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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
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

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References

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  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.
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