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] | Census population[2] | Growth | ||
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2023 | 2018 | 2023 to June 2024 | 2018 to 2023 | ||||
1 | Auckland | Auckland | 1,531,400 | 1,402,275 | 1,345,833 | +9.21% | +4.19% |
2 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 403,300 | 380,079 | 358,068 | +6.11% | +6.15% |
3 | Wellington | Wellington | 214,200 | 201,708 | 201,792 | +6.19% | −0.04% |
4 | Hamilton | Waikato | 192,000 | 174,741 | 160,911 | +9.88% | +8.59% |
5 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 162,800 | 152,790 | 137,130 | +6.55% | +11.42% |
6 | Lower Hutt | Wellington | 114,500 | 106,530 | 103,545 | +7.48% | +2.88% |
7 | Dunedin | Otago | 106,700 | 100,908 | 99,885 | +5.74% | +1.02% |
8 | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | 83,100 | 78,021 | 76,281 | +6.51% | +2.28% |
9 | Hibiscus Coast | Auckland | 69,070 | 63,351 | 53,730 | +9.03% | +17.91% |
10 | Napier | Hawke's Bay | 67,500 | 64,695 | 62,241 | +4.34% | +3.94% |
11 | Porirua | Wellington | 60,600 | 58,080 | 55,218 | +4.34% | +5.18% |
12 | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 60,100 | 58,047 | 54,279 | +3.54% | +6.94% |
13 | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 58,800 | 55,326 | 54,186 | +6.28% | +2.10% |
14 | Whangārei | Northland | 56,800 | 53,841 | 51,894 | +5.50% | +3.75% |
15 | Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 52,200 | 47,682 | 45,075 | +9.48% | +5.78% |
16 | Invercargill | Southland | 51,700 | 48,987 | 47,844 | +5.54% | +2.39% |
17 | Nelson | Nelson | 51,300 | 49,224 | 48,129 | +4.22% | +2.28% |
18 | Upper Hutt | Wellington | 45,000 | 42,903 | 41,301 | +4.89% | +3.88% |
19 | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 42,500 | 41,481 | 39,777 | +2.46% | +4.28% |
20 | Gisborne | Gisborne | 38,800 | 36,912 | 34,644 | +5.11% | +6.55% |
21 | Rolleston | Canterbury | 31,600 | 28,449 | 17,541 | +11.08% | +62.19% |
22 | Blenheim | Marlborough | 30,600 | 28,788 | 27,648 | +6.29% | +4.12% |
23 | Paraparaumu | Wellington | 30,300 | 28,938 | 28,701 | +4.71% | +0.83% |
24 | Timaru | Canterbury | 29,600 | 28,095 | 27,501 | +5.36% | +2.16% |
25 | Pukekohe | Auckland | 28,000 | 27,042 | 23,841 | +3.54% | +13.43% |
26 | Queenstown | Otago | 27,700 | 25,050 | 20,346 | +10.58% | +23.12% |
27 | Taupō | Waikato | 27,000 | 25,374 | 23,622 | +6.41% | +7.42% |
28 | Masterton | Wellington | 23,200 | 21,606 | 19,917 | +7.38% | +8.48% |
29 | Cambridge | Waikato | 22,500 | 21,366 | 18,681 | +5.31% | +14.37% |
30 | Ashburton | Canterbury | 21,700 | 20,346 | 19,356 | +6.65% | +5.11% |
31 | Levin | Manawatū-Whanganui | 20,100 | 19,533 | 17,775 | +2.90% | +9.89% |
32 | Richmond | Tasman | 19,750 | 18,447 | 15,378 | +7.06% | +19.96% |
32 | Rangiora | Canterbury | 19,400 | 18,855 | 17,898 | +2.89% | +5.35% |
34 | Feilding | Manawatū-Whanganui | 18,250 | 16,929 | 15,990 | +7.80% | +5.87% |
35 | Whakatāne | Bay of Plenty | 16,650 | 16,419 | 15,795 | +1.41% | +3.95% |
36 | Mosgiel | Otago | 15,150 | 14,589 | 13,656 | +3.85% | +6.83% |
37 | Havelock North | Hawke's Bay | 14,900 | 15,003 | 14,391 | −0.69% | +4.25% |
38 | Tokoroa | Waikato | 14,650 | 14,001 | 13,572 | +4.64% | +3.16% |
39 | Oamaru | Otago | 14,350 | 13,680 | 13,065 | +4.90% | +4.71% |
40 | Te Awamutu | Waikato | 14,150 | 13,380 | 12,543 | +5.75% | +6.67% |
41 | Kaiapoi | Canterbury | 13,700 | 13,017 | 11,853 | +5.25% | +9.82% |
42 | Wānaka | Otago | 13,600 | 11,922 | 9,555 | +14.07% | +24.77% |
43 | Waikanae | Wellington | 13,150 | 12,966 | 12,099 | +1.42% | +7.17% |
44 | Lincoln | Canterbury | 11,600 | 10,611 | 6,522 | +9.32% | +62.70% |
45 | Hāwera | Taranaki | 10,550 | 10,365 | 9,792 | +1.78% | +5.85% |
46 | Te Puke | Bay of Plenty | 10,500 | 9,114 | 8,631 | +15.21% | +5.60% |
47 | Waiuku | Auckland | 9,930 | 9,531 | +4.19% | ||
48 | Morrinsville | Waikato | 9,710 | 9,003 | +7.85% | ||
49 | Matamata | Waikato | 9,610 | 9,132 | +5.23% | ||
50 | Huntly | Waikato | 8,850 | 8,232 | +7.51% | ||
51 | Greymouth | West Coast | 8,640 | 8,337 | +3.63% | ||
52 | Ngāruawāhia | Waikato | 8,540 | 7,992 | +6.86% | ||
53 | Kerikeri | Northland | 8,360 | 8,070 | +3.59% | ||
54 | Beachlands-Pine Harbour | Auckland | 8,340 | 7,797 | +6.96% | ||
55 | Motueka | Tasman | 8,300 | 8,190 | +1.34% | ||
56 | Gore | Southland | 8,290 | 8,181 | +1.33% | ||
57 | Waiheke Island | Auckland | 8,020 | 7,998 | +0.28% | ||
58 | Waitara | Taranaki | 7,680 | 7,509 | +2.28% | ||
59 | Kawerau | Bay of Plenty | 7,610 | 7,539 | +0.94% | ||
60= | Cromwell | Otago | 7,440 | 6,783 | +9.69% | ||
60= | Thames | Waikato | 7,440 | 7,212 | +3.16% | ||
62 | Kumeū-Huapai | Auckland | 7,330 | 6,948 | +5.50% | ||
63 | Pōkeno | Waikato | 6,860 | 6,081 | +12.81% | ||
64 | Warkworth | Auckland | 6,730 | 6,675 | +0.82% | ||
65 | Whitianga | Waikato | 6,540 | 6,054 | +8.03% | ||
66 | Stratford | Taranaki | 6,510 | 6,330 | +2.84% | ||
67 | Kaitaia | Northland | 6,380 | 5,955 | +7.14% | ||
68 | Tuakau | Waikato | 6,180 | 5,736 | +7.74% | ||
69 | Alexandra | Otago | 6,150 | 5,589 | +10.04% | ||
70 | Waihi | Waikato | 6,020 | 5,682 | +5.95% | ||
71 | Carterton | Wellington | 5,980 | 5,859 | +2.07% | ||
72 | Katikati | Bay of Plenty | 5,920 | 5,580 | +6.09% | ||
73 | Marton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,740 | 5,598 | +2.54% | ||
74 | Prebbleton | Canterbury | 5,690 | 5,382 | +5.72% | ||
75 | Dannevirke | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,680 | 5,580 | +1.79% | ||
76 | Ōmokoroa | Bay of Plenty | 5,450 | 5,451 | −0.02% | ||
77 | Ōtaki | Wellington | 5,270 | 5,025 | +4.88% | ||
78 | Dargaville | Northland | 5,230 | 5,016 | +4.27% | ||
79= | Ngongotahā | Bay of Plenty | 5,180 | 5,124 | +1.09% | ||
79= | Ōpōtiki | Bay of Plenty | 5,180 | 4,839 | +7.05% | ||
81 | Woodend | Canterbury | 5,140 | 4,542 | +13.17% | ||
82 | Taumarunui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 4,950 | 4,821 | +2.68% | ||
83 | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | 4,940 | 4,707 | +4.95% | ||
84= | Kaikohe | Northland | 4,890 | 4,563 | +7.17% | ||
84= | Picton | Marlborough | 4,890 | 4,812 | +1.62% | ||
84= | Te Kūiti | Waikato | 4,890 | 4,659 | +4.96% | ||
87 | Waipukurau | Hawke's Bay | 4,850 | 4,698 | +3.24% | ||
88 | Temuka | Canterbury | 4,840 | 4,593 | +5.38% | ||
89 | Paeroa | Waikato | 4,740 | 4,458 | +6.33% | ||
90 | Te Aroha | Waikato | 4,700 | 4,650 | +1.08% | ||
91 | Westport | West Coast | 4,680 | 4,527 | +3.38% | ||
92 | Putāruru | Waikato | 4,670 | 4,455 | +4.83% | ||
93 | Balclutha | Otago | 4,430 | 4,347 | +1.91% | ||
94 | Whangamatā | Waikato | 4,420 | 4,269 | +3.54% | ||
95 | Pegasus | Canterbury | 4,160 | 3,915 | +6.26% | ||
96 | Raglan | Waikato | 4,040 | 3,717 | +8.69% | ||
97 | Inglewood | Taranaki | 3,960 | 3,801 | +4.18% | ||
