POPULATION CHANGES
Mt. Herbert Decrease There was a 4.5 per cent population decrease in Mount Herbert County, according to the third list of provisional 1966 census results released by the Government Statistician. In the 1961 census the county had a population of 627. This year it dropped to 599. By comparison there was a 2.8 per cent increase in Lyttelton borough, which now has 3495 persons, compareci with 3400 in 1961. Brunner borough also showed a population loss. It now has 931 persons, compared with 1073 in 1961—a 13,2 per cent decrease. In the. following results the 1961 census figure is given first, then that of 1966. Next is the difference, followed by the percentage. Gisborne City. 21,769; 24,783; 3014; 13.8 (affected by boundary changes), Karoro county town: 428; 569; 141; 32.9. Roxburgh borough: 771; 755: 16; 2.1. Eketahuna borough: 771: 755: 16; 2.1. Atheiiree county town: 83; 103; .20; 24.1. Queenstown borough: 1321; 1635; 314; 23.8. Wanaka county town: 360: 632; .272; 75.6. (In the case of Queenstown and Wanaka the increases are possibly the result of an influx of visitors.)
Inglewood county: 3273; 3159; 114; 3.5. Havelock county town: 290; 283; 7; 2.4. Kaiwaka county town: 318; 248; 70: 22.0. Maniototo county: 2795; 2768: 27; 1.0.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31031, 11 April 1966, Page 11
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