Population counts
2006 Census
| Population of Canterbury Region and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
254,685 |
1,965,618 |
|
267,147 |
2,062,329 |
| Total |
521,832 |
4,027,947 |
1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
| Māori Population of Canterbury Region and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
18,453 |
274,860 |
|
18,216 |
290,469 |
| Total |
36,669 |
565,329 |
1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
1996–2006 Censuses
| Population of Canterbury Region,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|
|
229,590 |
234,516 |
254,685 |
|
238,446 |
246,915 |
267,147 |
| Total |
468,039 |
481,431 |
521,832 |
1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count.
| Māori Population of Canterbury Region,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|
|
15,936 |
15,942 |
18,453 |
|
15,075 |
15,690 |
18,219 |
| Total |
31,011 |
31,632 |
36,669 |
1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count.
Dwelling counts
2006 Census
| Dwellings in Canterbury Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
|
201,660 |
1,471,746 |
|
1,038 |
6,963 |
| Total
|
202,698 |
1,478,709 |
|
18,117 |
159,273 |
|
1,797 |
13,560 |
| Total |
222,609 |
1,651,542 |
1996–2006 Censuses
| Dwellings in Canterbury Region, 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|
|
|
175,254 |
186,423 |
201,660 |
|
1,002 |
1,161 |
1,038 |
| Total
|
176,256 |
187,584 |
202,698 |
|
14,058 |
17,679 |
18,117 |
|
1,509 |
1,059 |
1,797 |
| Total |
191,823 |
206,325 |
222,609 |
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.