PHOTO: LIBBY WILSON/STUFF A total of 1700 dwellings were added across Tasman District between 2013 and 2018, according to new Census data.
The first release of data from the 2018 Census confirms what Tasman District mayor Richard Kempthorne has long suspected – the resident population is growing fast.
A 2018 Census count of 52,389 for the “usually resident” population of Tasman District is up from 47,157 in 2013, putting growth above 10 per cent.
“We’ve had growth of 2.1 per cent a year [on average] between 2013 and 2018,” Kempthorne said.
It came as no surprise. The 2018 Census count and the growth it highlighted “has reflected what we’ve felt”.
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