Population counts
2006 Census
| Population of Christchurch City and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
168,423 |
1,965,621 |
|
180,015 |
2,062,326 |
| Total |
348,435 |
4,027,947 |
1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
| Māori Population of Christchurch City and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
12,951 |
274,860 |
|
12,771 |
290,469 |
| Total |
25,725 |
565,329 |
1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
1996–2006 Censuses
| Population of Christchurch City,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|
|
153,468 |
156,141 |
168,423 |
|
163,143 |
167,919 |
180,015 |
| Total |
316,611 |
324,057 |
348,435 |
1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
| Māori Population of Christchurch City,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|
|
11,301 |
11,337 |
12,951 |
|
10,743 |
11,199 |
12,771 |
| Total |
22,050 |
22,533 |
25,725 |
1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
Dwelling counts
2006 Census
| Dwellings in Christchurch City and New Zealand, 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
|
134,721 |
1,471,746 |
|
543 |
6,963 |
| Total
|
135,261 |
1,478,709 |
|
9,438 |
159,276 |
|
933 |
13,557 |
| Total |
145,629 |
1,651,542 |
1996–2006 Censuses
| Dwellings in Christchurch City, 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|
|
|
119,244 |
126,048 |
134,718 |
|
516 |
597 |
543 |
| Total
|
119,760 |
126,645 |
135,258 |
|
6,972 |
9,333 |
9,438 |
|
1,008 |
618 |
930 |
| Total |
127,743 |
136,596 |
145,632 |
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 tables.