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New Zealand Population and Housing Census 2006

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings
Provider 
Statistics New Zealand
Tabulations only
Geography 
New Zealand (NZL)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
02/2006 - 03/2006
Data type
Census:
  • De facto
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The 2006 Census of Population and Housing in New Zealand was conducted by Statistics New Zealand, via the collection of self-administer questionnaires by census enumerators. Questionnaire topics covered a variety of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. New to the census in 2006, was the introduction of an internet response option, which resulted in 7 percent of all questionnaires being completed online. The total population of New Zealand in 2006 was enumerated at 4,143,279.

Keywords 
Disability, Education, Employment, Employment benefits, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hours worked, Household heat, Housing conditions, Income, Internet, Languages, Live births, Marital status, Occupations, Population, Religion, School enrollment, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Transportation
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022