Total | | 226,755 | 222,057 | 212,430 | 207,789 | 212,163 | 221,085 | 224,394 | 228,711 | 233,412 | 240,159 | 239,889 | 218,490 | 223,263 |
Far North district | | 3,297 | 3,675 | 3,318 | 3,138 | 3,141 | 3,255 | 3,282 | 3,252 | 3,267 | 3,471 | 3,759 | 3,378 | 3,630 |
Whangarei district | | 4,851 | 4,740 | 4,692 | 4,368 | 4,362 | 4,647 | 4,563 | 4,650 | 4,869 | 5,322 | 5,145 | 4,623 | 4,761 |
Kaipara district | | 975 | 933 | 858 | 795 | 834 | 936 | 918 | 1,014 | 1,095 | 1,074 | 1,068 | 1,047 | 939 |
Auckland city | | 60,561 | 60,537 | 58,689 | 58,671 | 60,480 | 63,159 | 66,150 | 68,853 | 70,359 | 72,330 | 72,624 | 63,672 | 61,827 |
Thames-Coromandel district | | 2,034 | 1,965 | 1,827 | 1,788 | 1,797 | 1,845 | 1,815 | 1,752 | 1,797 | 1,734 | 1,827 | 1,689 | 1,650 |
Hauraki district | | 837 | 798 | 732 | 693 | 645 | 681 | 720 | 762 | 840 | 813 | 798 | 663 | 648 |
Waikato district | | 3,174 | 2,988 | 2,670 | 2,544 | 2,538 | 2,655 | 2,925 | 2,943 | 3,348 | 3,543 | 3,897 | 3,858 | 4,152 |
Matamata-Piako district | | 2,589 | 2,589 | 2,364 | 2,151 | 2,175 | 2,337 | 2,199 | 2,148 | 2,073 | 2,118 | 2,040 | 1,881 | 1,956 |
Hamilton city | | 7,743 | 7,875 | 7,305 | 7,173 | 7,311 | 7,575 | 7,692 | 8,175 | 8,391 | 8,775 | 8,841 | 7,899 | 8,070 |
Waipa district | | 2,220 | 2,094 | 1,893 | 2,019 | 2,061 | 2,256 | 2,244 | 2,397 | 2,367 | 2,487 | 2,421 | 2,151 | 2,232 |
Otorohanga district | | 576 | 510 | 459 | 456 | 576 | 555 | 513 | 504 | 486 | 576 | 591 | 513 | 564 |
South Waikato district | | 1,479 | 1,260 | 1,239 | 1,302 | 1,260 | 1,251 | 1,278 | 1,227 | 1,176 | 1,263 | 1,227 | 975 | 951 |
Waitomo district | | 954 | 966 | 810 | 819 | 708 | 714 | 723 | 741 | 831 | 768 | 768 | 705 | 666 |
Taupo district | | 2,313 | 2,166 | 2,124 | 2,136 | 2,034 | 2,064 | 2,091 | 2,067 | 1,941 | 1,926 | 1,932 | 1,644 | 1,731 |
Western Bay of Plenty district | | 1,251 | 1,317 | 1,293 | 1,215 | 1,305 | 1,575 | 1,605 | 1,623 | 1,719 | 1,722 | 1,791 | 1,698 | 1,956 |
Tauranga city | | 8,301 | 7,923 | 7,101 | 6,876 | 7,008 | 7,068 | 7,059 | 7,926 | 8,142 | 8,583 | 8,484 | 8,439 | 8,766 |
Rotorua district | | 3,984 | 3,726 | 3,495 | 3,309 | 3,255 | 3,231 | 3,270 | 3,357 | 3,543 | 3,810 | 3,636 | 3,204 | 3,357 |
Whakatane district | | 1,578 | 1,704 | 1,542 | 1,383 | 1,452 | 1,440 | 1,371 | 1,458 | 1,470 | 1,434 | 1,488 | 1,374 | 1,434 |
Kawerau district | | 420 | 411 | 357 | 333 | 258 | 276 | 303 | 339 | 351 | 366 | 354 | 318 | 333 |
Opotiki district | | 420 | 483 | 441 | 429 | 390 | 405 | 453 | 477 | 429 | 420 | 516 | 423 | 534 |
Gisborne district | | 3,270 | 3,354 | 3,198 | 2,934 | 3,018 | 2,895 | 2,598 | 2,844 | 2,916 | 2,913 | 3,120 | 3,075 | 3,321 |
Wairoa district | | 684 | 624 | 576 | 540 | 546 | 486 | 471 | 522 | 444 | 444 | 471 | 438 | 483 |
Hastings district | | 5,418 | 5,106 | 4,917 | 4,764 | 4,932 | 5,157 | 5,277 | 5,334 | 5,475 | 5,934 | 6,216 | 5,748 | 6,234 |
