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 2024 rank | Name | Region | June 2024 estimate[1] | 2018 census[2] | Growth |
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1 | Auckland | Auckland | 1,531,400 | 1,346,091 | +13.77% |
2 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 403,300 | 358,062 | +12.63% |
3 | Wellington | Wellington | 214,200 | 201,786 | +6.15% |
4 | Hamilton | Waikato | 192,000 | 160,911 | +19.32% |
5 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 162,800 | 136,713 | +19.08% |
6 | Lower Hutt | Wellington | 114,500 | 103,545 | +10.58% |
7 | Dunedin | Otago | 106,700 | 99,885 | +6.82% |
8 | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | 83,100 | 76,236 | +9.00% |
9 | Napier | Hawke's Bay | 67,500 | 62,241 | +8.45% |
10 | Hibiscus Coast | Auckland | 69,070 | 54,924 | +25.76% |
11 | Porirua | Wellington | 60,600 | 55,218 | +9.75% |
12 | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 60,100 | 53,988 | +11.32% |
13 | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 58,800 | 54,204 | +8.48% |
14 | Whangārei | Northland | 56,800 | 50,784 | +11.85% |
15 | Nelson | Nelson | 51,300 | 48,072 | +6.71% |
16 | Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 52,200 | 44,940 | +16.15% |
17 | Invercargill | Southland | 51,700 | 47,625 | +8.56% |
18 | Upper Hutt | Wellington | 45,000 | 41,301 | +8.96% |
19 | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 42,500 | 39,720 | +7.00% |
20 | Gisborne | Gisborne | 38,800 | 34,527 | +12.38% |
21 | Paraparaumu | Wellington | 30,300 | 28,701 | +5.57% |
22 | Blenheim | Marlborough | 30,600 | 26,832 | +14.04% |
23 | Rolleston | Canterbury | 31,600 | 17,532 | +80.24% |
24 | Queenstown | Otago | 27,700 | 13,533 | +52.11% |
25 | Timaru | Canterbury | 29,600 | 27,501 | +7.63% |
26 | Pukekohe | Auckland | 28,000 | 23,901 | +17.15% |
27 | Taupō | Waikato | 27,000 | 23,622 | +14.30% |
28 | Masterton | Wellington | 23,200 | 19,818 | +17.07% |
29 | Cambridge | Waikato | 22,500 | 18,651 | +20.64% |
30 | Ashburton | Canterbury | 21,700 | 19,284 | +12.53% |
31 | Levin | Manawatū-Whanganui | 20,100 | 17,670 | +13.75% |
32 | Rangiora | Canterbury | 19,400 | 17,844 | +8.72% |
33 | Richmond | Tasman | 19,750 | 15,282 | +29.24% |
34 | Feilding | Manawatū-Whanganui | 18,250 | 15,990 | +14.13% |
35 | Whakatāne | Bay of Plenty | 16,650 | 15,795 | +5.41% |
36 | Havelock North | Hawke's Bay | 14,900 | 14,334 | +3.95% |
37 | Mosgiel | Otago | 15,150 | 13,632 | +11.14% |
38 | Tokoroa | Waikato | 14,650 | 13,572 | +7.94% |
39= | Oamaru | Otago | 14,350 | 13,107 | +9.48% |
39= | Te Awamutu | Waikato | 14,150 | 12,195 | +16.03% |
41 | Kaiapoi | Canterbury | 13,700 | 11,847 | +15.64% |
42 | Waikanae | Wellington | 13,150 | 12,708 | +3.48% |
43 | Wānaka | Otago | 13,600 | 9,555 | +42.33% |
44 | Hāwera | Taranaki | 10,550 | 9,792 | +7.74% |
45= | Lincoln | Canterbury | 11,600 | 6,510 | +78.19% |
45= | Te Puke | Bay of Plenty | 10,500 | 8,688 | +20.86% |
47 | Waiuku | Auckland | 9,930 | 9,171 | +8.28% |
