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AUCKLAND city once again weighed in as New Zealand's most populous city with 367,737 usual residents, Census 2001 results show.
One in 10 New Zealand residents lived in Auckland city.
Close on Auckland's heals were Christchurch (316,227), Auckland's Manukau (283,197), and North Shore (184,821).
The smallest city was Upper Hutt with 36,772 people.
Manukau city had the highest number of people in a house with 3.3, followed by Porirua (3.1) and Waitakere (3.0) cities.
Tauranga had the largest population of any district, 90,906, followed by Rodney (76,182), Whangarei (68,091) and Hastings (67,428).
The Chatham Islands had the smallest population, with just 717 residents.
English was the most widely spoken language, followed by Maori, in the 74 territorial authorities.
One in two adults in Wellington city had a tertiary qualification, and one in four earned more than $50,000 a year. Both were the highest proportions in New Zealand. By contrast, seven in 10 adults in the Opotiki district were earning $20,000 or less.
Wellington city had the highest median income of $27,000, and was followed by North Shore city ($23,300) and Queenstown-Lakes district ($23,000).
Auckland's North Shore city had the highest average weekly rent at $243, followed by Wellington ($237) and Auckland ($236).

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