CHRISTCHURCH.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1118, 4 May 1911, Page 5

CHRISTCHURCH.

INCREASE OF OVER 8000. SUBURBS. GROWING. The census return of the Christchurch district has just been completed, and siiows that the population is 90,400; or 8513 more than it was in 1906, when the last census was taken. The increase has been at tho rate of 10.39 per cent. There has been a decreas* in the Central War 9 of tho city, and tho evidence of the returns goes to to show that the people are moving out into tho suburbs, and leaving the central area for the business part of the city. Tho extension of the electric tramway system, and tho search for chaancr building lots, have been responsible, in a largo measure, for the rise of thn suburbs, especially in (he Waimairi County, which, is served by six tram routes. In Waimairi, the population has increased in 2913, or 27.27 per cent., while Spreydon, which is also well served by the system, has gonq ahead at the rate of 40.72 per cent., and, in Halswell, where tho tram is at the borders of the county, the progress has been at tho rate of 45.51 per cent. The contest betwean Sumner and New Brighton for tho greater numerical strength, has again proved interesting, New Brighton bavins improved its position slightly. The rates of increase'-'Verc:—New Brighton, 50.45 per cent.; Sunnier, 47.92 per cent. In the wards of the city the increases have been at a more moderate rate, the figures being: Linwood, 19.99 per cent.: St. Albans, 14.63 ner cent.j Sydenham, 10.65 pt-r cent. Tho following are tho details: — Christchurch City. 190 G. 1911. Christchurch City 19,565 17,369 St. Albans 8.861 10,14'J Linwood 8,112 9,721 Sydenham 13,382 14,795 City totals 49,920 52,034 Boroughs. Woolston 2,892 3,414 Spreydon 2,333 3.253 Sumner 1,181 1,747 New Brighton 1,132 1,702 Counties. Heathcote 4,202 4,153 Waimairi — 13,592 Avon Road District — • 4,193 Kiccarton Road District — 6,486 Pnparoa — 4,099 Tompleton — 2,561 Lincoln — 1,228 Ualswell — 1,305 Grand totals 77,493 85,923 Increases and Decreases, Tho following table shows tho increases and decreases for tho quinquennial census period :— : Increase, Decrease. Christchurch City Central — 2,190 St. Albans 1,288 — Linwood 1,609 — Sydenham 1,413 — Totals for City 4,310 2,196 Net 2,144 Woolston 522 — Sprrydon 950 — Sumner 506 — New Brighton 570 — Total for Boroughs 21,608 — Ileathcoto — 109 Waimairi 2,913 — Paparoa 310 — Harwell .; 594 - : Totals for Counties ... 3,817 109 Lyttelton — 18. Grand totab 10,836 2,323 Since 1906 the Heathcote County (then He&thcote Ro&d Board ■ district) has lost

two areas \rith a population of 1572,, which have amalgamated with tho city,