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] Census population[2] Growth
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%
33 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 9,273 +4.19% +2.78%
48 Morrinsville Waikato 9,710 9,003 7,893 +7.85% +14.06%
49 Matamata Waikato 9,610 9,132 8,043 +5.23% +13.54%
50 Huntly Waikato 8,850 8,232 7,947 +7.51% +3.59%
51 Greymouth West Coast 8,640 8,337 7,965 +3.63% +4.67%
52 Ngāruawāhia Waikato 8,540 7,992 6,987 +6.86% +14.38%
53 Kerikeri Northland 8,360 8,070 7,185 +3.59% +12.32%
54 Beachlands-Pine Harbour Auckland 8,340 7,797 6,261 +6.96% +24.53%
55 Motueka Tasman 8,300 8,190 7,998 +1.34% +2.40%
56 Gore Southland 8,290 8,181 7,908 +1.33% +3.45%
57 Waiheke Island Auckland 8,020 7,998 7,959 +0.28% +0.49%
58 Waitara Taranaki 7,680 7,509 7,005 +2.28% +7.19%
59 Kawerau Bay of Plenty 7,610 7,539 7,146 +0.94% +5.50%
60= Cromwell Otago 7,440 6,783 5,610 +9.69% +20.91%
60= Thames Waikato 7,440 7,212 7,344 +3.16% −1.80%
62 Kumeū-Huapai Auckland 7,330 6,948 3,480 +5.50% +99.66%
63 Pōkeno Waikato 6,860 6,081 2,619 +12.81% +132.19%
64 Warkworth Auckland 6,730 6,675 5,586 +0.82% +19.50%
65 Whitianga Waikato 6,540 6,054 5,493 +8.03% +10.21%
66 Stratford Taranaki 6,510 6,330 5,886 +2.84% +7.54%
67 Kaitaia Northland 6,380 5,955 5,868 +7.14% +1.48%
68 Tuakau Waikato 6,180 5,736 5,103 +7.74% +12.40%
69 Alexandra Otago 6,150 5,589 5,475 +10.04% +2.08%
70 Waihi Waikato 6,020 5,682 5,409 +5.95% +5.05%
71 Carterton Wellington 5,980 5,859 5,343 +2.07% +9.66%
72 Katikati Bay of Plenty 5,920 5,580 5,136 +6.09% +8.64%
73 Marton Manawatū-Whanganui 5,740 5,598 5,229 +2.54% +7.06%
74 Prebbleton Canterbury 5,690 5,382 4,518 +5.72% +19.12%
75 Dannevirke Manawatū-Whanganui 5,680 5,580 5,505 +1.79% +1.36%
76 Ōmokoroa Bay of Plenty 5,450 5,451 3,288 −0.02% +65.78%
77 Ōtaki Wellington 5,270 5,025 4,608 +4.88% +9.05%
78 Dargaville Northland 5,230 5,016 4,827 +4.27% +3.92%
79= Ngongotahā Bay of Plenty 5,180 5,124 4,869 +1.09% +5.24%
79= Ōpōtiki Bay of Plenty 5,180 4,839 4,791 +7.05% +1.00%
81 Woodend Canterbury 5,140 4,542 2,829 +13.17% +60.55%
82 Taumarunui Manawatū-Whanganui 4,950 4,821 4,710 +2.68% +2.36%
83 Wairoa Hawke's Bay 4,940 4,707 4,527 +4.95% +3.98%
84= Kaikohe Northland 4,890 4,563 4,455 +7.17% +2.42%
84= Picton Marlborough 4,890 4,812 4,587 +1.62% +4.91%
84= Te Kūiti Waikato 4,890 4,659 4,572 +4.96% +1.90%
87 Waipukurau Hawke's Bay 4,850 4,698 4,416 +3.24% +6.39%
88 Temuka Canterbury 4,840 4,593 4,467 +5.38% +2.82%
89 Paeroa Waikato 4,740 4,458 4,269 +6.33% +4.43%
90 Te Aroha Waikato 4,700 4,650 4,551 +1.08% +2.18%
91 Westport West Coast 4,680 4,527 4,392 +3.38% +3.07%
92 Putāruru Waikato 4,670 4,455 4,314 +4.83% +3.27%
93 Balclutha Otago 4,430 4,347 4,110 +1.91% +5.77%
94 Whangamatā Waikato 4,420 4,269 4,074 +3.54% +4.79%
