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 2021 rank | Name | Region | June 2021 estimate[1] | 2018 census[2] | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | Auckland | 1,463,000 | 1,346,091 | +8.69% |
| 2 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 380,600 | 358,062 | +6.29% |
| 3 | Wellington | Wellington | 215,900 | 201,786 | +6.99% |
| 4 | Hamilton | Waikato | 178,500 | 160,911 | +10.93% |
| 5 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 155,200 | 136,713 | +13.52% |
| 6 | Lower Hutt | Wellington | 111,800 | 103,545 | +7.97% |
| 7 | Dunedin | Otago | 105,000 | 99,885 | +5.12% |
| 8 | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | 81,500 | 76,236 | +6.90% |
| 9 | Napier | Hawke's Bay | 66,700 | 62,241 | +7.16% |
| 10 | Porirua | Wellington | 60,500 | 55,218 | +9.57% |
| 11 | Hibiscus Coast | Auckland | 60,400 | 53,583 | +12.72% |
| 12= | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 58,400 | 54,204 | +7.74% |
| 12= | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 58,400 | 53,988 | +8.17% |
| 14 | Whangārei | Northland | 54,300 | 50,784 | +6.92% |
| 15 | Nelson | Nelson | 51,100 | 48,072 | +6.30% |
| 16 | Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 50,100 | 44,940 | +11.48% |
| 17 | Invercargill | Southland | 49,900 | 47,625 | +4.78% |
| 18 | Upper Hutt | Wellington | 44,600 | 41,301 | +7.99% |
| 19 | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 42,300 | 39,720 | +6.50% |
| 20 | Gisborne | Gisborne | 37,300 | 34,527 | +8.03% |
| 21 | Paraparaumu | Wellington | 30,600 | 28,701 | +6.62% |
| 22 | Blenheim | Marlborough | 28,800 | 26,832 | +7.33% |
| 23 | Timaru | Canterbury | 28,600 | 27,501 | +4.00% |
| 24 | Pukekohe | Auckland | 26,900 | 23,901 | +12.55% |
| 25 | Taupō | Waikato | 26,000 | 23,622 | +10.07% |
| 26 | Rolleston | Canterbury | 24,700 | 17,532 | +40.89% |
| 27 | Masterton | Wellington | 21,800 | 19,818 | +10.00% |
| 28 | Cambridge | Waikato | 21,400 | 18,651 | +14.74% |
| 29 | Ashburton | Canterbury | 20,500 | 19,284 | +6.31% |
| 30 | Rangiora | Canterbury | 19,250 | 17,844 | +7.88% |
| 31 | Levin | Manawatū-Whanganui | 18,800 | 17,670 | +6.40% |
| 32 | Richmond | Tasman | 18,000 | 15,282 | +17.79% |
| 33 | Feilding | Manawatū-Whanganui | 17,350 | 15,990 | +8.51% |
| 34 | Whakatāne | Bay of Plenty | 16,700 | 15,795 | +5.73% |
| 35 | Queenstown | Otago | 15,450 | 13,533 | +14.17% |
| 36 | Havelock North | Hawke's Bay | 15,150 | 14,334 | +5.69% |
| 37 | Mosgiel | Otago | 14,700 | 13,632 | +7.83% |
| 38 | Tokoroa | Waikato | 14,300 | 13,572 | +5.36% |
| 39= | Oamaru | Otago | 13,850 | 13,107 | +5.67% |
| 39= | Waikanae | Wellington | 13,850 | 12,708 | +8.99% |
| 41 | Te Awamutu | Waikato | 13,350 | 12,195 | +9.47% |
| 42 | Kaiapoi | Canterbury | 13,050 | 11,847 | +10.15% |
| 43 | Wanaka | Otago | 11,600 | 9,555 | +21.40% |
| 44 | Hāwera | Taranaki | 10,150 | 9,792 | +3.66% |
| 45 | Te Puke | Bay of Plenty | 9,780 | 8,688 | +12.57% |
| 46 | Waiuku | Auckland | 9,680 | 9,171 | +5.55% |
| 47 | Lincoln | Canterbury | 8,920 | 6,510 | +37.02% |
| 48 | Huntly | Waikato | 8,760 | 7,905 | +10.82% |
