7,411 | |
| Hikurangi Town District .. | 394 | 392 | 786 | |
| Kamo Town District | 161 | 201 | 362 | |
| Onerahi Town District | 162 | 163 | 325 | |
| Total Whangarei County | 4,794 | 4,090 | 8,884 | 7,854 |
| Whangarei Borough | 1,594 | 1,700 | 3,294 | 2,664 |
| Hobson County .. | 2,455 | 1,774 | 4,229 | 4,078 |
| Dargaville Borough | 883 | 897 | 1,780 | 1,291 |
| Otamatea County .. | 1,943 | 1,700 | 3,643 | 3,548 |
| Rodney County .. | 1,810 | 1,609 | 3,419 | |
| Warkworth Town District | 306 | 318 | 624 | |
| Total Rodney County | 2,116 | 1,927 | 4,043 | 4,249 |
| Waitemata County .. | 4,033 | 3,457 | 7,490 | |
| Helensville Town District | 423 | 416 | 839 | |
| New Lynn Town District | 492 | 548 | 1,040 | |
| Total Waitemata County | 4,948 | 4,421 | 9,369 | 8,648 |
| Birkenhead Borough | 1,073 | 1,061 | 2,134 | 1,703 |
| Northcote Borough | 734 | 917 | 1,651 | 1,422 |
| Takapuna Borough | 1,358 | 1,398 | 2,756 | * |
| Devonport Borough | 3,447 | 4,154 | 7,601 | 7,041 |
| Eden County and Islands of Hauraki Gulf | 8,352 | 8,990 | 17,342 | |
| Ellerslie Town District | 633 | 730 | 1,363 | |
| Total Eden County .. | 8,985 | 9,720 | 18,705 | * |
| Auckland City .. | 30,230 | 34,722 | 64,952 | * |
| Newmarket Borough | 1,351 | 1,512 | 2,863 | 2,780 |
| Mount Eden Borough | 5,514 | 7,040 | 12,554 | 9,381 |
| Mount Albert Borough | 4,464 | 5,191 | 9,655 | 6,700 |
| Onehunga Borough | 2,771 | 3,143 | 5,914 | 4,651 |
| Great Barrier County | 134 | 111 | 245 | 416 |
| Manakau County .. | 2,873 | 2,858 | 5,731 | |
| Papakura Town District | 320 | 321 | 641 | |
| Manurewa Town District | 226 | 204 | 430 | |
| Total Manakau County | 3,419 | 3,383 | 6,802 | * |
| Otahuhu Borough | 1,108 | 1,220 | 2,328 | * |
- Owing to changes in boundaries since last Census a comparison cannot be given.
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- Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician