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Tables About Waikato Region



Population counts

2006 Census

Population of Waikato Region and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Male
  187,857  1,965,621
Female
  194,859  2,062,329
Total  382,716  4,027,947

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

Māori Population of Waikato Region and New Zealand,(1) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Male
  37,305  274,860
Female
  39,264  290,469
Total  76,572  565,326

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

1996–2006 Censuses

Population of Waikato Region,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Male
  173,685  175,962  187,857
Female
  176,439  181,764  194,859
Total  350,127  357,726  382,716

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

Māori Population of Waikato Region,(1) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Male
  35,334  35,673  37,305
Female
  36,345  37,149  39,264
Total  71,679  72,822  76,569

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

Dwelling counts

2006 Census

Dwellings in Waikato Region and New Zealand, 2006 Census
Dwelling status
     
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Occupied
     Private
  140,268  1,471,746
     Non-private
  717  6,963
     Total  140,982  1,478,709
Unoccupied
  26,004  159,273
Under construction
  1,617  13,560
Total  168,603  1,651,542

1996–2006 Censuses

Dwellings in Waikato Region, 1996–2006 Censuses
Dwelling status
     
 
199620012006
Occupied
     Private
  121,659  129,021  140,268
     Non-private
  759  843  714
     Total  122,415  129,864  140,982
Unoccupied
  17,685  23,415  26,004
Under construction
  891  879  1,617
Total  140,991  154,155  168,603


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.