NEW ZEALAND TOWNS

Southland Times, Issue 22915, 13 June 1936, Page 11

NEW ZEALAND TOWNS

Review Of Census Returns THE ORDER OF SIZE Comparative census returns of New Zealand cities, boroughs, counties and towm districts were issued in the Monthly Abstract of Statistics for May, the figures representing the Government Statistician’s first official publication of census results. A remarkable coincidence disclosed in the returns is that the urban area populations of Invercargill and Wanganui are exactly the same. In the following table of urban area populations (including Maoris) the figures given for the 1936 census are still subject to revision. In all cases where boundaries have been altered compensatory adjustments have been made in the 1926 census figures. The Dunedin figure for 1926 includes 4490 visitors to the New ■ Zealand and South Seas Exhibition over and above the ordinary level of visitors.

The Rating of the Towns. The following is a list of towns of a total population of 2000 and more (including Maoris) placed in order of total population. The list excludes those boroughs which are part of the urban areas of large centres: —

Auckland— 1936 1926 Auckland City 102.086 96,627 Birkenhead Borough 3.399 3,026 Northcote Borough 2,369 2,374 Takapuna Borough 7,259 6,075 Devonport Borough 9,769 9.857 New Lynn Borough 3.491 2,736 Mount Albert Borough 19.708 17,516 Mount Eden Borough 18.493 18,037 Newmarket Borough 3.000 3.211 One Tree Hill Borough 8.015 7,171 Onehunga Borough 11,085 10,120 Otahuhu Borough 5.250 4,122 Ellerslie T.D. 2,688 2,413 Mount Roskili'R.D. 6,970 4,725 Mt. Wellington R.D. 1.679 1,027 Panmure Township R.D. 388 253 Remainder of area 6.264 4,095 , - — Total 211,913 193,385 ' 11 — ■ Wellington— Wellington City 115.653 98,893 Lower Hutt Borough 15.953 7.962 Petone Borough 10,935 9,309 Eastbourne Borough 2,278 1,845 Johnsonville T.D. 1,740 1,297 Remainder of Area 3,257 2,655 < — Total 149,816 121.961 Christchurch — — Christchurch City 92,174 83,300 ' Riccarton Borough 5,385 4,576 New Brighton Borough 5,245 4,498 Sumner Borough 3.247 3,100 Lyttelton Borough 3,217 3,688 Remainder of area 3,257 19,482 ——— Total 132,530 118,644 Dunedin— — ’ Dunedin City 64,724 63,525 St. Kilda Borough 7.752 7,653 Green Island Borough 2,277 2,075 West Harbour Borough 1,869 1,991 Port Chalmers Borough 2,165 2,569 Remainder of area 3,196 2,894 - ■ ——■ Total 81,983 *80,707 Invercargill— — Invercargill City 21,495 18,471 South Invercargill Borough i 977 996 Remainder of area 3,289 2,424 1 ■ Total 25.761 21.891 Wanganui- — Wanganui City 23.168 23,683 Remainder of area 2.591 2,705 I 1 Total 25,761 26,388 Palmerston North- — Palmerston North City 22.191 18,143 Remainder of area 1,763 1,620 ■ — ■ 1 Total 23,954 19,763 Hamilton— — Hamilton Borough 16,138 14,018 Remainder of area 3,447 2,576 ■ Total 19,585 16,594 Timaru— — Timaru Borough 17,428 15.507 Remainder of area 1.415 1,324 — M 1 Total 18,843 16,831 , III. - II —■» Napier— Napier Borough 15.302 15.534 Taradale T.D. 1,206 1,102 Remainder of area 2,181 1,694 ■■ !! I, 1 ■ 1, ■ II Total 18,689 18,330 New Plymouth— — New Plymouth Borough 16,636 14,022 Remainder of area 1,867 2,079 1 ■ ■ I, I 1 I 1 Total 18,503 16,101 Hastings— — Hastings Borough 12.747 10,148 Havelock North T.D. 1,145 1,050 Remainder of area 4,067 3,425 ■■ - . —■ Total 17,959 14,623 Gisborne— — Gisborne Borough 13,581 13,130 Remainder of area 2,456 2,018 Total 16,037 15,148 Nelson— — ■ Nelson City 11,208 10,171 Tahunanui T.D. 863 570 Remainder of area 1,500 1,031 I— 1 II ! 1 ■ ■ Total 13,571 11,772

1936 1936 1926 Excluding Including Including Maoris Maoris Maoris Masterton 9061 9094 8135 Greymouth 8101 8106 6782 Oamaru 7479 7486 7003 Whangarei 7098 7154 6343 Rotorua 5870 6532 4099 Ashburton 5674 5682 5079 Blenheim 5027 5045 4979 Hawera 4636 4660 4528 Gore 4630 4635 3915 Feilding 4537 4543 4263 Dannevirke 4331 4387 4261 Thames 4118 4266 4756 Westport Waihi 4237 3882 4238 3900 3883 3826 Upper Hutt 3857 3865 2856 Stratford 3751 3754 3343 Tauranga 3351 3393 2549 Lyttelton Marton 3237 2678 3264 2735 3709 2720 Hokitika 2712 2714 2388 Levin 2580 2659 2456 Taumarunui 2500 2636 2403 Pukekohe 2357 2536 2352 Wairoa 2340 2519 2336 Te Kuiti 2333 2491 2434 Papatoetoe Te Aroha 2375 2367 2377 2367 1607 2324 Waimate 2313 2313 2203 Rangiora Te Awamutu 2223 2212 2239 2224 2088 1670 Cambridge Taihape 2177 2134 2199 2181 2026 2423 Motueka 2132 2178 1510 Dargaville Port Chalmers 2070 2165 2173 2165 1979 2469 Paeroa 2039 2147 1833 Mosgiel Waipukurau Bluff 2105 2046 1934 2105 2048 2036 1940 1763 1606