NEW ZEALAND CENSUS RESULTS
AS AT 03 APRIL 1881
Unfortunately the New Zealand Census returns were not kept. However there are other resources available for this time period such as Wises Postal Directories, Electoral Rolls, Cemetery records, School rolls, Return of the Freeholders, Sheep Returns and the like. The percentages are my addition. From the AJHR Vol II 1881 Part 2.
| PROVINCE | PERSONS | MALES | PERCENTAGE | FEMALES | PERCENTAGE |
| Auckland | 99216 | 54020 | 54% | 45196 | 46% |
| Taranaki | 14852 | 8528 | 57% | 6324 | 43% |
| Wellington | 61354 | 32764 | 53% | 28590 | 47% |
| Hawke's Bay | 17354 | 9692 | 56% | 7662 | 44% |
| Marlborough | 9304 | 5257 | 56% | 4047 | 44% |
| Nelson | 26297 | 14935 | 57% | 11362 | 43% |
| Westland | 14782 | 8966 | 61% | 5816 | 39% |
| Canterbury | 112115 | 60579 | 54% | 51536 | 46% |
| Otago | 134186 | 74549 | 56% | 59637 | 44% |
| Chatham Islands | 242 | 162 | 67% | 80 | 33% |
| Total European Population | 489702 | 269452 | 55% | 220250 | 45% |
| Maori | 44099 | 24370 | 55% | 19729 | 45% |
| TOTAL POPULATION | 533801 | 293822 | 55% | 239979 | 45% |
Note (from the AJHR) :- The populations of the counties and boroughs if added together will not make up the total population of the colony. The persons on shipboard, and the population of certain islands which do not belong to counties or boroughs, represent the difference.
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | ||
| Mongonui | County | 868 | 599 | 1467 |
| Bay of Islands | County | 1255 | 925 | 2180 |
| Hokianga | County | 367 | 221 | 588 |
| Hobson | County | 1754 | 1097 | 2851 |
| Whangarei | County | 2254 | 1699 | 3953 |
| Rodney | County | 2217 | 1716 | 3933 |
| Waitemata | County | 2422 | 1796 | 4218 |
| Eden | County | 8520 | 8727 | 17247 |
| Auckland | Borough | 8623 | 7974 | 16597 |
| Parnell | Borough | 1720 | 1799 | 3519 |
| Onehunga | Borough | 1030 | 1159 | 2189 |
| Manukau | County | 5572 | 4946 | 10518 |
| Coromandel | County | 1358 | 799 | 2157 |
| Thames | County | 2940 | 2244 | 5184 |
| Thames | Borough | 2537 | 2327 | 4864 |
| Piako | County | 716 | 266 | 982 |
| Tauranga | County | 1446 | 1154 | 2600 |
| Whakatane | County | 527 | 386 | 913 |
| Cook | County | 1036 | 704 | 1740 |
| Gisborne | Borough | 960 | 775 | 1735 |
| Wairoa | County | 596 | 413 | 1009 |
| East Taupo | County | 93 | 33 | 126 |
| West Taupo | County | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Waipa | County | 1689 | 1412 | 3101 |
| Waikato | County | 1610 | 1249 | 2859 |
| Hamilton | Borough | 701 | 660 | 1361 |
| Raglan | County | 457 | 317 | 774 |
| Kawhia | County | 59 | 49 | 108 |
| Taranaki | County | 3930 | 2888 | 6818 |
| New Plymouth | Borough | 1682 | 1644 | 3326 |
| Patea | County | 3487 | 2275 | 5762 |
| Wanganui | County | 1934 | 1523 | 3457 |
| Wanganui | Borough | 2328 | 2315 | 4643 |
| Rangitikei | County | 1825 | 1478 | 3303 |
| Marton | Borough | 363 | 299 | 662 |
| Manawatu | County | 4183 | 3249 | 7432 |
| Palmerston North | Borough | 722 | 643 | 1365 |
| Hutt | County | 4204 | 3655 | 7859 |
| Wellington | Borough | 10224 | 10311 | 20535 |
| Wairarapa West | County | 3172 | 2553 | 5725 |
| Greytown | Borough | 564 | 514 | 1078 |
| Masterton | Borough | 1158 | 1085 | 2243 |
| Wairarapa East | County | 1050 | 420 | 1470 |
| Waipawa | County | 3414 | 2454 | 5868 |
| Hawke's Bay | County | 2857 | 2024 | 4881 |
| Napier | Borough | 2897 | 2859 | 5756 |
| Sounds | County | 364 | 241 | 605 |
