CENSUS RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 182, 30 April 1936, Page 13

CENSUS RETURNS

f Gains Made By Boroughs JOHNSONVILLE INCREASE I An increase of 443 in the population of Johnsonville is recorded in the latest census retufns issued by the Government Statistician. This is 10 more than the Eastbourne Borough increase during the past decade and gives Johnsonville a population to-day of 1740. Hamilton now has a population of 16,127, an increase of 2109. This makes Hamilton tenth on the list of - New Zealand centres in point of size and within 500 of New Plymouth’s total. Takapuna, the second largest of Auckland’s North Shore boroughs, has added 1183 to its 1926 total of 6075. Lyttelton shares with Port Chalmers an appreciable decline in popula-t.ion--to less than 10 years ago. The increases to date are shown as follows:— North Inland— Counties 3U.283 Boroughs ............ 42.822 Town districts 3.183 Total 00, South Island— Counties 13.205 Boroughs 13.200 Town districts 271 Tot al 26,516 Details of yesterday's returns are as

tween .1026 and 193 G. compensatory adjustmenU have been made in the 1926 figures.)

fi Hows' 1936 census 1926 census. Inc’se. Takupuna Borough 7.258 6.075 1.183 Brunner Borough . 998 618 380 Sumner Borough 3,247 3.1(H) 117 Hamilton Bor. ... 16,127 Johnsonville Town 11,018 2,109 District 1.740 Oxford County .. 1.61)7 1.297 443 1.6611 28 Paparua County .. 5,753 5.168 585 Lyttelton Boroutrb 1),2)14 3,709 ( Where boundaries have been altered be-