95 Pegasus Canterbury 4,160 3,915 2,637 +6.26% +48.46%
96 Raglan Waikato 4,040 3,717 3,327 +8.69% +11.72%
97 Inglewood Taranaki 3,960 3,801 3,555 +4.18% +6.92%
98 Tūrangi Waikato 3,840 3,792 3,444 +1.27% +10.10%
99 Snells Beach Auckland 3,750 3,678 3,405 +1.96% +8.02%
100 Waimate Canterbury 3,740 3,591 3,456 +4.15% +3.91%
101 Riverhead Auckland 3,700 3,558 2,724 +3.99% +30.62%
102 Kihikihi Waikato 3,620 3,456 2,754 +4.75% +25.49%
103= Ashhurst Manawatū-Whanganui 3,440 3,237 2,934 +6.27% +10.33%
103= Te Kauwhata Waikato 3,440 3,303 2,118 +4.15% +55.95%
105 Helensville Auckland 3,420 3,279 2,820 +4.30% +16.28%
106 Darfield Canterbury 3,400 3,249 2,784 +4.65% +16.70%
107 One Tree Point Northland 3,390 2,988 2,217 +13.45% +34.78%
108 Ōtorohanga Waikato 3,360 3,180 3,027 +5.66% +5.05%
109 Foxton Manawatū-Whanganui 3,350 3,384 3,141 −1.00% +7.74%
110 Lyttelton Canterbury 3,310 3,123 2,982 +5.99% +4.73%
111= Ōhope Bay of Plenty 3,250 3,033 3,177 +7.15% −4.53%
111= Hokitika West Coast 3,250 3,267 3,096 −0.52% +5.52%
113 Te Anau Southland 3,210 2,751 2,574 +16.68% +6.88%
114 Geraldine Canterbury 3,120 3,018 2,883 +3.38% +4.68%
115 Ruakākā Northland 2,990 2,817 +6.14%
116 Greytown Wellington 2,940 2,772 +6.06%
117 Arrowtown Otago 2,930 2,838 +3.24%
118= Pahiatua Manawatū-Whanganui 2,860 2,838 +0.78%
118= Waihi Beach-Bowentown Bay of Plenty 2,860 2,550 +12.16%
120 Mangawhai Heads Northland 2,850 2,685 +6.15%
121= Maraetai Auckland 2,770 2,553 +8.50%
121= Amberley Canterbury 2,770 2,520 +9.92%
123 Featherston Wellington 2,760 2,793 −1.18%
124 West Melton Canterbury 2,710 2,409 +12.49%
125 Wakefield Tasman 2,680 2,694 −0.52%
126 Renwick Marlborough 2,650 2,448 +8.25%
127 Winton Southland 2,550 2,475 +3.03%
128 Waipawa Hawke's Bay 2,540 2,334 +8.83%
129 Leeston Canterbury 2,530 2,271 +11.40%
130 Kaikōura Canterbury 2,470 2,316 +6.65%
131 Brightwater Tasman 2,390 2,280 +4.82%
132 Bulls Manawatū-Whanganui 2,380 2,055 +15.82%
133 Oxford Canterbury 2,350 2,235 +5.15%
134 Milton Otago 2,270 2,121 +7.02%
135 Wellsford Auckland 2,240 2,037 +9.97%
136 Lake Hāwea Otago 2,190 2,001 +9.45%
137 Foxton Beach Manawatū-Whanganui 2,150 2,130 +0.94%
138 Eltham Taranaki 2,140 2,097 +2.05%
139= Ōtaki Beach Wellington 2,120 2,145 −1.17%
139= Clive Hawke's Bay 2,120 1,992 +6.43%
141 Moerewa Northland 2,100 1,845 +13.82%
142 Methven Canterbury 2,080 1,977 +5.21%
143 Martinborough Wellington 2,050 1,875 +9.33%
144 Murupara Bay of Plenty 2,040 1,884 +8.28%
145 Twizel Canterbury 1,890 1,674 +12.90%
146 Coromandel Waikato 1,870 1,782 +4.94%
147 Bluff Southland 1,840 1,797 +2.39%
148 Taihape Manawatū-Whanganui 1,810 1,668 +8.51%
149 Paekākāriki Wellington 1,800 1,674 +7.53%
150 Edgecumbe Bay of Plenty 1,750 1,800 −2.78%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ "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.