THE CENSUS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9719, 23 July 1917, Page 2

THE CENSUS

FACTS AND FIGURES MOVEMENT OF POPULATION

Some interesting facts and figure') are contained in the Census Report for 1910 laid on the table of the House •of Representatives. Exclusive of natives, the total population for 1916 is 1,099,499, as against 1,008,468 fot 1911. But, while tho population ol the North. Island shows a considerable increase—from 563,733 in 1911 to 6-31,072 in 1915 —that of the South Island shows only a very slight increase, tho figures for tho two census years being respectively 444,735 and 4-18,377. As might have been expected, the surplus of males over females is less marked in this census than in that taken in pre-war times, the figures being—l9Xl, males 531,910, females 476,558; 1916, males 551,775, females 547,674. Tho -Maori population is given as 49,771 ; the population of the Cook Islands and other annexed Paciiio islands as 12,797; the Maoris at Chatham Islands number only fivetwo males and throe females; and the number of members of the Expeditionary Force and Now Zealand civilians in Samoa is 271. In 1906, the counties had a population of 458,797 as against 424,614 for the boroughs; whereas in. 1911 the balance was the other way, the counties having a population of 496,779, ns compared with 505,598 for the boroughs; and that this drift from the country to the towns is still going on is shown by tho fact that for 1910 the country population is 504,104, as against a borough population of 582,461, tho borough majority having thus been increased from 8819 in 1911 to no less than 78,357 in 1916. The increase in the European population of the Dominion is 90,981; and that increase is distributed as follows in the several provincial districts: Aucldand, 44,342; Taranaki, 4356; Hawke's Bay, 5731; Wellington, 33,020; Marlborough, 623; Nelson, 5212 (decrease); Westland, 212 (decrease); Canterbury, 8426; Otago, 17. 'Hie Otago portion of the Otago province has decreased in population by 884, while the Southland portion has increased by 901, making, as stated, a net increase of 17.

Tho population of Auckland city and suburbs is 133,712 (1911, 102,676); Wellington city and suburbs, 95,235 (1911, 70,729); Christchurch city and suburbs. 92,733 (1911, 80,193); Dunedin city and suburbs, 68,716 (1911, 64,237). The following table shows the changes in population (exclusive of Maoris) in the various electoral districts during tho census period;

•The difference between this total and that of the Dominion shown in other tables is made up by the population of Chatham Islands County (which is in no electoral district), and persons on trains or in military and internment camps on the census night.

NORTH ISLAND. Electoral District 1911 • 1916 Bay of Islands 13,669 Kaipara 12,922 Marsden 13,697 Waitemata 17,541 Eden 21,699 Auckland West 15,708 Auckland Central 15,153 12,710 Auckland East 13,825 Grey Lynn 15,182 17,799 Parnell 17,795 Manukau 20,113 Eranklin 15,303 Baglan 16,287 Thames 12,528 12,616 Ohinenvuri 13,319 11.667 Waikato 17,781 Tauranga 12,234 16,199 Bay of Plenty 12,24-9 15,180 Tapmarunni 16,907 Gisborne 14,203 16,605 Hawke's Bay 13,387 17,304 Napier 16,157 Waipawa 13,114 Pahiatua 12,168 11,974 Masterton 12,373 Wairarapa 13,943 Taranaki 13,090 14,310 Stratford —• 12,334 11,857 Egmont 12,190 Patea 14,833 Waimarino 12,255 14,692 Wanganui 14,185 16,987 Oroua 12,499 Eangitikei 11,524 11,898 Palmerston 16,135 Otaki 12,157 12,132 Hutt 14,502 17,230 Wellington Suburbs and Country Districts ... 14,136 17,727 Wellington North 15,288, 17,516 Wellington Central ... 15,248 16,120 Wellington Bast 15,275 16,247 Wellington South 15,238 17,680 Totals North Island 563,729 641,970 SOUTH ISLAND. Nelson13,287 14,613 Motneka 11,779 Duller 11,224 Grev 11,838 Westland 10,946 Wairau .. 13,025 Hurunui 11,441 10,612 Kaiapoi 11,701 Avon 16,837 Christchurch North 17,013 Christchurch. Bast . 15,189 13,707 Christchurch South 15,172 15,720 Riccarton 14,126 15,664 Ellesmere 11,162 Lyttelton 15,093 Selwyn 12,086 Ashburton .......... 12,470 Temuka 11,628 Timaru 15,147 Waitaki 11,528 Oamaru 13,392 13,759 Otago Central 12,137 11,427 Chalmers 13,810 Dunedin North 14,990 Dunedin West 15,106 14,730 Dunedin. Central 15,092 16,927 Dupedin South 15,110 16,927 Bxrice 11,433 11,025 CIntha 11,315 Wafcatipu 10,650 Matanra ....... 12,301 12,375 Awarua 11,332 Invercargill ..... 14,645 16,262 Wallace 11,468 11,339 Totals. South and Stewart Islands 444,477 ■448,158 Totals, North Island... 563,rjy 641,970 Totals. electoral distriots