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A re-examination of historical population
data for URBAN CENTRES in New Zealand
By Hugh Dickey, C/- Box 8774, Auckland 1150
Using Electoral Rolls to estimate city populations
Auckland City East 3,251Auckland City West 7,318Parnell 3,226Newton 3,227Onehunga 2,168Pensioner Settlements 1,541Shipboard at port 534TOTAL 21,265
Plus parts of –
Northern Division1,781 Franklin
3,549Raglan 2,648TOTAL 7,978
1867 Combined Auckland Total = 29,243
1867 Census Auckland = 11,103
1867
Ashburton 1886 - Borough 1,946Tinwald, Hampstead, Allenton 1,769
1916 - Borough 3,280Tinwald, Hampstead, Allenton 2,900
Timaru 1896 - Borough 3,613Suburbs 3,919
Hamilton 1896 - Borough 1,248Outside 888
1911 - Borough 3,542Outside 2,958
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1871 1874 1878 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916 1921 1926 1936 1945 1951
% difference between Population in Current Boundaries compared to
Boundaries at the Time
Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1871 1874 1878 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916 1921 1926
% difference between Population in Current Boundaries compared to
Boundaries at the Time
Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Hamilton
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
1871 1874 1878 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916 1921
ChristchurchTwo Measures of Population
Boundaries at Time Current Boundaries
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1851 1854 1858 1861 1864 1867 1871 1874 1878 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916
Rank of Main Towns 1851-1916
Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Nelson
2
3
4
5
6
1
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
18
78
18
81
18
86
18
91
18
96
19
01
19
06
19
11
19
16
19
21
19
26
19
31
19
36
19
41
19
45
19
51
19
56
19
61
19
66
19
71
19
76
19
81
19
86
19
91
19
96
4 Main Centres 1878-1996Size per 1000 NZ Population
Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
18
74
18
78
18
81
18
86
18
91
18
96
19
01
19
06
19
11
19
16
19
21
19
26
19
31
19
36
19
41
19
45
19
51
19
56
19
61
% Urban Population by two criteria
Stats NZ New Definition 50%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
% Urban Population in N.Z., Australia, Canada (Towns 1000+)
New Zealand Australia 50% Canada
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
% Urban in N.Z & United States (Towns 2500+)
New Zealand United States 50%
Alternative definitions of ‘urban’ in a N.Z. context
From population based (1000+)
To employment based (proposal - 350+)
Or function based (being worked on)
Or combination, with minimums in each category
Historical analysis by Seasons of Growth
Early period – Before 1911
Middle period – 1911 to 1961
Later period – 1961 to 2013
Each season of 50 years duration
KEY
Before1911
After1961
1911-1961
34 Towns
Dunedin
Auckland
Wellington Tauranga
Greymouth
Oamaru
Invercargill
Te Awamutu
Queenstown
Hamilton
1 Queenstown 19942 Tauranga 19853 Rangiora 19814 Pukekohe 19805 Cambridge 19796 Auckland 19717 Taupo 1968 8 Hamilton 19679 Rotorua 196310 Whangarei 1963
11 Whakatane 196012 Blenheim 195913 Hastings 195814 Levin 195815 Napier 195716 Nelson 195617 Tokoroa 195618 Palmerston N. 195519 Feilding 195520 Te Awamutu 195221 New Plymouth 195222 Christchurch 195123 Wellington 194924 Ashburton 1946
25 Gisborne 193926 Masterton 193327 Invercargill 193028 Hawera 191729 Timaru 191630 Wanganui 191531 Gore 191132 Dunedin 189433 Greymouth 188734 Oamaru 188035 Thames 1868