New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 4

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Jan. 26. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 203

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for 1921.

GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Thirteen Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Year 1921:—

	Population. Census, 1921.	Total Births registered during 1921.	Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED DURING 1921.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in 1921.
				MALES.			FEMALES.			Total Deaths.
				Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland City ..	81,712	1,586	19·41	55	16	400	47	15	325	858	10·50
Remainder of Urban Area ..	76,045	1,592	20·93	42	21	283	29	13	258	646	8·50
Total for Auckland Urban Area	157,757	3,178	20·15	97	37	683	76	28	583	1,504	9·53
Wellington City ..	88,920	1,825	20·52	71	16	394	51	15	295	842	9·47
Remainder of Urban Area ..	18,568	424	22·83	9	2	47	6	7	54	125	6·73
Total for Wellington Urban Area	107,488	2,249	20·92	80	18	441	57	22	349	967	9·00
Christchurch City ..	67,291	1,377	20·46	49	11	308	39	10	293	710	10·55
Remainder of Urban Area ..	38,379	767	19·98	19	6	136	8	4	131	304	7·92
Total for Christchurch Urban Area	105,670	2,144	20·29	68	17	444	47	14	424	1,014	9·60
Dunedin City ..	58,074	1,205	20·75	32	8	264	25	7	290	626	10·78
Remainder of Urban Area ..	14,181	267	18·83	7	2	54	5	3	45	116	8·18
Total for Dunedin Urban Area	72,255	1,472	20·37	39	10	318	30	10	335	742	10·27
Gisborne Borough ..	10,931	312	28·54	16	2	43	14	5	21	101	9·24
Remainder of Urban Area ..	3,519	57	16·20	1	3	3	2	..	3	12	3·41
Total for Gisborne Urban Area	14,450	369	25·54	17	5	46	16	5	24	113	7·82
Napier Borough ..	14,346	318	22·17	22	2	47	13	3	39	126	8·78
Remainder of Urban Area ..	2,841	54	19·01	..	..	30	..	1	10	41	14·43
Total for Napier Urban Area	17,187	372	21·64	22	2	77	13	4	49	167	9·72
New Plymouth Borough ..	11,395	291	25·54	6	3	54	5	2	49	119	10·44
Remainder of Urban Area ..	1,250	29	23·20	..	1	4	1	..	2	8	6·40
Total for New Plymouth Urban Area	12,645	320	25·31	6	4	58	6	2	51	127	10·04
Wanganui Borough ..	16,490	382	23·17	15	4	59	10	2	53	143	8·67
Remainder of Urban Area ..	7,033	204	29·01	5	3	9	2	..	16	35	4·98
Total for Wanganui Urban Area	23,523	586	24·91	20	7	68	12	2	69	178	7·57
Palmerston North Borough ..	15,649	373	23·84	20	1	47	9	1	47	125	7·99
Remainder of Urban Area ..	1,236	32	25·89	..	..	7	..	..	4	11	8·90
Total for Palmerston North Urban Area	16,885	405	23·99	20	1	54	9	1	51	136	8·05
Nelson City ..	9,285	195	21·00	2	1	47	6	1	36	93	10·02
Remainder of Urban Area ..	1,347	29	21·53	..	1	8	..	1	2	12	8·91
Total for Nelson Urban Area	10,632	224	21·07	2	2	55	6	2	38	105	9·88
Greymouth Borough ..	4,986	125	25·07	1	1	33	5	2	24	66	13·24
Remainder of Urban Area ..	3,380	70	20·71	5	1	17	2	1	3	29	8·58
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Urban Area	8,366	195	23·31	6	2	50	7	3	27	95	11·36
Timaru Borough ..	14,058	314	22·34	11	2	70	5	2	49	139	9·89
Remainder of Urban Area ..	1,449	14	9·66	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Timaru Urban Area	15,507	328	21·15	11	2	70	5	2	49	139	8·96
Invercargill Borough ..	15,203	387	25·46	10	..	60	11	1	67	149	9·80
Remainder of Urban Area ..	4,007	27	6·74	1	1	5	..	..	2	9	2·25
Total for Invercargill Urban Area	19,210	414	21·55	11	1	65	11	1	69	158	8·22
Grand totals ..	581,575	12,256	21·07	399	108	2,429	295	96	2,118	5,445	9·36