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Regions

The population of the Regional Council Areas on the South Island.

Name	Status	Population census 1996-03-05 r	Population census 2001-03-06 r	Population census 2006-03-07 r
Canterbury	Regional Council Area	468,040	481,431	521,832	o
Marlborough	Regional Council Area	38,397	39,558	42,558	o
Nelson	Regional Council Area	40,279	41,568	42,891	o
Otago	Regional Council Area	185,083	181,542	193,800	o
Southland	Regional Council Area	97,100	91,005	90,876	o
Tasman	Regional Council Area	37,973	41,352	44,625	o
West Coast	Regional Council Area	32,512	30,303	31,326	o
South Island	Island	899,384	906,753	967,908

Contents: Settlements

All urban areas and rural centers on the South Island.

Name	Status	Region	Population census 1996-03-05 r	Population census 2001-03-06 r	Population census 2006-03-07 r
Akaroa	Rural Center	Canterbury	642	576	570	o
Alexandra	Urban Area	Otago	4,614	4,407	4,824	o
Amberley	Rural Center	Canterbury	1,026	1,137	1,305	o
Arrowtown	Urban Area	Otago	1,428	1,689	2,148	o
Ashburton	Urban Area	Canterbury	15,783	15,780	16,833	o
Balclutha	Urban Area	Otago	4,140	4,107	4,062	o
Blackball	Rural Center	West Coast	396	324	330	o
Blenheim	Urban Area	Marlborough	25,758	26,592	28,527	o
Bluff	Urban Area	Southland	2,085	1,935	1,791	o
Brightwater	Urban Area	Tasman	1,242	1,425	1,794	o
Burnham Military Camp	Rural Center	Canterbury	1,464	1,137	1,206	o
Cheviot	Rural Center	Canterbury	441	390	390	o
Christchurch	Urban Area	Canterbury	325,260	334,110	360,783	o
Clinton	Rural Center	Otago	345	321	294	o
Clyde	Rural Center	Otago	849	825	921	o
Cromwell	Urban Area	Otago	2,613	2,667	3,588	o
Culverden	Rural Center	Canterbury	396	396	420	o
Cust	Rural Center	Canterbury	363	396	426	o
Darfield	Urban Area	Canterbury	1,296	1,404	1,482	o
Dobson	Rural Center	West Coast	747	744	669	o
Dunedin	Urban Area	Otago	110,802	107,094	110,991	o
Dunsandel	Rural Center	Canterbury	387	402	429	o
Edendale	Rural Center	Southland	564	573	504	o
Fairlie	Rural Center	Canterbury	843	723	717	o
Fox Glacier	Rural Center	West Coast	249	258	375	o
Franz Josef	Rural Center	West Coast	264	321	330	o
Geraldine	Urban Area	Canterbury	2,232	2,205	2,244	o
Gore	Urban Area	Southland	10,620	9,924	9,645	o
Greymouth	Urban Area	West Coast	10,251	9,528	9,672	o
Hampden	Rural Center	Otago	306	306	297	o
Hanmer Springs	Urban Area	Canterbury	585	681	729	o
Harihari	Rural Center	West Coast	390	345	351	o
Havelock	Rural Center	Marlborough	501	471	489	o
Hector-Ngakawau	Rural Center	West Coast	357	300	234	o
Hokitika	Urban Area	West Coast	3,801	3,480	3,540	o
Invercargill	Urban Area	Southland	49,398	46,302	46,770	o
Kaikoura	Urban Area	Canterbury	2,214	2,106	2,175	o
Kaitangata	Rural Center	Otago	864	789	810	o
Kakanui	Rural Center	Otago	429	414	414	o
Karamea	Rural Center	West Coast	453	441	420	o
Karitane	Rural Center	Otago	444	396	348	o
Kurow	Rural Center	Canterbury	414	387	339	o
Lake Tekapo	Rural Center	Canterbury	294	303	318	o
Lawrence	Rural Center	Otago	540	474	432	o
Leeston	Urban Area	Canterbury	1,230	1,200	1,296	o
Lincoln	Urban Area	Canterbury	2,319	2,142	2,727	o