| Marlborough | County | 2773 | 1911 | 4684 |
| Picton | Borough | 405 | 429 | 834 |
| Blenheim | Borough | 1048 | 1059 | 2107 |
| Kaikoura | County | 672 | 433 | 1105 |
| Waimea | County | 3932 | 3606 | 7538 |
| Nelson | Borough | 3257 | 3506 | 6763 |
| Collingwood | County | 929 | 716 | 1645 |
| Buller | County | 1618 | 927 | 2545 |
| Westport | Borough | 539 | 474 | 1013 |
| Inangahua | County | 2016 | 911 | 2927 |
| Grey | County | 3403 | 1529 | 4932 |
| Greymouth | Borough | 1337 | 1208 | 2545 |
| Hokitika | Borough | 1280 | 1320 | 2600 |
| Ross | Borough | 647 | 492 | 1139 |
| Kumara | Borough | 618 | 527 | 1145 |
| Westland | County | 3608 | 1761 | 5369 |
| Amuri | County | 378 | 135 | 513 |
| Cheviot | County | 75 | 27 | 102 |
| Ashley | County | 6558 | 5390 | 11948 |
| Rangiora | Borough | 734 | 700 | 1434 |
| Kaiapoi | Borough | 593 | 628 | 1221 |
| Akaroa | County | 2241 | 1779 | 4020 |
| Akaroa | Borough | 298 | 315 | 613 |
| Christchurch | Borough | 7742 | 7472 | 15214 |
| Lyttelton | Borough | 2204 | 1923 | 4127 |
| Sydenham | Borough | 4292 | 4167 | 8459 |
| Selwyn | County | 18158 | 16161 | 34319 |
| Ashburton | Borough | 843 | 679 | 1522 |
| Ashburton | County | 4397 | 2761 | 7158 |
| Geraldine | County | 7028 | 5687 | 12715 |
| Timaru | Borough | 2117 | 1806 | 3923 |
| Waimate | County | 2118 | 1320 | 3438 |
| Waimate | Borough | 875 | 734 | 1609 |
| Oamaru | Borough | 3008 | 3082 | 6090 |
| Waitaki | County | 3998 | 2700 | 6698 |
| Hampden | Borough | 293 | 246 | 539 |
| Hawkesbury West | Borough | 201 | 210 | 411 |
| Waikouaiti | County | 3740 | 2865 | 6605 |
| Palmerston South | Borough | 513 | 448 | 961 |
| Port Chalmers | Borough | 1157 | 1024 | 2181 |
| North East Valley | Borough | 1410 | 1344 | 2754 |
| Peninsula | County | 1301 | 1124 | 2425 |
| Dunedin | Borough | 12248 | 12129 | 24377 |
| Roslyn | Borough | 1428 | 1446 | 2874 |
| Caversham | Borough | 2061 | 1933 | 3994 |
| Mornington | Borough | 1396 | 1490 | 2886 |
| Maori Hill | Borough | 605 | 530 | 1135 |
| St Kilda | Borough | 386 | 387 | 773 |
| Dunedin South | Borough | 1431 | 1365 | 2796 |
| West Harbour | Borough | 635 | 578 | 1213 |
| Green Island | Borough | 230 | 232 | 462 |
| Taieri | County | 4225 | 3252 | 7477 |
| Bruce | County | 2806 | 2247 | 5053 |
| Clutha | County | 2454 | 1744 | 4198 |
| Milton | Borough | 641 | 646 | 1287 |
| Balclutha | Borough | 436 | 381 | 817 |
| Tuapeka | County | 3973 | 2401 | 6374 |
| Lawrence | Borough | 507 | 498 | 1005 |
| Roxburgh | Borough | 166 | 111 | 277 |
| Tapanui | Borough | 303 | 288 | 591 |
| Maniototo | County | 1554 | 900 | 2454 |
| Naseby | Borough | 322 | 238 | 560 |
| Vincent | County | 2419 | 1127 | 3546 |
| Cromwell | Borough | 228 | 201 | 429 |
| Alexandra | Borough | 163 | 111 | 274 |
| Arrowtown | Borough | 238 | 180 | 418 |
| Lake | County | 1721 | 763 | 2484 |
| Queenstown | Borough | 450 | 295 | 745 |
| Southland | County | 7921 | 5238 | 13159 |
| Invercargill | Borough | 2370 | 2222 | 4592 |
| Invercargill South | Borough | 475 | 449 | 924 |
| Invercargill East | Borough | 410 | 375 | 785 |
| Invercargill North | Borough | 338 | 334 | 672 |
| Campbeltown | Borough | 178 | 173 | 351 |
| Avenal | Borough | 180 | 192 | 372 |
| Gladstone | Borough | 127 | 134 | 261 |
| Winton | Borough | 134 | 96 | 230 |
| Wallace | County | 2398 | 1217 | 3615 |
| Fiord | County | - | - | - |
| Stewart Island | County | 166 | 131 | 297 |
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