Number of people counted

Total population

• 22,074 people usually live in South Waikato District. This is a decrease of 570 people, or 2.5 percent, since the 2006 Census.
• Its population ranks 41st in size out of the 67 districts in New Zealand.
• South Waikato District has less than one percent of New Zealand's population.

Māori population

• 6,762 Māori usually live in South Waikato District. This is an increase of 48 people, or less than one percent, since the 2006 Census.
• Its Māori population ranks 23rd in size out of the 67 districts in New Zealand.
• 1.1 percent of New Zealand's Māori population usually live in South Waikato District.
   

Note: Total population figures are for the census usually resident population count.

The Māori population is the Māori ethnic group usually resident population count. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their only ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.

Number of dwellings counted

• There are 8,454 occupied dwellings and 1,032 unoccupied dwellings in South Waikato District.
• For New Zealand as a whole, there are 1,570,695 occupied dwellings and 185,448 unoccupied dwellings.
• There are 36 dwellings under construction in South Waikato District, and 9,756 under construction in New Zealand.

Note: This time series is irregular. Because the 2011 Census was cancelled after the Canterbury earthquake on 22 February 2011, the gap between this census and the last one is seven years. The change in the data between 2006 and 2013 may be greater than in the usual five-year gap between censuses. Be careful when comparing trends.

This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables, and graphs.