NZ POPULATION INCREASES.
Posted on November 28, 2013 by Colin Wong Areinz (Waitakere Real Estate Mreinz REAA 2008)
NZ population has grown by 5.3% to 4,242,048 according to the NZ Statistics. Some regions had surprising gains while others reduced.
Auckland is the fastest growing region with a population in 2012 of 1,425,550, an increase of 110,592, since the last census in 2006.
Nelson took out second fastes growing region with a 8.35 increase to 46,437. Carteton and Wairarapa both recorded a 15% growth rate.
Other ares that attained between 7-14.9% growth are Waikato Distict (63,378), Hamilton City (141,615), Tauranga City (114,749), New Plymouth District (74,187) and the south Wairarapa. The largest losses were smaller districts, including Kawerau, Wairoa and Ruapehu.
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