TE PUKE AND DISTRICT POPULATION STATISTICS - 1878 - 2006
These figures have been taken from various sources including the book "The Story of Te Puke" and the New Zealand Census Results. * = In the early days of New Zealand Census Maori had a seperate census. For the results of the 1881 Maori Census for the Bay of Plenty please see MAORI CENSUS 1881
| YEAR | TE PUKE BOROUGH | UPPER PAPAMOA | PAPAMOA BEACH | RANGIURU | MAKETU | PAENGAROA | PONGAKAWA PUKEHINA | OUTLYING | TOTAL |
| 1878 | 26* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | 114* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 | 331* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1896 Census | 397* (206M 191F) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 272* (143M 129F) | 669* |
| 1901 | 477* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1916 | 565* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1921 | 852* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Maori population are included in the following figures.
| YEAR | TE PUKE BOROUGH | UPPER PAPAMOA | PAPAMOA BEACH | RANGIURU | MAKETU | PAENGAROA | PONGAKAWA PUKEHINA | OUTLYING | TOTAL |
| 1926 | 957 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1936 | 961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | 1114 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | 1925 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 2299 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | 2601 | - | 218 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 3406 | - | 518 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 4060 | - | 1175 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 4750 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | 5760 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | - | - | c5000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | 6390 | 1629 | See below | 1881 | 1035 | 723 | 2547 | - | 14205 |
| 2001 | 6717 | 1830 | See below | 1890 | 1032 | 825 | 2508 | - | 14802 |
| 2006 | 7150 | 2060 | See below | 2120 | 1240 | 910 | 2910 | - | 16390 |
| CENSUS | PAPAMOA BEACH EAST | PALM SPRINGS | DONCASTER | PACIFIC VIEW | PALM BEACH | GRAVATT | TOTAL |
| 1996 | 2178 | 1683 | 582 | 699 | 2130 | 189 | 5778 |
| 2001 | 3129 | 1977 | 966 | 1539 | 3288 | 1179 | 10101 |
| 2006 | 3200 | 3150 | 1420 | 2670 | 3440 | 2720 | 13450 |
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