Number of people counted
Total population
- 148,470 people usually live in Northland Region. This is an increase of 8,337 people, or 5.9 percent, since the 2001 Census.
- Its population ranks 8th in size out of the 16 regions in New Zealand.
- Northland Region has 3.7 percent of New Zealand's population.
| Population of Northland Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
72,843 |
1,965,618 |
|
75,627 |
2,062,329 |
| Total |
148,470 |
4,027,947 |
Māori ethnic population
- 43,527 Māori usually live in Northland Region, an increase of 2,793 people, or 6.9 percent, since the 2001 Census.
- Its Māori population ranks 5th in size out of the 16 regions in New Zealand.
- 7.7 percent of New Zealand's Māori population usually live in Northland Region.
| Māori Population of Northland Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
20,973 |
274,860 |
|
22,554 |
290,466 |
| Total |
43,527 |
565,329 |
Note: The Māori ethnic population is the count for people of the Māori ethnic group. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their sole ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.Number of dwellings counted
- There are 55,932 occupied dwellings and 11,097 unoccupied dwellings in Northland Region.
- For New Zealand as a whole, there are 1,478,709 occupied dwellings and 159,273 unoccupied dwellings.
- There are 819 dwellings under construction in Northland Region, compared with 13,560 under construction throughout New Zealand.
| Dwellings in Northland Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
|
55,527 |
1,471,746 |
|
405 |
6,963 |
| Total
|
55,932 |
1,478,709 |
|
11,097 |
159,273 |
|
819 |
13,560 |
| Total |
67,845 |
1,651,542 |
Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables and graphs.