The 2011 Census will not be held
The 2011 Census will not be held on 8 March 2011. Please see this page for more information. The education resource can still be used by teachers as a classroom resource.
The 2011 Census
Tuesday, 8 March 2011 is census day in New Zealand, when every adult and child in the country will be counted in the five-yearly Census of Population and Dwellings.
Statistics New Zealand is offering a 2011 Census education resource for primary, intermediate and secondary schools to use during the first term and throughout the rest of the year.
Teachers and resource writers have put together cross-curriculum activities that are easily printed. The activities incorporate the essential skills of gathering, sorting, interpreting, and presenting information. Activities are available in both English and te reo Māori.
The 2011 Census education resource has themes of special interest to students, including topics on population pyramids, changing employment, cultural diversity, planning for the future, groups and communities, and the census process.
Printable version
Let's do the census (PDF, 1.6Mb), poster (PDF, 1.8Mb)
Ka mahi tātou i te tatauranga (PDF, 1.8Mb), poster (PDF, 1.9Mb)
The content of the attached files is in Adobe Acrobat Reader format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader you may download the reader to view or print these files.
Online activities
Schools Corner 2011 Census activities pages contain teacher resources and related student activities developed for the 2011 Census.