New Zealand's 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings was held on 7 March 2006. Final 2006 Census data can be accessed from the links below.
Tables
View 2006 Census tables for information about a place or a subject in simple table format. Tables include comparisons with previous censuses where available.
QuickStats
View 2006 QuickStats about a subject for brief overviews of New Zealand and its communities, with simple facts, tables and graphs.
View 2006 QuickStats about regions, cities, and districts as PDFs in Store House.
Boundary maps
View 2006 Census boundary maps to see boundaries of the areas used to collect 2006 Census information.
Meshblock dataset
Find information about 2006 Census meshblock dataset, including files to download, variables, and boundaries.
Information about data
View 2006 Census information about data that includes definitions and other explanatory information (metadata) about the census data.
Electoral populations
View Electoral populations calculated: 2006.
About 2006 Census
View About 2006 Census for information about data (metadata), community stories and reports using 2006 Census data, information on content development, methodology papers and sample questionnaires.
Updated 5 October 2017