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Year	Rural population (%)	Urban population (%)
1881	59.6	39.8
1886	56.7	42.5
1891	56.3	43.1
1896	52.6	47.7
1901	50.7	49.2
1906	47.6	52.4
1911	45.6	54.4
1916	40.5	59.5
1921	39	61
1926	32	68
1936	32.1	67.9
1945	27.8	72.2
1951	27.3	72.7
1956	26.2	73.8
1961	23.6	76.4
1966	20.7	79.3
1971	18.5	81.5
1976	16.4	83.6
1981	14.6	85.4
1986	14.8	85.2
1991	14.5	85.5
1996	14.5	85.5
2001	14.3	85.7
2006	13.9	86.1

Source: NZ Census

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