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N ew Z ealand C ensus 2013: A short commentary on the role which the C ensus plays and the findings of the 2013 C ensus
Author(s) -
Campbell Malcolm
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/nzg.12082
Subject(s) - multitude , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , political science , computer network , law
This short paper aims to discuss the role and the importance of the C ensus in N ew Z ealand. It also discusses some of the multitude of uses of C ensus data in various contexts to help us understand the demographic and socio‐economic landscape of N ew Z ealand. Debates internationally on the nature, scale and frequency of a national C ensus, or even whether a C ensus is necessary at all, mean that we cannot take this valuable resource for granted. With this in mind, we as geographers have a wealth of data to explore and analyse that we should take full advantage of. What gets counted counts!