Move the mouse over the lines on the graph to see the population figures. Click on a place name in the key to remove that line from the graph; click on the name again to restore it.

As in many other regions in New Zealand, the number of people living in Northland towns levelled off markedly from the 1980s, following rapid growth in the 1950s and 1960s. There are exceptions – economically buoyant towns such as Kerikeri continue to grow.