population of christchurch
Greater Christchurch population increases. There were 436,056 people living in greater Christchurch at the 2013 Census, compared with 424,935 at the 2006 Census. This was an increase of 11,121 (2.6 percent). Nationally, the population increased 5.3 percent over the same period. Between the 2013 and 2006 Censuses, population changes in greater Christchurch were: