Tables About Manawatu-Wanganui Region



Population counts

2006 Census

Population of Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Male
 108,360  1,965,618
Female
 114,063  2,062,329
Total  222,423  4,027,947

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

Māori Population of Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Male
 20,706  274,860
Female
 21,582  290,469
Total  42,288  565,326

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

1996–2006 Censuses

Population of Manawatu-Wanganui Region,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Male
 112,407  107,301  108,360
Female
 116,361  112,788  114,060
Total  228,771  220,089  222,423

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

Māori Population of Manawatu-Wanganui Region,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Male
 19,788  19,338  20,706
Female
 20,205  19,926  21,582
Total  39,996  39,267  42,288

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

Dwelling counts

2006 Census

Dwellings in Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census
Dwelling status
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Occupied
     Private
 84,771  1,471,746
     Non-private
 423  6,963
     Total  85,194  1,478,709
Unoccupied
 9,714  159,273
Under construction
 585  13,557
Total  95,493  1,651,542

1996–2006 Censuses

Dwellings in Manawatu-Wanganui Region, 1996–2006 Censuses
Dwelling status
     
 
199620012006
Occupied
     Private
 81,090  81,867  84,771
     Non-private
 522  561  426
     Total  81,612  82,428  85,194
Unoccupied
 7,977  9,756  9,714
Under construction
 339  345  585
Total  89,928  92,532  95,493


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.