CENSUS FACTS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 9

CENSUS FACTS

TOWNS AND CITIES. STATUS OF HAMILTON. ' ..L. ‘ BOROUGH AND URBAN AREAS. A review of the recent census re—turns discloses the interesting {act that the population of the Hamilton urban area ranks eighth in order in the Do—minion, although the borough figures place the town in twelfth position in the list or city and borough areas. The Hamilton returns provide a. striking instance of suburban growth, the urban figures exceeding those of Timnru and New Plymouth. although Hamilton is beaten by both those centres -ln borough figures. A perusal of the preliminary census returns for the Dominion reveals that t\\u cities, Wanganui and lnvercargill, have exactly the same population. Although \\'ansanui in the population 01' its city area, ranks ilfth in the Dominion, and lnvercargill seventh, the inclusion of suburbs gives both a population of 25,76]. Thus they share the joint honour of each being fifth city in New Zealand, Palmerston North ueing relegated to seventh place. In city area. Wellington leads for New Zealaud, having 13,567 persons more than Auckland, says the Wellington Evening Post. but when suburbs are considered the northern city leaps to 211,913, as against Wellington's 149,816. Densely Settled Burburba. In the list of city areas and boroughs the populous Auckland suburbs of Mount Albert and Mount Eden occupy prominent positions, 'being eighth and ninth respectively in New Zeuland; it is therefore easy to understand Auck—iailid's supremacy in total urban popua ton,

The geographical restriction imposed on \V‘ellingion is indicated by the fact that the suburbs contribule only 32,153 persons to the total population, whereas in Auckland 109,827 persons live in suburban homes. On a comparison of the populations of city and urban areas in VVellinston and Christchurch, Christchurch, by virtue of its more extensive suburbs, gains 6193 on the capital in urban population.

Rivalry has always existed between Invercargill and Wanganui in popula—tion, but the controversy should cease now that the two cities are graded equally. 0n the other hand, fuel might ‘be added. Palmerston North's chief rival Mus Inver‘curgill.- The Southland city had a deficit 01' 696 in the returns for city areas, but gained 2505 in urban population, thereby leading the )lanawatu centre ‘by lßo'7. The most outstanding progress of any city or borough was made by Lower llutt, which doubled its population in i ten years. 1 Comparison of Status. So far as actual population figures are concerned, the census from the ipubll'o viewpoint, is over, for the final returns never vary by more than 200 from the preliminary returns for the whole of the Dominion; but there still remain exhaustive statistics to be compiled from the schedules. and “10 Government Census and Statistics Office is expected to he engaged for the next three years on the compilation of details. The following tables show the popu—lation of oily and borough areas, and the population of urban arcas (cities .... nnk....|.~\.

and suburbs) :— Urban Area. Status. Locnmy. Population 1 Auckland 911.913 2 Wellington 149,816 3 Christchurch 132.830 4 Dunedin 81,083 51' \Vanganui 25,761 51' lnvercargill 25,761 7 Palmerston Kortn 23.054 8 Hamilton 19,585 9 Tlmaru 18.943 10 Napier 18.689 1 I New Plymouth 18,503 12 Hastings 17,959 i 13 Glsborne 16,037 1 11 Nelson“ 13.571 Clty and Borough Arno. Status. Locality. Population 1 \Velllngtun 115.653 2 Auckland 102.086 3 Christchurch 92,173; -i Dunedin 64,724 5 \\'angunul 23,168 (i Palmerston North 22,11“ '7 Invel‘carglll 21,405 8 Mount Albert 19,708 9 Mount Eden 18.193 1 10 ’l‘lmaru 17,428 ‘ 11 New Plymouth 16,636 12 Hamilton 16,138 13 Lower llutt 15.453 l-l Napier 15,302 If: UiSIJUl‘lle 13,531 11; Hastings 12.747 17 Nelson 11,2118 13 onelxun‘a’a 11,085 1‘.) Fauna 10.1135 :0 Dcvoupon 9.769