Number of people counted
Total population
- 129,249 people usually live in Hamilton City. This is an increase of 12,993 people, or 11.2 percent, since the 2001 Census.
- Its population ranks 7th in size out of the 73 districts in New Zealand.
- Hamilton City has 3.2 percent of New Zealand's population.
| Population of Hamilton City and New Zealand, 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
62,082 |
1,965,618 |
|
67,167 |
2,062,329 |
| Total |
129,249 |
4,027,947 |
Māori ethnic population
- 24,579 Māori usually live in Hamilton City, an increase of 2,373 people, or 10.7 percent, since the 2001 Census.
- Its Māori population ranks 4th in size out of the 73 districts in New Zealand.
- 4.3 percent of New Zealand's Māori population usually live in Hamilton City.
| Māori Population of Hamilton City and New Zealand, 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
11,838 |
274,860 |
|
12,738 |
290,466 |
| Total |
24,576 |
565,326 |
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 46,251 occupied dwellings and 2,586 unoccupied dwellings in Hamilton City.
- For New Zealand as a whole, there are 1,478,709 occupied dwellings and 159,273 unoccupied dwellings.
- There are 486 dwellings under construction in Hamilton City, compared with 13,560 under construction throughout New Zealand.
| Dwellings in Hamilton City and New Zealand, 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
|
46,092 |
1,471,746 |
|
162 |
6,963 |
| Total
|
46,251 |
1,478,709 |
|
2,586 |
159,273 |
|
486 |
13,560 |
| Total |
49,326 |
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.