48 | Matamata | Waikato | 9,610 | 7,806 | +23.11% |
49 | Morrinsville | Waikato | 9,710 | 7,758 | +25.16% |
50 | Huntly | Waikato | 8,850 | 7,905 | +11.95% |
51 | Greymouth | West Coast | 8,640 | 7,965 | +8.47% |
52 | Motueka | Tasman | 8,300 | 8,007 | +3.66% |
53= | Kerikeri | Northland | 8,360 | 7,164 | +16.69% |
53= | Waiheke Island | Auckland | 8,020 | 7,959 | +0.77% |
55 | Gore | Southland | 8,290 | 7,908 | +4.83% |
56 | Ngāruawāhia | Waikato | 8,540 | 6,261 | +36.40% |
57 | Kawerau | Bay of Plenty | 7,610 | 7,146 | +6.49% |
58 | Beachlands-Pine Harbour | Auckland | 8,340 | 6,261 | +33.21% |
59 | Thames | Waikato | 7,440 | 7,293 | +2.02% |
60 | Waitara | Taranaki | 7,680 | 6,915 | +11.06% |
61 | Cromwell | Otago | 7,440 | 5,610 | +32.62% |
62 | Kumeū-Huapai | Auckland | 7,330 | 3,432 | +113.58% |
63 | Warkworth | Auckland | 6,730 | 5,586 | +20.48% |
64 | Whitianga | Waikato | 6,540 | 5,493 | +19.06% |
65 | Kaitaia | Northland | 6,380 | 5,868 | +8.73% |
66 | Stratford | Taranaki | 6,510 | 5,784 | +12.55% |
67 | Pōkeno | Waikato | 6,860 | 2,517 | +172.55% |
68 | Alexandra | Otago | 6,150 | 5,475 | +12.33% |
69 | Tuakau | Waikato | 6,180 | 5,016 | +23.21% |
70 | Carterton | Wellington | 5,980 | 5,343 | +11.92% |
71 | Waihi | Waikato | 6,020 | 5,403 | +11.42% |
72 | Katikati | Bay of Plenty | 5,920 | 5,010 | +18.16% |
73 | Dannevirke | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,680 | 5,505 | +3.18% |
74 | Marton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,740 | 5,268 | +8.96% |
75 | Ōpōtiki | Bay of Plenty | 5,180 | 4,806 | +7.78% |
76 | Ōtaki | Wellington | 5,270 | 4,500 | +17.11% |
77 | Prebbleton | Canterbury | 5,690 | 4,515 | +26.02% |
78 | Ngongotahā | Bay of Plenty | 5,180 | 4,869 | +6.39% |
79 | Dargaville | Northland | 5,230 | 4,794 | +9.09% |
80 | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | 4,940 | 4,527 | +8.05% |
81 | Kaikohe | Northland | 4,890 | 4,437 | +10.21% |
82 | Picton | Marlborough | 4,890 | 4,500 | +8.67% |
83 | Taumarunui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 4,950 | 4,710 | +5.10% |
84 | Ōmokoroa | Bay of Plenty | 5,450 | 3,210 | +69.78% |
85 | Waipukurau | Hawke's Bay | 4,850 | 4,383 | +10.65% |
86= | Te Kūiti | Waikato | 4,890 | 4,572 | +6.96% |
86= | Temuka | Canterbury | 4,840 | 4,467 | +8.35% |
88 | Te Aroha | Waikato | 4,700 | 4,551 | +3.27% |
89 | Paeroa | Waikato | 4,740 | 4,269 | +11.03% |
90 | Putāruru | Waikato | 4,670 | 4,314 | +8.25% |
91 | Woodend | Canterbury | 5,140 | 2,784 | +84.63% |
92 | Whangamatā | Waikato | 4,420 | 4,074 | +8.49% |
93 | Balclutha | Otago | 4,430 | 4,110 | +7.79% |
94 | Westport | West Coast | 4,680 | 4,392 | +6.56% |
95 | Pegasus | Canterbury | 4,160 | 2,637 | +57.76% |
96 | Raglan | Waikato | 4,040 | 3,279 | +23.21% |
97 | Inglewood | Taranaki | 3,960 | 3,543 | +11.77% |
98 | Tūrangi | Waikato | 3,840 | 3,444 | +11.50% |
99 | Snells Beach | Auckland | 3,750 | 3,405 | +10.13% |
100 | Riverhead | Auckland | 3,700 | 2,802 | +32.05% |
101 | Waimate | Canterbury | 3,740 | 3,456 | +8.22% |
