Figure: Growth of five main urban areas - census of population and dwellings
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Selected years 1886 to 2001
Source: New Zealand: An Urban/Rurual Profile, Statistics New Zealand (2005)
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The chart shows how population has grown in five New Zealand urban areas, as outlined in the following table:
Year |
Auckland |
Wellington |
Christchurch |
Dunedin |
Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1886 |
33.16 |
25.94 |
29.66 |
23.24 |
1.20 |
1911 |
102.68 |
70.73 |
80.19 |
64.24 |
3.54 |
1921 |
157.76 |
107.49 |
105.67 |
72.26 |
13.80 |
1936 |
226.37 |
159.36 |
133.52 |
85.61 |
20.10 |
1961 |
448.37 |
249.53 |
220.51 |
105.00 |
50.51 |
1996 |
991.83 |
334.07 |
325.25 |
110.79 |
158.05 |
2001 |
1,074.51 |
339.75 |
334.11 |
107.09 |
166.13 |
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