The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. Palmerston North Whanganui New Plymouth 1926 19763 26388 16101 1931 1936 24067 25795 18520 1941 1945 27294 26462 20642 1951 32908 29717 24923 1956 37775 32100 28292 1961 43185 35694 32387 1966 49140 38174 35280 1971 57065 37982 38780 1976 63873 39679 43914 1981 66691 39595 44095 1986 67405 40758 47384 1991 70951 41213 48519 1996 73860 41097 48879 2001 72681 39423 47763 2006 39982 2013 77265 38088 51303 See the web-page for source information Downloaded from Te Ara | The Encyclopedia of New Zealand www.TeAra.govt.nz