CENSUS TRENDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 134, 8 June 1936, Page 13

CENSUS TRENDS.

NEW ZEALAND CITIES.

OFFICIAL FIGURES QUOTED. AUCKLAND'S POSITION. The growth of the'population of New Zealand is shown in the first official publication of census results in the monthly Abstract of Statistics for May. A coincidence shown in the returns is that the urban populations of Invercargill are exactly the same, the residents in each case numbering 25,701. While Invercargill has increased its population since the 1926 census, it is interesting to note that the population of Wanganui has decreased by 027. Auckland city and suburbs heads the list with a population of 211,913 as against 193,385 in 192(3. In only two cases —Newmarket and Northcote —have the number, of residents decreased. So far as Newmarket is concerned the. decrease no doubt can be attributed to some extent to the removal of the railway workshops some years ago from the borough to Otaliuliu. The figures for Auckland are as follows: — Auckland. • 1020. Auckland City 102,080 90,0-7 Blrkcnheud Borough ... 3,399 3,020 Northcote Borough .... 2,809 2,374 Ta ka pun;! Borough .... 7,250 0,073 Devon port Borough .... 9,709 9,857 New Lynn Borough .... 15,491 2,730 .Mount Albert Borough . 19,708 17,510 Mount Eden Borough . . 18,493 18,037 Newmarket Borough .. . 3,000 3,211 One Tree Hill Borough . 8,015 7,171 Oneliunga Borough .... 11,085 10,120 Otaliuliu Borough 5,250 4,122 Kllerslie T.D. . . 2,OSS 2,413 Mount Koxkill K.D 0,970 4,725 Mt. Wellington K.D. ... 1,079 1,027 l'aumure Township R.D. 388 253 Remainder of area 0,204 4,095 Total *. . 211,913 193,385 Subject to Revision. In the various tables of urban area populations, Maoris included, the figures are subject to revision. Where boundaries have been altered compensatory adjustments have been made in the 1920 census figures. The populations of the other principal cities and boroughs are •as follows, the 1920 figure being given in parentheses:—Wellington, 149,810 (121,901); Christcliurch, 132,530 (118,044); Dunedin, 81,983 (80,707); Invercargill, 25,701 (21,891); Wanganui, 25,701 (20,388); Palmerston North, 23,954 (19,703); Hamilton, 19,585 (10,594); Timaru, 18,843 (10,831); Napier, 18,089 (18,330); New Plymouth, 18,503 (10.101); Hastings, 17,959 (14,023); Gisborne. 10,037 (15,148); Nelson, 13,571 (11,772).

The following is a list of towns of a total population of 2000 and more, including Maoris. ,The list excludes those boroughs which are part of the urban areas of large centres, the 1920 figures being given in parentheses:— Masterton. 9094 (8135); Grevmouth, 8100 (0782); Oamaru, 7480 '(7003); Whangarei, 7154 (0343);) Rotorua, 6532 (4099); Asliburton, 5082 (5079); Blenheim, 5045 (4979); Hawera, 4000 (4528); Gore, 4035 (3915); Feilding, 4543 (4203); Dannevirke, 4387 (4201); Thames, 4200 (4750); Westport, 4238 (3883); Waihi, 3900 (3820); Upper Hutt, 3805 (2850); Stratford, 3754 (3343); Tauranga, 3393

(•2549); Lvttelton, 32G4 (3709); Marton, 2735 (2720); Hokitika. 2714 (2388); Levin, 2059 (2450); Taumarumii, 2030 (2403); Pukekolie, 2530 (2352); Wairoa, 2519 (2330); Te Kuiti, 2491 (2434); Papatoetoe, 2377 (1007); To Arolia, 2307 (2324); Waimate, 2313 (2203); Rangiora, 2239 (2088) ; To Awamutu. 2224 (1070); Cambridge, 2199 (2020); Taihape. 2181 (2423); Motueka, 2178 (1-510); Dargavillo. 2173 (1079); Port Chalmers, 2105 (2509); Paeroa, 2147 (1833); Mosgiel, 2105 (1940); Waipukurau, 2048 (1703); Bluff, 2030 (1000).