| 49 | Waiheke West | Auckland | 8,590 | 7,959 | +7.93% |
| 50 | Matamata | Waikato | 8,570 | 7,806 | +9.79% |
| 51 | Morrinsville | Waikato | 8,410 | 7,758 | +8.40% |
| 52 | Greymouth | West Coast | 8,310 | 7,965 | +4.33% |
| 53 | Motueka | Tasman | 8,280 | 8,007 | +3.41% |
| 54 | Gore | Southland | 8,250 | 7,908 | +4.32% |
| 55 | Kerikeri | Northland | 8,050 | 7,164 | +12.37% |
| 56 | Ngāruawāhia | Waikato | 7,930 | 6,261 | +26.66% |
| 57 | Kawerau | Bay of Plenty | 7,670 | 7,146 | +7.33% |
| 58= | Thames | Waikato | 7,480 | 7,293 | +2.56% |
| 58= | Beachlands-Pine Harbour | Auckland | 7,480 | 6,261 | +19.47% |
| 60 | Waitara | Taranaki | 7,290 | 6,915 | +5.42% |
| 61 | Lake Hayes | Otago | 6,750 | 4,677 | +44.32% |
| 62 | Cromwell | Otago | 6,640 | 5,610 | +18.36% |
| 63 | Warkworth | Auckland | 6,460 | 5,586 | +15.65% |
| 64 | Whitianga | Waikato | 6,330 | 5,493 | +15.24% |
| 65 | Kaitaia | Northland | 6,310 | 5,868 | +7.53% |
| 66 | Stratford | Taranaki | 6,120 | 5,784 | +5.81% |
| 67 | Alexandra | Otago | 5,970 | 5,475 | +9.04% |
| 68 | Carterton | Wellington | 5,850 | 5,343 | +9.49% |
| 69 | Waihi | Waikato | 5,790 | 5,403 | +7.16% |
| 70 | Dannevirke | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,700 | 5,505 | +3.54% |
| 71 | Tuakau | Waikato | 5,650 | 5,016 | +12.64% |
| 72 | Marton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,520 | 5,268 | +4.78% |
| 73 | Katikati | Bay of Plenty | 5,460 | 5,010 | +8.98% |
| 74 | Kumeū-Huapai | Auckland | 5,390 | 3,432 | +57.05% |
| 75= | Ngongotahā | Bay of Plenty | 5,240 | 4,869 | +7.62% |
| 75= | Ōpōtiki | Bay of Plenty | 5,240 | 4,806 | +9.03% |
| 77 | Ōtaki | Wellington | 5,050 | 4,500 | +12.22% |
| 78 | Pōkeno | Waikato | 5,030 | 2,517 | +99.84% |
| 79 | Prebbleton | Canterbury | 5,020 | 4,515 | +11.18% |
| 80 | Dargaville | Northland | 4,950 | 4,794 | +3.25% |
| 81 | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | 4,890 | 4,527 | +6.96% |
| 82 | Taumarunui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 4,830 | 4,710 | +2.55% |
| 83 | Kaikohe | Northland | 4,820 | 4,437 | +8.63% |
| 84 | Picton | Marlborough | 4,790 | 4,500 | +6.44% |
| 85 | Te Kuiti | Waikato | 4,720 | 4,572 | +3.24% |
| 86 | Waipukurau | Hawke's Bay | 4,670 | 4,383 | +6.55% |
| 87 | Temuka | Canterbury | 4,660 | 4,467 | +4.32% |
| 88 | Te Aroha | Waikato | 4,650 | 4,551 | +2.18% |
| 89 | Paeroa | Waikato | 4,600 | 4,269 | +7.75% |
| 90 | Putāruru | Waikato | 4,580 | 4,314 | +6.17% |
| 91 | Whangamatā | Waikato | 4,450 | 4,074 | +9.23% |
| 92= | Balclutha | Otago | 4,280 | 4,110 | +4.14% |
| 92= | Westport | West Coast | 4,280 | 4,392 | −2.55% |
| 94 | Omokoroa | Bay of Plenty | 3,890 | 3,210 | +21.18% |
| 95 | Pegasus | Canterbury | 3,810 | 2,637 | +44.48% |
| 96= | Inglewood | Taranaki | 3,790 | 3,543 | +6.97% |
| 96= | Turangi | Waikato | 3,790 | 3,444 | +10.05% |
| 98 | Snells Beach | Auckland | 3,760 | 3,405 | +10.43% |
| 99 | Raglan | Waikato | 3,660 | 3,279 | +11.62% |
| 100 | Waimate | Canterbury | 3,610 | 3,456 | +4.46% |
| 101 | Riverhead | Auckland | 3,590 | 2,802 | +28.12% |
