Original sentence: According to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, the resident population was 4,881, an increase of 16.3 percent since the 1996 census.Provisional results from the 2006 census indicate that the population is still growing rapidly, with an increase of fractionally under 20 percent to 5,856
Edited sentence: According to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, the resident population was 4,878, an increase of 16.3 percent since the 1996 census.Results from the 2006 census indicate that the population is still growing rapidly, with an increase of 20 percent to 5,856