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1926 New Zealand census

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Eighteenth census of
the Dominion of New Zealand

← 1921 20 April 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-20) 1936 →

General information
CountryDominion of New Zealand, Dominion of the British Empire
AuthorityStatistics New Zealand
Websitestats.govt.nz (1926)
Results
Total population1,408,140[1] (Increase 10.73[1])


The 1926 New Zealand census was the eighteenth national population census. The day used for the census was Tuesday, 20 April 1926.[2] The total population of the Dominion of New Zealand was counted as 1,408,140, an increase of 136,473 people or 10.73% since the 1921 census.[1]

The New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition was held during the census and due to its large visitor numbers (for example, on 1 May 1926, 84,000 visitors were counted at the exhibition), the results of the census were skewed.[3]

Image of men working in an office, sorting piles of forms
Officials in Auckland preparing census returns for dispatch to Wellington

References

  1. ^ a b c "Total and Māori populations 1858–2013 Censuses of Population and Dwellings (Table 4)". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Dates of New Zealand censuses since 1851". Stats.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ George, Damian (19 November 2016). "Exhibitions cause counting conundrum". The Press. p. A19. Retrieved 22 January 2017.