102 | Kihikihi | Waikato | 3,620 | 2,808 | +28.92% |
103 | Foxton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,350 | 3,147 | +6.45% |
104 | Ashhurst | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,440 | 2,934 | +17.25% |
105 | Helensville | Auckland | 3,420 | 2,787 | +22.71% |
106 | Ōtorohanga | Waikato | 3,360 | 3,027 | +11.00% |
107 | Ōhope | Bay of Plenty | 3,250 | 3,177 | +2.30% |
108 | Lyttelton | Canterbury | 3,310 | 2,982 | +11.00% |
109 | Darfield | Canterbury | 3,400 | 2,724 | +24.82% |
110 | Hokitika | West Coast | 3,250 | 2,892 | +12.38% |
111 | One Tree Point | Northland | 3,390 | 2,208 | +53.53% |
112= | Arrowtown | Otago | 2,930 | 2,814 | +4.12% |
112= | Te Anau | Southland | 3,210 | 2,538 | +26.48% |
114 | Te Kauwhata | Waikato | 3,440 | 1,617 | +112.74% |
115 | Geraldine | Canterbury | 3,120 | 2,706 | +15.30% |
116 | Ruakākā | Northland | 2,990 | 2,586 | +15.62% |
117 | Pahiatua | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,860 | 2,682 | +6.64% |
118= | Greytown | Wellington | 2,940 | 2,466 | +19.22% |
118= | Mangawhai Heads | Northland | 2,850 | 1,995 | +42.86% |
120= | Featherston | Wellington | 2,760 | 2,487 | +10.98% |
120= | Waihi Beach-Bowentown | Bay of Plenty | 2,860 | 2,139 | +33.71% |
122 | Wakefield | Tasman | 2,680 | 2,448 | +9.48% |
123 | Renwick | Marlborough | 2,650 | 2,418 | +9.59% |
124 | Maraetai | Auckland | 2,770 | 2,346 | +18.07% |
125 | Winton | Southland | 2,550 | 2,337 | +9.11% |
123 | West Melton | Canterbury | 2,710 | 2,085 | +29.98% |
127 | Leeston | Canterbury | 2,530 | 2,208 | +14.58% |
128 | Waipawa | Hawke's Bay | 2,540 | 2,085 | +21.82% |
129= | Amberley | Canterbury | 2,770 | 2,067 | +34.01% |
129= | Oxford | Canterbury | 2,350 | 2,214 | +6.14% |
131 | Brightwater | Tasman | 2,390 | 2,133 | +12.05% |
132 | Kaikōura | Canterbury | 2,470 | 2,223 | +11.11% |
133 | Wellsford | Auckland | 2,240 | 1,929 | +16.12% |
134 | Milton | Otago | 2,270 | 2,157 | +5.24% |
135 | Bulls | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,380 | 1,935 | +23.00% |
136 | Foxton Beach | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,150 | 1,884 | +14.12% |
137 | Ōtaki Beach | Wellington | 2,120 | 1,818 | +16.61% |
138= | Clive | Hawke's Bay | 2,120 | 2,247 | −5.65% |
138= | Moerewa | Northland | 2,100 | 1,632 | +28.68% |
140 | Eltham | Taranaki | 2,140 | 1,935 | +10.59% |
141= | Martinborough | Wellington | 2,050 | 1,767 | +16.02% |
141= | Murupara | Bay of Plenty | 2,040 | 1,815 | +12.40% |
143 | Lake Hāwea | Otago | 2,190 | 1,200 | +82.50% |
144 | Methven | Canterbury | 2,080 | 1,779 | +16.92% |
145 | Coromandel | Waikato | 1,870 | 1,743 | +7.29% |
146 | Twizel | Canterbury | 1,890 | ||
147 | Bluff | Southland | 1,840 | 1,797 | +2.39% |
148 | Paekākāriki | Wellington | 1,800 | 1,746 | +3.09% |
149 | Edgecumbe | Bay of Plenty | 1,750 | 1,644 | +6.45% |
150 | Taihape | Manawatū-Whanganui | 1,810 | 1,716 | +5.48% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "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.