History of Auckland City
Introduction |
If at first you don't succeed (1840-1871) |
Building a solid city (1871-1918) |
On the trail of the modernising city (1919-1945) |
Thinking and being metropolitan (1945-1971) |
The 1971 centenary (occasion and setting) |
Progressing towards abolition (1971-1989) |
Writ large: the 'new' City Council from 1990 |
Selected Auckland City chronology (1840-1998) |
Mayors |
City and metropolitan population 1841-1998 |
Graham Bush
City and metropolitan population 1841-1998
|
Auckland City Council Area |
Auckland Metropolitan Area |
| 1841 |
1,835 |
2,895 |
| 1851 |
1,850 |
8,761 |
| 1861 |
7,989 |
13,915 |
| 1871 |
12,937 |
26,176 |
| 1881 |
16,664
x |
32,389 |
| 1891 |
28,613 |
51,287 |
| 1901 |
38,400 |
67,226 |
| 1911 |
40,536 |
102,676 |
| 1921 |
81,712 |
157,757 |
| 1931 |
105,600 |
217,000 |
| 1941 |
106,800 |
223,700 |
| 1951 |
127,406 |
329,123 |
| 1961 |
143,583 |
448,365 |
| 1971 |
151,580 |
698,400 |
| 1981 |
144,963 |
769,568 |
| 1991 |
315,668 # |
855,571 |
| 1996 |
357,400 |
997,940 |
| 1998(est) |
372,600 |
1,138,300 |
x Much of the variation between 1881 and 1931 accounted for by successive amalgamations
# Figures from 1991 include the 1989 consolidation of nine isthmus cities and boroughs.
Note: Figures from histories of Auckland City Council and estimates based on official sources.
G.W.A. Bush 5.8.98