98 | Tūrangi | Waikato | 3,840 | 3,792 | +1.27% | ||
99 | Snells Beach | Auckland | 3,750 | 3,678 | +1.96% | ||
100 | Waimate | Canterbury | 3,740 | 3,591 | +4.15% | ||
101 | Riverhead | Auckland | 3,700 | 3,558 | +3.99% | ||
102 | Kihikihi | Waikato | 3,620 | 3,456 | +4.75% | ||
103 | Foxton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,350 | 3,384 | −1.00% | ||
104 | Ashhurst | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,440 | 3,237 | +6.27% | ||
105 | Helensville | Auckland | 3,420 | 3,279 | +4.30% | ||
106 | Ōtorohanga | Waikato | 3,360 | 3,180 | +5.66% | ||
107 | Ōhope | Bay of Plenty | 3,250 | 3,033 | +7.15% | ||
108 | Lyttelton | Canterbury | 3,310 | 3,123 | +5.99% | ||
109 | Darfield | Canterbury | 3,400 | 3,249 | +4.65% | ||
110 | Hokitika | West Coast | 3,250 | 3,267 | −0.52% | ||
111 | One Tree Point | Northland | 3,390 | 2,988 | +13.45% | ||
112= | Arrowtown | Otago | 2,930 | 2,838 | +3.24% | ||
112= | Te Anau | Southland | 3,210 | 2,751 | +16.68% | ||
114 | Te Kauwhata | Waikato | 3,440 | 3,303 | +4.15% | ||
115 | Geraldine | Canterbury | 3,120 | 3,018 | +3.38% | ||
116 | Ruakākā | Northland | 2,990 | 2,817 | +6.14% | ||
117 | Pahiatua | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,860 | 2,838 | +0.78% | ||
118= | Greytown | Wellington | 2,940 | 2,772 | +6.06% | ||
118= | Mangawhai Heads | Northland | 2,850 | 2,685 | +6.15% | ||
120= | Featherston | Wellington | 2,760 | 2,793 | −1.18% | ||
120= | Waihi Beach-Bowentown | Bay of Plenty | 2,860 | 2,550 | +12.16% | ||
122 | Wakefield | Tasman | 2,680 | 2,694 | −0.52% | ||
123 | Renwick | Marlborough | 2,650 | 2,448 | +8.25% | ||
124 | Maraetai | Auckland | 2,770 | 2,553 | +8.50% | ||
125 | Winton | Southland | 2,550 | 2,475 | +3.03% | ||
123 | West Melton | Canterbury | 2,710 | 2,409 | +12.49% | ||
127 | Leeston | Canterbury | 2,530 | 2,271 | +11.40% | ||
128 | Waipawa | Hawke's Bay | 2,540 | 2,334 | +8.83% | ||
129= | Amberley | Canterbury | 2,770 | 2,520 | +9.92% | ||
129= | Oxford | Canterbury | 2,350 | 2,235 | +5.15% | ||
131 | Brightwater | Tasman | 2,390 | 2,280 | +4.82% | ||
132 | Kaikōura | Canterbury | 2,470 | 2,316 | +6.65% | ||
133 | Wellsford | Auckland | 2,240 | 2,037 | +9.97% | ||
134 | Milton | Otago | 2,270 | 2,121 | +7.02% | ||
135 | Bulls | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,380 | 2,055 | +15.82% | ||
136 | Foxton Beach | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,150 | 2,130 | +0.94% | ||
137 | Ōtaki Beach | Wellington | 2,120 | 2,145 | −1.17% | ||
138= | Clive | Hawke's Bay | 2,120 | 1,992 | +6.43% | ||
138= | Moerewa | Northland | 2,100 | 1,845 | +13.82% | ||
140 | Eltham | Taranaki | 2,140 | 2,097 | +2.05% | ||
141= | Martinborough | Wellington | 2,050 | 1,875 | +9.33% | ||
141= | Murupara | Bay of Plenty | 2,040 | 1,884 | +8.28% | ||
143 | Lake Hāwea | Otago | 2,190 | 2,001 | +9.45% | ||
144 | Methven | Canterbury | 2,080 | 1,977 | +5.21% | ||
145 | Coromandel | Waikato | 1,870 | 1,782 | +4.94% | ||
146 | Twizel | Canterbury | 1,890 | 1,674 | +12.90% | ||
147 | Bluff | Southland | 1,840 | 1,797 | +2.39% | ||
148 | Paekākāriki | Wellington | 1,800 | 1,674 | +7.53% | ||
149 | Edgecumbe | Bay of Plenty | 1,750 | 1,800 | −2.78% | ||
150 | Taihape | Manawatū-Whanganui | 1,810 | 1,668 | +8.51% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses | Aotearoa Data Explorer". explore.data.stats.govt.nz/. Retrieved 3 October 2024.