Selwyn

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in Selwyn as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2013-06-30	Population Estimate 2018-06-30	Population Estimate 2023-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
Selwyn	District	25,500	28,300	34,900	46,700	63,300	82,000	87,600
New Zealand (Aotearoa)	Country	3,732,000	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,442,100	4,900,600	5,200,000	5,324,700

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau.

Explanation: Population estimates for 2023 and later are based on the results of the 2023 census.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	44,000
Females	43,600

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	18,000
15-64 years	57,700
65+ years	11,900

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	170
80-89 years	1,780
70-79 years	5,730
60-69 years	9,240
50-59 years	11,530
40-49 years	12,310
30-39 years	13,750
20-29 years	9,110
10-19 years	12,320
0-9 years	11,690

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	4,755
Catholics	6,408
Presbyterians	3,492
Other Christian	9,108
Maori Beliefs	132
Muslims	573
Buddhists	549
Hindus	1,251
No religion	45,111

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	59,280
Oceania	2,259
Europe	6,225
Asia	6,204
Other country	3,903

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	75,447
Māori	1,158
Samoan	309
Mandarin	1,008
Hindi	741
Other Languages	10,224

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	65,682
Maori	7,050
Pacific	1,869
Asian	8,877
Other group	2,352

Located in:

Canterbury regional council area