| 102 | Foxton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,330 | 3,147 | +5.82% |
| 103 | Ōhope | Bay of Plenty | 3,290 | 3,177 | +3.56% |
| 104 | Otorohanga | Waikato | 3,270 | 3,027 | +8.03% |
| 105 | Ashhurst | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,230 | 2,934 | +10.09% |
| 106 | Helensville | Auckland | 3,210 | 2,787 | +15.18% |
| 107 | Kihikihi | Waikato | 3,200 | 2,808 | +13.96% |
| 108 | Woodend | Canterbury | 3,190 | 2,784 | +14.58% |
| 109 | Lyttelton | Canterbury | 3,170 | 2,982 | +6.30% |
| 110 | Darfield | Canterbury | 2,960 | 2,724 | +8.66% |
| 111 | Te Anau | Southland | 2,930 | 2,538 | +15.45% |
| 112 | Hokitika | West Coast | 2,910 | 2,892 | +0.62% |
| 113 | Arrowtown | Otago | 2,880 | 2,814 | +2.35% |
| 114 | One Tree Point | Northland | 2,870 | 2,208 | +29.98% |
| 115 | Ruakākā | Northland | 2,860 | 2,586 | +10.60% |
| 116 | Pahiatua | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,820 | 2,682 | +5.15% |
| 117 | Geraldine | Canterbury | 2,800 | 2,706 | +3.47% |
| 118 | Waihi Beach-Bowentown | Bay of Plenty | 2,730 | 2,139 | +27.63% |
| 119 | Greytown | Wellington | 2,720 | 2,466 | +10.30% |
| 120 | Featherston | Wellington | 2,710 | 2,487 | +8.97% |
| 121 | Mangawhai Heads | Northland | 2,670 | 1,995 | +33.83% |
| 122 | Wakefield | Tasman | 2,610 | 2,448 | +6.62% |
| 123 | Te Kauwhata | Waikato | 2,600 | 1,617 | +60.79% |
| 124 | Renwick | Marlborough | 2,580 | 2,418 | +6.70% |
| 125 | West Melton | Canterbury | 2,530 | 2,085 | +21.34% |
| 126 | Maraetai | Auckland | 2,520 | 2,346 | +7.42% |
| 127 | Clive | Hawke's Bay | 2,460 | 2,247 | +9.48% |
| 128 | Winton | Southland | 2,450 | 2,337 | +4.84% |
| 129 | Kaikōura | Canterbury | 2,420 | 2,223 | +8.86% |
| 130 | Oxford | Canterbury | 2,380 | 2,214 | +7.50% |
| 131 | Leeston | Canterbury | 2,370 | 2,208 | +7.34% |
| 132 | Waipawa | Hawke's Bay | 2,360 | 2,085 | +13.19% |
| 133 | Amberley | Canterbury | 2,310 | 2,067 | +11.76% |
| 134= | Brightwater | Tasman | 2,250 | 2,133 | +5.49% |
| 134= | Bulls | Manawatu-Whanganui | 2,250 | 1,935 | +16.28% |
| 136 | Milton | Otago | 2,190 | 2,157 | +1.53% |
| 137 | Wellsford | Auckland | 2,160 | 1,929 | +11.98% |
| 138 | Foxton Beach | Manawatu-Whanganui | 2,150 | 1,884 | +14.12% |
| 139 | Ōtaki Beach | Wellington | 2,110 | 1,818 | +16.06% |
| 140 | Eltham | Taranaki | 2,070 | 1,935 | +6.98% |
| 141 | Murupara | Bay of Plenty | 2,040 | 1,815 | +12.40% |
| 142 | Martinborough | Wellington | 1,960 | 1,767 | +10.92% |
| 143 | Methven | Canterbury | 1,920 | 1,779 | +7.93% |
| 144 | Coromandel | Waikato | 1,890 | 1,743 | +8.43% |
| 145 | Lake Hāwea | Otago | 1,880 | 1,200 | +56.67% |
| 146 | Moerewa | Northland | 1,860 | 1,632 | +13.97% |
| 147 | Paekākāriki | Wellington | 1,850 | 1,746 | +5.96% |
| 148 | Bluff | Southland | 1,840 | 1,797 | +2.39% |
| 149= | Edgecumbe | Bay of Plenty | 1,790 | 1,644 | +8.88% |
| 149= | Taihape | Manawatū-Whanganui | 1,790 | 1,716 | +4.31% |
References
- "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- "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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