Lumsden	Rural Center	Southland	504	453	411	o
Manapouri	Rural Center	Southland	216	243	306	o
Mapua	Rural Center	Tasman	1,272	1,617	1,878	o
Methven	Rural Center	Canterbury	1,074	1,134	1,326	o
Milton	Urban Area	Otago	2,016	1,920	1,884	o
Motueka	Urban Area	Tasman	6,615	6,888	7,128	o
Mt Cook	Rural Center	Canterbury	279	234	210	o
Murchison	Rural Center	Tasman	582	555	498	o
Nelson	Urban Area	Nelson	50,691	53,682	56,370	o
Nightcaps	Rural Center	Southland	396	339	309	o
Oamaru	Urban Area	Otago	13,419	12,696	12,681	o
Ohai	Rural Center	Southland	510	399	357	o
Omarama	Rural Center	Canterbury	354	279	231	o
Otautau	Rural Center	Southland	813	729	753	o
Otematata	Rural Center	Canterbury	363	243	189	o
Outram	Rural Center	Otago	636	612	642	o
Owaka	Rural Center	Otago	399	363	327	o
Oxford	Urban Area	Canterbury	1,476	1,581	1,716	o
Palmerston	Rural Center	Otago	906	807	804	o
Pareora	Rural Center	Canterbury	501	462	447	o
Picton	Urban Area	Marlborough	3,906	3,987	4,083	o
Pleasant Point	Urban Area	Canterbury	1,221	1,158	1,170	o
Queenstown	Urban Area	Otago	7,524	8,535	10,422	o
Rakaia	Rural Center	Canterbury	882	957	1,071	o
Ranfurly	Rural Center	Otago	846	735	708	o
Rangiora	Urban Area	Canterbury	9,864	10,800	11,865	o
Reefton	Urban Area	West Coast	1,044	987	948	o
Riversdale	Rural Center	Southland	369	363	393	o
Riverton	Urban Area	Southland	1,830	1,650	1,512	o
Riwaka	Rural Center	Tasman	858	876	849	o
Rolleston	Urban Area	Canterbury	1,053	1,974	3,822	o
Ross	Rural Center	West Coast	375	315	291	o
Roxburgh	Rural Center	Otago	738	621	612	o
Seddon	Rural Center	Marlborough	546	477	510	o
Sefton	Rural Center	Canterbury	489	501	582	o
Southbridge	Rural Center	Canterbury	672	720	735	o
Stirling	Rural Center	Otago	321	294	309	o
Taitapu	Rural Center	Canterbury	453	417	411	o
Takaka	Urban Area	Tasman	1,224	1,188	1,152	o
Tapanui	Rural Center	Otago	882	846	747	o
Tapawera	Rural Center	Tasman	408	384	405	o
Te Anau	Urban Area	Southland	1,785	1,854	1,899	o
Temuka	Urban Area	Canterbury	3,981	3,996	4,044	o
Timaru	Urban Area	Canterbury	27,177	26,745	26,892	o
Tuatapere	Rural Center	Southland	738	681	582	o
Twizel	Urban Area	Canterbury	1,179	1,014	1,017	o
Waiau	Rural Center	Canterbury	273	252	249	o
Waikouaiti	Rural Center	Otago	1,170	1,095	1,095	o
Waikuku	Rural Center	Canterbury	690	738	783	o
Waimate	Urban Area	Canterbury	2,952	2,757	2,835	o
Waitati	Rural Center	Otago	531	495	501	o
Wakefield	Urban Area	Tasman	1,419	1,500	1,878	o
Wallacetown	Rural Center	Southland	681	624	591	o
Wanaka	Urban Area	Otago	2,523	3,330	5,040	o
Warrington	Rural Center	Otago	411	399	426	o
Westport	Urban Area	West Coast	4,239	3,783	3,900	o
Winton	Urban Area	Southland	2,190	2,100	2,088	o
Woodend	Urban Area	Canterbury	1,563	2,238	2,616	o
Woodlands	Rural Center	Southland	297	279	255	o
Wyndham	Rural Center	Southland	636	573	516	o

Source: Statistics New Zealand (web).
The population of the settlements was computed according to the 2006 definition using area units; because the population of those was rounded by Statistics New Zealand, slight discrepancies are possible.

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