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Tables About Taranaki Region



Population counts

2006 Census

Population of Taranaki Region and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Male
  51,144  1,965,621
Female
  52,983  2,062,326
Total  104,124  4,027,947

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.

Māori Population of Taranaki Region and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Male
  8,004  274,860
Female
  7,794  290,466
Total  15,801  565,326

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Population of Taranaki Region,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Male
  52,665  50,421  51,144
Female
  53,928  52,437  52,983
Total  106,590  102,858  104,127

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.

Māori Population of Taranaki Region,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Male
  7,653  7,317  8,004
Female
  7,332  7,242  7,797
Total  14,985  14,562  15,798

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count. 

Dwelling counts

2006 Census

Dwellings in Taranaki Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census
Dwelling status
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Occupied
     Private
  40,278  1,471,746
     Non-private
  183  6,963
     Total  40,461  1,478,709
Unoccupied
  3,363  159,276
Under construction
  351  13,560
Total  44,175  1,651,542

1996–2006 Censuses

Dwellings in Taranaki Region, 1996–2006 Censuses
Dwelling status
     
 
199620012006
Occupied
     Private
  38,766  38,877  40,281
     Non-private
  213  204  180
     Total  38,982  39,084  40,461
Unoccupied
  2,802  3,450  3,363
Under construction
  204  138  351
Total  41,988  42,675  44,175


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.