List of New Zealand urban areas by population
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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 |
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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
- ^ "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)
- ^ "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.