1867 New Zealand census

National census of New Zealand in 1867 May 2024 May 2024 Fifth census of the Colony of New Zealand 1864 1864 New Zealand census yes 1867 12 19 1871 1871 New Zealand census New Zealand 218,668 People of European descent, excluding military 27.01% provincial district Canterbury (53,866) Taranaki (4359) .... The 1867 New Zealand census was held on 19 December 1867.23 September 2016 Dates of New Zealand censuses since 1851 http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/info-about-the-census/intro-to-nz-census/history/historic-census-dates.aspx 18 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20160923014030/http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/info-about-the-census/intro-to-nz-census/history/historic-census-dates.aspx 23 September 2016 Māori were not enumerated. The total population of people of non-Māori descent, including those from non-European countries such as China, was 218,668, plus 1,455 military men and their families. Across the country there was an average of 20.6% more men than women, down from almost 24% in 1864. This difference was most marked in Nelson Province, which had almost 38% more men than women. In Auckland Province there was only a 12% "excess" of men.Statistics of New Zealand for 1867: Relative proportions of sexes https://www3.stats.govt.nz/historic_publications/1867-statistics-nz/1867-statistics-NZ.html#idsect2_1_105 18 January 2024 www3.stats.govt.nz Part of the discrepancy was acknowledged to be an influx of (male) miners to the gold fields. 97% of Chinese in New Zealand in 1867 lived in Otago Province,STATISTICS OF NEW ZEALAND FOR 1867: PART I., Census, Table No. 11. https://www3.stats.govt.nz/historic_publications/1867-statistics-nz/1867-statistics-NZ.html#idsect2_1_105 19 January 2024 www3.stats.govt.nz and around 18% of miners on the Otago goldfields were Chinese.14 April 1868 Dunedin, Tuesday, April 14 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18680414.2.11 Otago Daily Times 4 Papers Past Although Māori were not counted in the 1867 census, estimates were made. Native Commissioner Alexander Mackay surveyed Māori in the provinces of Canterbury, Otago and Southland in early 1868, just a few months after the official census. His results showed a total of 1,438 Māori in those three provinces. Most Māori lived in the North Island, and the population there (including Nelson and the Chatham Islands) was estimated to be around 37,000, giving a total nationwide of about 38,500. The Registrar-General believed this estimate to be lower than the true number of Māori.Statistics of New Zealand for 1867 [Aboriginal Native Population] https://www3.stats.govt.nz/historic_publications/1867-statistics-nz/1867-statistics-NZ.html#idsect2_1_105 9 May 2024 www3.stats.govt.nz Non-Māori population by province ProvinceEuropean populationStatistics of New Zealand for 1867: Population https://www3.stats.govt.nz/historic_publications/1867-statistics-nz/1867-statistics-NZ.html#idsect2_1_105 18 January 2024 www3.stats.govt.nzPercent (%) change since 1864Main town in each provincePopulation of townAuckland48,321 +14.68%Auckland11,153Taranaki4,359 −0.34%New Plymouth2,180Wellington21,950 +46.46%Wellington7,460Hawke's Bay5,283 +40.13%Napier1,827Nelson23,814 +99.94%Nelson5,652Marlborough4,371 −20.8%Picton21 July 1868 Census of New Zealand https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18680721.2.9 Press 2 Papers Past465Canterbury (including Westland)53,866 +66.89%Christchurch6,647Otago48,577 −0.9%Dunedin12,777Southland7,943 −1.76%Invercargill2,006Chatham Islands184 +113.95%Total (exclusive of Military and their families)218,668Military and families1,455Total including Military220,123 Birthplaces of the non-Māori population as of December 1867 About 30% of the non-Māori population was born in England, with another 30% coming from the rest of the United Kingdom, and 30% was born in New Zealand. Place of birthTotalsResults of a Census of New Zealand https://www3.stats.govt.nz/historic_publications/1871-census/1871-results-census.html#idsect1_1_1308 18 January 2024 www3.stats.govt.nzPercent (%) of populationNew Zealand64,05229.29England65,61430.01Ireland27,95512.78Scotland34,82615.93Wales1,3190.6Australian Colonies11,3135.17Other British Dominions3,7981.74United States of America1,2130.56France5530.25Germany2,8381.3China1,2190.56Other foreign countries 2,4481.12At sea7510.34Not specified7690.35Total218,668100 Religious affiliation The proportion of each religious affiliation hadn't changed much from the 1864 census. DenominationNumbersPercent (%) of Population1864186718641867Church of England73,11892,99042.4742.53Presbyterian Churches42,05854,92924.4325.12Roman Catholic Church21,50730,41312.4913.91Wesleyan Methodist Church12,50616,6697.267.62Congregational Independents3,6894,2462.141.94Baptists3,3914,3531.971.99Primitive Methodists1,3401,3320.780.61Lutheran Church1,8032,3831.051.09Hebrews9551,2470.560.57Society of Friends1281460.080.07Protestants (no particular denomination specified)6,8253,9023.961.78Otherwise Described2,2204,3061.291.97Not Described2,6181,7521.520.8Totals172,158218,668100100 Occupations Regarding difficulties in classifying and recording occupations, the Registrar-General pointed out:Amongst the causes of this difficulty continue to be: --the great number of cases in which settlers follow more than one occupation;-- the instances (probably frequent) in which they entered in the Schedules the professions or callings to which they were brought up, or with which they would prefer to be identified, (perhaps from a notion of their superior "respectability", as if there were not true respectability in the diligent pursuit of any branch of honest industry), rather than those in which they are most habitually engaged, or from which they principally derive their maintenance; --the vagueness of many of the descriptions; --and the different names given to what may be regarded as really the same business.Statistics of New Zealand for 1867: Occupations https://www3.stats.govt.nz/historic_publications/1867-statistics-nz/1867-statistics-NZ.html#idsect2_1_105 2024-01-19 www3.stats.govt.nzMost of those who had no stated occupation were women and children, but small numbers of women did declare that they worked in various occupations. Most domestic servants were women. The Registrar-General noted that 17,049 women said they were engaged in "domestic duties", which was not an official category of work and would have represented unpaid work in the home. He admitted that the number of women saying their occupation was "domestic duties" was very incomplete as some provinces had no figures for this category. OccupationNumericalPercent (%) of Population18641867Females included in totalSTATISTICS OF NEW ZEALAND FOR 1867 https://www3.stats.govt.nz/historic_publications/1867-statistics-nz/1867-statistics-NZ.html#idchapter_1_3570 8 May 2024 www3.stats.govt.nz18641867Trade, Commerce, and Manufactures7,62510,1942464.434.66Agricultural and Pastoral12,08918,8632427.028.63Mechanics, Artificers, and Skilled Workers12,11813,6951,3977.046.26Mining12,52720,3727.289.32Professions: Clerical, Medical, and Legal...733This figure is extrapolated from other data.0.360.33Teachers, Surveyors, and Other Educated Professions1,1061,477(teachers) 494According to tables in the census, there were 232 male and 115 female teachers in public schools, but many other men and women would have taught at private schools or Sunday schools.0.640.67Labourers12,63913,0257.345.96Domestic and General Servants6,2027,2595,0553.63.32Miscellaneous13,95127,8291,0408.1112.73No Occupation Stated (principally Women and Children)93,282105,221("domestic duties") 17,40954.1848.12 Totals172,158218,668100100 References Category:Censuses in New Zealand Category:1867 in New Zealand New Zealand Category:December 1867 in Oceania