New Ingrean Census of Population and Housing

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The New Ingrean Census of Population and Housing is conducted every five years by the Statistics Agency. The census provides demographic and statistical data to the Government of New Ingrea that is used to plan the outlay of public services including health care, education, and transportation, determine the scope of funding to local government, and determine the number of Members of Parliament for each county.

There have been 25 censuses since 1841. The last census was held in August 2020, with the next scheduled to be held on 5 August 2025.

History

The first census in New Ingrea was taken in 1841, five years after settlement by the New Ingrea Company. Initially the responsibility of the Chief Secretary, in 1870 the office of Government Statistician was established within the Chief Secretary's Department. Archibald Slater was appointed to the post on 4 July 1870.

List of censuses

# Year Date Taken Population Notes
1 1841 6 March 1841 3,511 Details collected mainly served as a head-count; few other details taken
2 1851 7 August 1851 20,590 Full census; including name, age, occupation, relation to head of the household, marital status, place of birth, whether disabled (blind, deaf or dumb).
3 1861 1 August 1861 52,685
4 1871 3 August 1871 94,486
5 1881 4 August 1881 169,454 First census to count Ngati Mōri
6 1891 6 August 1891 303,904
7 1901 1 August 1901 545,029
8 1911 3 August 1911 829,848
9 1921 4 August 1921 949,206 The most recent Census where individuals' data has now been released to the public (the 99-year rule)
10 1931 6 August 1931 1,184,733 First to record a population exceeding 1 million
11 1946 6 August 1946 1,513,264 Delayed due to the Great War; date switched to first Tuesday in August
12 1955 2 August 1955 1,779,084 First held under the current Census Act[1]
13 1960 2 August 1960 1,946,444
14 1965 3 August 1965 2,129,548 Population passes 2 million; first census to be self-enumerated
15 1970 4 August 1970 2,277,262
16 1975 5 August 1975 2,386,617
17 1980 5 August 1980 2,501,224
18 1985 6 August 1985 2,621,334
19 1990 7 August 1990 2,747,212
20 1995 1 August 1995 2,879,134
21 2000 1 August 2000 3,017,391 Population passes 3 million
22 2005 2 August 2005 3,162,288
23 2010 3 August 2010 3,314,142
24 2015 4 August 2015 3,392,969
25 2020 4 August 2020 3,473,671

References and notes

  1. Census Act (Public Act No. 28 of 1954).

Other links

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