Term	Census Usually Resident Population Count
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Short Definition
Statistical Activity	Population Census

Definition
A count of all people who usually live in a given area, and are present in New Zealand, on a given census night.

The census usually resident population count of New Zealand excludes visitors from overseas and excludes New Zealand residents who are temporarily overseas.

For a subnational area the count excludes visitors from overseas and elsewhere in New Zealand (people who do not usually live in that area), but includes residents of that area who are temporarily elsewhere in New Zealand on census night (people who usually live in that area but are absent).

Residents are counted at the meshblock (smallest geographic area for statistical purposes) of their usual address. If insufficient information about a person's usual address is given, then the geographic information that is available is used to select (impute) a meshblock within that area.

Example
The census usually resident population count of New Zealand at 6 March 2001 was 3,737,280.

A person who usually lives in Christchurch city but was in Wellington city on a given census night will be included in the census usually resident population count of Christchurch city, and the census night population count of Wellington city. They will be excluded from the census night population count of Christchurch city and the census usually resident population count of Wellington city.