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This article lists urban areas of New Zealand—as defined by Statistics New Zealand—ranked by population. Only the 150 largest urban areas are listed.

Urban areas are defined by the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18).

June 2023 rank Name Region June 2023 estimate[1] 2018 census[2] Growth
1 Auckland Auckland 1,478,800 1,346,091 +9.86%
2 Christchurch Canterbury 384,800 358,062 +7.47%
3 Wellington Wellington 215,200 201,786 +6.65%
4 Hamilton Waikato 185,300 160,911 +15.16%
5 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 161,800 136,713 +18.35%
6 Lower Hutt Wellington 113,000 103,545 +9.13%
7 Dunedin Otago 106,200 99,885 +6.32%
8 Palmerston North Manawatū-Whanganui 82,500 76,236 +8.22%
9 Napier Hawke's Bay 67,500 62,241 +8.45%
10 Porirua Wellington 60,900 55,218 +10.29%
11 Hibiscus Coast Auckland 63,400 53,583 +18.32%
12 New Plymouth Taranaki 59,600 53,988 +10.39%
13 Rotorua Bay of Plenty 58,900 54,204 +8.66%
14 Whangārei Northland 56,900 50,784 +12.04%
15 Nelson Nelson 51,900 48,072 +7.96%
16 Hastings Hawke's Bay 51,500 44,940 +14.60%
17 Invercargill Southland 51,000 47,625 +7.09%
18 Upper Hutt Wellington 45,400 41,301 +9.92%
19 Whanganui Manawatū-Whanganui 42,800 39,720 +7.75%
20 Gisborne Gisborne 38,200 34,527 +10.64%
21 Paraparaumu Wellington 30,800 28,701 +7.31%
22 Blenheim Marlborough 30,500 26,832 +13.67%
23 Timaru Canterbury 28,900 27,501 +5.09%
24 Rolleston Canterbury 29,600 17,532 +68.83%
25 Pukekohe Auckland 27,400 23,901 +14.64%
26 Taupō Waikato 26,500 23,622 +12.18%
27 Masterton Wellington 22,600 19,818 +14.04%
28 Cambridge Waikato 21,800 18,651 +16.88%
29 Ashburton Canterbury 20,800 19,284 +7.86%
30 Rangiora Canterbury 19,600 17,844 +9.84%
31 Levin Manawatū-Whanganui 19,800 17,670 +12.05%
32 Richmond Tasman 19,200 15,282 +25.64%
33 Feilding Manawatū-Whanganui 17,750 15,990 +11.01%
34 Whakatāne Bay of Plenty 16,850 15,795 +6.68%
35 Queenstown Otago 29,000 13,533 +114.29%
36 Havelock North Hawke's Bay 15,200 14,334 +6.04%
37= Mosgiel Otago 14,800 13,632 +8.57%
37= Tokoroa Waikato 14,500 13,572 +6.84%
39 Oamaru Otago 14,000 13,107 +6.81%
40 Waikanae Wellington 13,150 12,708 +3.48%
41 Te Awamutu Waikato 14,000 12,195 +14.80%
42 Kaiapoi Canterbury 13,600 11,847 +14.80%
43 Wānaka Otago 12,400 9,555 +29.77%
44 Hāwera Taranaki 10,350 9,792 +5.70%
45 Te Puke Bay of Plenty 10,250 8,688 +17.98%
46 Waiuku Auckland 9,800 9,171 +6.86%
47 Lincoln Canterbury 10,250 6,510 +57.45%
48 Huntly Waikato 8,880 7,905 +12.33%
49 Matamata Waikato 9,130 7,806 +16.96%
50 Morrinsville Waikato 8,960 7,758 +15.49%
51 Motueka Tasman 8,320 8,007 +3.91%
52 Greymouth West Coast 8,340 7,965 +4.71%
53 Waiheke Island Auckland 8,270 7,959 +3.91%
54 Gore Southland 8,240 7,908 +4.20%
55 Ngāruawāhia Waikato 8,170 6,261 +30.49%
56 Kerikeri Northland 8,270 7,164 +15.44%
57 Kawerau Bay of Plenty 7,820 7,146 +9.43%
58 Thames Waikato 7,630 7,293 +4.62%
59 Beachlands-Pine Harbour Auckland 7,770 6,261 +24.10%
60 Waitara Taranaki 7,550 6,915 +9.18%
61 Cromwell Otago 7,160 5,610 +27.63%
62 Lake Hayes Otago 4,677 NA
63 Warkworth Auckland 6,730 5,586 +20.48%
64 Whitianga Waikato 6,440 5,493 +17.24%
65 Kaitaia Northland 6,390 5,868 +8.90%
66 Stratford Taranaki 6,320 5,784 +9.27%
67 Alexandra Otago 6,120 5,475 +11.78%
68 Carterton Wellington 5,960 5,343 +11.55%
69 Tuakau Waikato 6,030 5,016 +20.22%
70 Waihi Waikato 5,870 5,403 +8.64%
71 Dannevirke Manawatū-Whanganui 5,640 5,505 +2.45%
72= Kumeū-Huapai Auckland 6,930 3,432 +101.92%
72= Marton Manawatū-Whanganui 5,590 5,268 +6.11%
74 Katikati Bay of Plenty 5,800 5,010 +15.77%
75 Ōpōtiki Bay of Plenty 5,350 4,806 +11.32%
