Source: Statistics New Zealand
Quality of geographic information in the experimental administrative population census (APC)
11 December 2025
Quality of geographic information in the experimental administrative population census (APC) provides an overview of how population counts at territorial authorities (and Auckland local board areas) and statistical area 2 (SA2) compare across the APC, 2023 Census data, and the official estimated resident population (ERP). Population demographics have been restricted to age, sex, and level 1 ethnicity.
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