CENSUS RETURNS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13202, 13 June 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)

CENSUS RETURNS.

AUCKLAND AND SUBURBS. TOTAL POPULATION, 39,617. INCREASE OF 22 PER CENT., Tin: completion of the census returns shows a-great increase in the total population <>! Auckland city ami suburbs, embracing the •area between the Tamaki and the Wiiau, and the murine suburbs of Devon port, Birkenhead, Nort-hcote, and Tukupuna. jLiie populous township of Ilowick and tue township of Otahuhu, it will be '.'rut-iced, are. not included. The tola! population of the area, which 'may be classed as Auckland proper, is 39,617. as compared with 73,537 in 1901 and 63.768 in 1896. The increase for the past five years has thus been 16,080, or nearly 22 per cent. In I<sol the. increase, as compared with 1896, was 9769, or about 15 per cert. The ratio of increase litis thus grown considerably during the last (juintpiennial period. In Auckland city itself the increase during the r-t iive years was 11, or a fraction under 10 per cent., as against an increase of about 3 3-5 per cent, lor the 1826-1801-period. The increase in the population for the whole area of Auckland a.nd suburbs between 1896 and 1906 is 25,849, or an increase of over 40 per cent, during the last decade. The following table drives the results of the last- three enumerations, and this year's increase for the city, the six boroughs, and the road districts forming he combined district: — Inc. in 1896. 1901. ISO 6. 1936. Auckland City 3M'->'. 37,624 3.411 l'ainell 4,195 ' 4,566 5.253 637 Grey Lvim . 2,379 4.110 5.882 3.7/2 marker. 1,929 2,060 2,342 582 Devonpoi't 5,010 5,825 5.107 1,584 Birkenhead 690 1.057 1,295 238 Onekunga 2,915 5,015 5.753 7iß Koad Districts in Eden County 15,940 19,064 26,540 7,276 Northcoto and Takaytuia 1.237 1.629 2.021 592 Totals 63,768 73,537 89,617 16,080 The total population of the county of Eden, including the city of Auckland and the boroughs of Parnoll, Grey: Lynn, Newmarket, and Onehunga, is 81,194, as against 67,028 in 1901, thus showing ar increase of 14,166, nearly 21 per cent., against an increase of 8247, or 14 per cent., for the previous five years, tbd total in 1896 being 58,751.