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Year	Male (%)	Female (%)
1866	68.71	56.22
1871	63.87	52.65
1876	62.00	52.93
1881	58.31	49.62
1886	51.79	43.79
1891	44.84	37.67
1896	40.48	33.55
1901	36.49	29.57
1906	35.46	27.61
1911	33.79	26.43
1916	30.69	24.82
1921	27.93	23.26
1926	26.68	22.49
1931	23.84	20.32
1936	21.00	18.15
1941	18.80	16.16
1946	16.60	14.17
1951	15.88	13.80
1956	15.16	13.42
1961	14.83	13.36
1966	15.44	14.21
1971	15.03	14.21
1976	17.00	16.22
1981	15.11	14.43
1986	15.70	15.20
1991	16.84	16.47
1996	17.53	17.52
2001	19.36	19.56
2006	22.80	23.00
2013	27.00	27.00

Note: Birthplace not elsewhere included are excluded.

Source: Statistics New Zealand, 'Birthplace by sex, for the census usually resident population count, 2001, 2006 and 2013 censuses' (NZ.Stat)

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