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Christchurch (/ ˈ k r aɪ s. tʃ ɜːr tʃ / ⓘ; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. [a] Christchurch has an urban population of 415,100, and a metropolitan population of over half a million.
The demographics of New Zealand encompass the gender, ethnic, religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 5.3 million [6] people living in New Zealand. New Zealanders predominantly live in urban areas on the North Island.
This article lists urban areas of New Zealand—as defined by Statistics New Zealand—ranked by population. Only the 150 largest urban areas are listed. Urban areas are defined by the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18).
Christchurch Central City had a population of 5,925 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,020 people (20.8%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 1,725 people (−22.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,820 households, comprising 3,162 males and 2,769 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.14 males per female, with 444 people (7.5% ...
Around a quarter of Canterbury's overseas-born population at the 2013 Census had been living in New Zealand for less than five years, and 11 percent had been living in New Zealand for less than two years (i.e. they moved to New Zealand after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake). [29] [30]
The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census. [26] On 30 June 2023, the field collection phase of the 2023 census ended with an estimated 89–91% of the New Zealand population having participated.
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 3.11 km 2 (1.20 sq mi). [2] Using that boundary, Avonhead had a population of 9,243 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 480 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 297 people (3.3%) since the 2006 census.
The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, [1] was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand.It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, including supporting Māori to complete the census.