List of New Zealand urban areas by population

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
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%

References

^ "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.

[NZ_population_data_2018-1] "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[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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