nz.popn.ta {demdata} | R Documentation

## Estimates of New Zealand population by age, sex, and territorial authority, 30 June, 1996-2015.

### Description

The territorial authority is the most important sub-national administrative unit in New Zealand.

### Usage

    nz.popn.ta

### Format

An array with dimensions "age", "sex", "region", and "year"

### Details

In 2010, seven territorial authorities were amalgamated to form a single Auckland region. `nz.popn.ta` uses the post-amalgamation boundaries for the entire period 1996-2015.

### Source

Data for 1996, 2001, and 2006-2015 downloaded from Statistics New Zealand website, 21 July 2016. Values for 1997-2000 and 2002-2005 obtained by spline interpolation.

[Package demdata version 0.0.0.9111 Index]