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	Dependency ratio (%)		
Year	Non-Maori Total 	Non-Maori Youth 	Non-Maori Aged 
1856	79	76	3
1866			
1876	75	74	2
1886	76	73	3
1896	65	60	5
1906	56	49	7
1916	62	54	8
1926	56	48	8
1936	47	37	10
1946	53	40	14
1956	67	51	16
1966	67	52	15
1976	61	45	15
1986	51	34	17
1996	51	31	19
2006	48	28	20
2013	52	28	24

Note: Data is from the usually resident population count

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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