Napier city | | 3,816 | 3,867 | 3,615 | 3,420 | 3,267 | 3,318 | 3,333 | 3,411 | 3,657 | 3,735 | 3,663 | 3,477 | 3,660 |
Central Hawke's Bay district | | 1,251 | 1,221 | 1,134 | 1,179 | 1,098 | 1,053 | 1,005 | 942 | 999 | 1,002 | 1,095 | 1,032 | 1,062 |
New Plymouth district | | 3,915 | 3,999 | 3,711 | 3,876 | 4,110 | 4,374 | 4,314 | 4,197 | 4,266 | 4,404 | 4,341 | 4,005 | 3,882 |
Stratford district | | 561 | 528 | 474 | 459 | 498 | 483 | 459 | 495 | 483 | 435 | 414 | 339 | 219 |
South Taranaki district | | 1,770 | 1,689 | 1,368 | 1,326 | 1,296 | 1,182 | 1,263 | 1,338 | 1,455 | 1,440 | 1,470 | 1,353 | 1,470 |
Ruapehu district | | 1,407 | 1,323 | 1,200 | 1,140 | 1,254 | 1,170 | 1,221 | 1,233 | 1,143 | 1,209 | 1,149 | 1,011 | 1,011 |
Whanganui district | | 2,472 | 2,586 | 2,286 | 2,388 | 2,304 | 2,379 | 2,454 | 2,367 | 2,496 | 2,628 | 2,538 | 2,394 | 2,571 |
Rangitikei district | | 921 | 837 | 810 | 900 | 963 | 990 | 1,161 | 1,002 | 897 | 882 | 846 | 744 | 783 |
Manawatu district | | 2,016 | 2,151 | 2,055 | 1,956 | 1,749 | 2,049 | 1,857 | 2,040 | 2,007 | 2,274 | 1,950 | 1,956 | 1,776 |
Palmerston North city | | 4,566 | 4,353 | 3,981 | 3,816 | 3,777 | 3,780 | 3,873 | 3,993 | 4,005 | 4,164 | 4,044 | 3,858 | 4,179 |
Tararua district | | 930 | 903 | 870 | 855 | 831 | 858 | 768 | 741 | 720 | 762 | 726 | 672 | 705 |
Horowhenua district | | 1,128 | 1,329 | 1,029 | 951 | 951 | 969 | 894 | 1,008 | 1,059 | 1,158 | 1,092 | 918 | 912 |
Kapiti Coast district | | 1,230 | 1,257 | 1,200 | 1,236 | 1,224 | 1,299 | 1,317 | 1,506 | 1,398 | 1,419 | 1,407 | 1,233 | 1,314 |
Porirua city | | 1,479 | 1,560 | 1,650 | 1,575 | 1,707 | 1,740 | 1,719 | 1,665 | 1,995 | 2,175 | 2,058 | 1,947 | 1,950 |
Upper Hutt city | | 1,374 | 1,302 | 1,245 | 1,089 | 1,053 | 1,065 | 1,050 | 1,167 | 1,263 | 1,332 | 1,224 | 1,131 | 1,260 |
Lower Hutt city | | 2,970 | 2,910 | 2,715 | 2,631 | 2,772 | 2,922 | 2,973 | 3,114 | 3,177 | 3,096 | 3,144 | 3,066 | 3,279 |
Wellington city | | 7,689 | 7,188 | 6,966 | 6,777 | 6,933 | 7,167 | 7,149 | 7,569 | 7,584 | 7,710 | 8,115 | 7,167 | 7,404 |
Masterton district | | 1,632 | 1,707 | 1,638 | 1,557 | 1,479 | 1,491 | 1,470 | 1,596 | 1,647 | 1,746 | 1,716 | 1,656 | 1,632 |
Carterton district | | 312 | 342 | 306 | 243 | 270 | 288 | 351 | 336 | 336 | 360 | 378 | 297 | 282 |
South Wairarapa district | | 492 | 618 | 588 | 558 | 573 | 633 | 606 | 558 | 612 | 630 | 543 | 522 | 561 |
Tasman district | | 2,268 | 1,836 | 1,887 | 1,863 | 2,097 | 2,148 | 2,055 | 2,109 | 2,295 | 2,370 | 2,409 | 2,148 | 2,040 |
Nelson city | | 3,525 | 3,543 | 3,162 | 3,135 | 3,081 | 3,180 | 3,240 | 3,261 | 3,210 | 3,237 | 3,195 | 3,003 | 3,084 |
Marlborough district | | 3,570 | 3,117 | 3,036 | 2,925 | 2,886 | 3,117 | 3,213 | 3,354 | 3,291 | 3,273 | 3,531 | 3,549 | 3,759 |
Kaikoura district | | 321 | 351 | 297 | 321 | 318 | 294 | 291 | 273 | 429 | 459 | 336 | 321 | 252 |
