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Total income, 2006

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This graph shows the distribution of total incomes in New Zealand in the March 2006 census. It suggests that there was a considerable spread in declared incomes.

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Source: New Zealand census, 2006

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Brian Easton, Income and wealth distribution – Personal income distribution, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/23800/total-income-2006 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Brian Easton, published 15 April 2010.