76 Prebbleton Canterbury 5,280 4,515 +16.94%
77 Dargaville Northland 5,130 4,794 +7.01%
78 Ngongotahā Bay of Plenty 5,230 4,869 +7.41%
79= Ōtaki Wellington 5,300 4,500 +17.78%
79= Pōkeno Waikato 6,370 2,517 +153.08%
81 Wairoa Hawke's Bay 5,020 4,527 +9.80%
82 Kaikohe Northland 4,980 4,437 +12.24%
83 Taumarunui Manawatū-Whanganui 4,800 4,710 +1.91%
84 Picton Marlborough 4,880 4,500 +8.44%
85 Waipukurau Hawke's Bay 4,750 4,383 +8.37%
86= Te Aroha Waikato 4,670 4,551 +2.61%
86= Te Kuiti Waikato 4,680 4,572 +2.36%
88 Temuka Canterbury 4,680 4,467 +4.77%
89 Paeroa Waikato 4,640 4,269 +8.69%
90 Putāruru Waikato 4,600 4,314 +6.63%
91 Whangamatā Waikato 4,500 4,074 +10.46%
92 Balclutha Otago 4,340 4,110 +5.60%
93 Westport West Coast 4,250 4,392 −3.23%
94 Ōmokoroa Bay of Plenty 4,770 3,210 +48.60%
95 Snells Beach Auckland 3,810 3,405 +11.89%
96 Inglewood Taranaki 3,870 3,543 +9.23%
97= Pegasus Canterbury 4,180 2,637 +58.51%
97= Raglan Waikato 3,880 3,279 +18.33%
99 Tūrangi Waikato 3,840 3,444 +11.50%
100 Riverhead Auckland 3,770 2,802 +34.55%
101 Waimate Canterbury 3,590 3,456 +3.88%
102 Foxton Manawatū-Whanganui 3,380 3,147 +7.40%
103 Otorohanga Waikato 3,320 3,027 +9.68%
104 Kihikihi Waikato 3,390 2,808 +20.73%
105 Ōhope Bay of Plenty 3,270 3,177 +2.93%
106 Ashhurst Manawatū-Whanganui 3,350 2,934 +14.18%
107 Helensville Auckland 3,330 2,787 +19.48%
108 Woodend Canterbury 4,550 2,784 +63.43%
109 Lyttelton Canterbury 3,180 2,982 +6.64%
110 Darfield Canterbury 3,150 2,724 +15.64%
111 Te Anau Southland 3,060 2,538 +20.57%
112 Arrowtown Otago 3,060 2,814 +8.74%
113 One Tree Point Northland 3,070 2,208 +39.04%
114 Ruakākā Northland 2,930 2,586 +13.30%
115 Hokitika West Coast 3,120 2,892 +7.88%
116 Geraldine Canterbury 2,970 2,706 +9.76%
117 Pahiatua Manawatū-Whanganui 2,840 2,682 +5.89%
118= Greytown Wellington 2,800 2,466 +13.54%
118= Te Kauwhata Waikato 2,980 1,617 +84.29%
118= Waihi Beach-Bowentown Bay of Plenty 2,780 2,139 +29.97%
121 Featherston Wellington 2,780 2,487 +11.78%
122 Mangawhai Heads Northland 2,800 1,995 +40.35%
123 Wakefield Tasman 2,680 2,448 +9.48%
124 West Melton Canterbury 2,450 2,085 +17.51%
125 Renwick Marlborough 2,630 2,418 +8.77%
126 Maraetai Auckland 2,580 2,346 +9.97%
127 Leeston Canterbury 2,430 2,208 +10.05%
128 Clive Hawke's Bay 2,090 2,247 −6.99%
129 Winton Southland 2,460 2,337 +5.26%
130 Oxford Canterbury 2,380 2,214 +7.50%
131 Waipawa Hawke's Bay 2,400 2,085 +15.11%
132= Amberley Canterbury 2,380 2,067 +15.14%
132= Brightwater Tasman 2,370 2,133 +11.11%
134 Kaikōura Canterbury 2,360 2,223 +6.16%
135 Wellsford Auckland 2,280 1,929 +18.20%
136 Milton Otago 2,240 2,157 +3.85%
137 Bulls Manawatu-Whanganui 2,210 1,935 +14.21%
138 Foxton Beach Manawatu-Whanganui 2,170 1,884 +15.18%
139 Ōtaki Beach Wellington 2,150 1,818 +18.26%
140 Eltham Taranaki 2,080 1,935 +7.49%
141= Martinborough Wellington 2,060 1,767 +16.58%
141= Murupara Bay of Plenty 2,060 1,815 +13.50%
143 Methven Canterbury 2,010 1,779 +12.98%
144 Coromandel Waikato 1,930 1,743 +10.73%
145 Moerewa Northland 2,090 1,632 +28.06%
146 Lake Hāwea Otago 2,020 1,200 +68.33%
147= Paekākāriki Wellington 1,830 1,746 +4.81%
147= Bluff Southland 1,840 1,797 +2.39%
149= Edgecumbe Bay of Plenty 1,820 1,644 +10.71%
149= Taihape Manawatū-Whanganui 1,800 1,716 +4.90%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  2. ^ "Age and sex by ethnic group (grouped total response), for census usually resident population counts, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (urban rural areas)". nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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