Buller district | | 495 | 522 | 558 | 510 | 486 | 546 | 411 | 402 | 447 | 420 | 426 | 399 | 432 |
Grey district | | 951 | 1,017 | 927 | 855 | 768 | 801 | 840 | 798 | 861 | 816 | 759 | 834 | 723 |
Westland district | | 771 | 783 | 690 | 627 | 612 | 684 | 630 | 582 | 558 | 621 | 663 | 483 | 528 |
Hurunui district | | 954 | 1,017 | 933 | 879 | 924 | 915 | 921 | 831 | 948 | 951 | 972 | 897 | 921 |
Waimakariri district | | 1,584 | 1,590 | 1,527 | 1,605 | 1,785 | 1,902 | 1,818 | 1,632 | 1,578 | 1,545 | 1,647 | 1,524 | 1,473 |
Christchurch city | | 20,112 | 19,764 | 21,135 | 20,220 | 21,510 | 23,343 | 23,646 | 22,443 | 21,798 | 21,321 | 20,466 | 18,786 | 20,451 |
Selwyn district | | 1,182 | 1,521 | 1,692 | 1,695 | 1,749 | 1,860 | 1,839 | 1,749 | 1,752 | 1,896 | 1,989 | 1,857 | 1,686 |
Ashburton district | | 2,937 | 2,661 | 2,544 | 2,523 | 2,847 | 2,979 | 2,781 | 2,664 | 2,589 | 2,730 | 2,724 | 2,514 | 2,571 |
Timaru district | | 3,177 | 2,991 | 2,838 | 2,844 | 2,985 | 2,997 | 2,898 | 2,724 | 3,048 | 3,192 | 3,084 | 3,033 | 3,108 |
Mackenzie district | | 372 | 459 | 405 | 390 | 399 | 459 | 426 | 396 | 438 | 513 | 507 | 498 | 465 |
Waimate district | | 465 | 444 | 384 | 414 | 441 | 459 | 459 | 366 | 381 | 354 | 411 | 384 | 372 |
Chatham Islands territory | | 129 | 114 | 90 | 69 | 51 | 90 | 87 | 108 | 120 | 102 | 87 | 81 | 66 |
Waitaki district | | 1,758 | 1,548 | 1,590 | 1,437 | 1,452 | 1,407 | 1,374 | 1,371 | 1,440 | 1,404 | 1,371 | 1,356 | 1,407 |
Central Otago district | | 1,863 | 1,794 | 1,665 | 1,719 | 1,707 | 1,836 | 1,953 | 2,148 | 2,325 | 2,331 | 2,457 | 2,253 | 2,280 |
Queenstown-Lakes district | | 2,376 | 2,058 | 1,935 | 1,992 | 2,133 | 2,328 | 2,679 | 2,748 | 3,225 | 3,549 | 3,807 | 3,312 | 3,708 |
Dunedin city | | 5,823 | 5,595 | 5,211 | 5,169 | 5,088 | 5,046 | 5,067 | 5,304 | 5,385 | 5,682 | 5,634 | 5,154 | 5,592 |
Clutha district | | 1,446 | 1,350 | 1,344 | 1,320 | 1,374 | 1,461 | 1,215 | 1,236 | 1,203 | 1,215 | 1,146 | 1,185 | 1,314 |
Southland district | | 3,867 | 3,576 | 2,979 | 2,625 | 2,586 | 2,622 | 2,814 | 2,703 | 2,601 | 2,766 | 2,448 | 2,292 | 2,289 |
Gore district | | 1,314 | 1,230 | 1,101 | 1,035 | 1,026 | 1,080 | 1,080 | 1,041 | 1,050 | 1,119 | 1,047 | 1,089 | 1,182 |
Invercargill city | | 2,655 | 2,268 | 2,364 | 2,469 | 2,514 | 2,742 | 2,688 | 2,523 | 2,475 | 2,526 | 2,883 | 2,826 | 3,030 |
Overseas | | 375 | 300 | 264 | 231 | 198 | 231 | 294 | 312 | 372 | 291 | 270 | 84 | 123 |
In the air - NZ | | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 6 |
In NZ waters | | 132 | 132 | 153 | 174 | 147 | 156 | 123 | 138 | 138 | 156 | 147 | 99 | 93 |
At sea, not in NZ waters | | 18 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | .. |
In the air - overseas | | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 168 | 39 | .. |
Not specified | | 1,437 | 1,029 | 975 | 954 | 813 | 720 | 774 | 834 | 900 | 909 | 339 | 246 | 186 |