Demographics Christianity in New Zealand

the dominant religious denomination in each territorial authority

(note: figures census resident population.

percentages based on number of responses rather total population.

the 2011 census cancelled due 2011 christchurch earthquake
in censuses, 4 responses collected.)

geographic distribution

the number of christians in new zealand varies across different parts of country — of 2006 census, number of christians in each territorial authority ranged low of 43.7% (in kawerau) high of 63.4% (in ashburton). in general, tendency rural areas, particularly in lower south island, have higher numbers of christians, , urban areas have lower numbers — of sixteen designated cities of new zealand, fifteen have smaller proportion of christians country whole (the exception being invercargill). average proportion of christians in sixteen cities 50.2%.