New Zealand: Administrative Division

Contents: Districts and Cities

The resident population of the District and City Council Areas of New Zealand according to official estimates.

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2013-06-30	Population Estimate 2018-06-30	Population Estimate 2022-06-30
Ashburton	District	25,670	26,000	28,040	32,300	34,600	36,300	→
Auckland	Council	1,115,760	1,218,330	1,372,940	1,493,200	1,654,800	1,695,200	→
Buller	District	10,750	9,870	9,950	10,650	9,850	9,730	→
Carterton	District	6,950	7,000	7,260	8,490	9,510	10,250	→
Central Hawke's Bay	District	13,320	13,190	13,240	13,250	14,650	15,950	→
Central Otago	District	15,250	14,750	17,070	18,500	22,200	25,500	→
Chatham Islands	Territory	760	750	650	600	690	800
Christchurch	City	325,690	335,270	361,860	356,700	383,800	389,300	→
Clutha	District	18,420	17,550	17,230	17,250	18,050	18,650	→
Dunedin	City	120,730	119,290	122,360	123,500	131,200	130,400	→
Far North	District	54,490	56,390	57,540	60,600	67,900	73,800	→
Gisborne	District	47,160	45,510	45,940	47,000	49,500	52,100	→
Gore	District	13,520	12,740	12,380	12,400	12,800	13,000	→
Grey	District	14,020	13,200	13,560	13,700	13,750	14,200	→
Hamilton	City	113,520	121,230	134,740	150,200	168,600	179,900	→
Hastings	District	68,130	69,570	73,170	76,700	84,700	90,600	→
Hauraki	District	18,540	17,970	18,310	18,600	20,700	22,200	→
Horowhenua	District	30,790	30,600	30,570	31,200	34,500	37,000	→
Hurunui	District	9,620	10,150	10,760	12,000	12,950	13,700	→
Hutt (Lower Hutt)	City	98,740	99,040	101,250	101,200	108,600	112,500	→
Invercargill	City	54,250	51,110	51,600	53,200	55,900	56,800	→
Kaikoura	District	3,590	3,580	3,720	3,640	4,060	4,160	→
Kaipara	District	17,800	17,950	18,550	20,500	23,700	27,200	→
Kapiti Coast	District	39,420	43,630	47,490	50,700	55,200	57,600	→
Kawerau	District	8,120	7,290	7,150	6,650	7,460	7,760	→
Mackenzie	District	4,170	3,780	3,900	4,300	5,100	5,460	→
Manawatu	District	26,750	26,270	26,780	28,500	31,100	33,900	→
Marlborough	District	39,220	40,740	43,550	44,700	48,700	51,900	→
Masterton	District	23,320	23,210	23,180	24,100	26,400	29,000	→
Matamata-Piako	District	30,310	30,280	31,200	32,900	35,300	37,100	→
Napier	City	54,870	55,210	56,810	59,600	64,200	66,800	→
Nelson	City	41,160	42,870	44,240	48,700	52,700	54,500	→
New Plymouth	District	69,700	68,440	71,160	77,100	83,300	87,700	→
Ōpōtiki	District	9,630	9,490	9,200	8,780	9,670	10,500	→
Ōtorohanga	District	9,950	9,580	9,310	9,590	10,500	10,850	→
Palmerston North	City	77,110	77,130	80,780	83,500	88,300	90,400	→
Porirua	City	48,200	49,520	50,610	53,700	58,900	61,600	→
Queenstown-Lakes	District	14,810	17,840	24,120	29,700	42,500	49,500	→
Rangitikei	District	16,720	15,510	15,140	14,550	15,450	16,100	→
Rotorua	District	66,550	66,870	68,100	68,400	74,800	76,800	→
Ruapehu	District	17,310	14,990	14,040	12,450	12,750	13,000	→
Selwyn	District	25,450	28,310	34,940	46,700	63,300	79,300	→
Southland	District	31,220	29,380	29,220	29,700	31,900	32,600	→
South Taranaki	District	29,820	28,370	27,190	27,500	28,300	29,600	→
South Waikato	District	25,830	24,260	23,230	23,200	24,800	25,900	→
South Wairarapa	District	9,150	8,940	9,100	9,800	10,900	11,750	→
Stratford	District	9,740	9,110	9,130	9,210	9,710	10,150	→
Tararua	District	19,510	18,320	18,080	17,450	18,450	19,050	→
Tasman	District	38,760	42,450	45,810	48,800	54,000	58,700	→
Taupo	District	31,600	32,540	33,460	34,800	38,600	41,400	→
Tauranga	City	79,790	93,500	106,950	119,800	142,000	158,300	→
Thames-Coromandel	District	25,350	25,800	26,640	27,300	30,700	33,700	→
Timaru	District	43,460	42,860	43,800	45,400	47,600	48,500	→
Upper Hutt	City	37,670	37,670	39,690	41,300	45,400	47,700	→
Waikato	District	51,970	53,700	59,510	66,500	78,200	88,900	→
Waimakariri	District	33,050	37,910	44,070	52,300	61,300	67,900	→
Waimate	District	7,780	7,220	7,380	7,810	8,120	8,320	→
Waipa	District	38,360	40,030	43,690	48,700	55,000	60,500	→
Wairoa	District	10,230	9,250	8,720	8,300	8,720	9,190	→
Waitaki	District	21,980	20,500	20,660	21,400	22,900	24,000	→
Waitomo	District	10,020	9,770	9,680	9,340	9,630	9,670	→
Wanganui	District	46,030	44,450	43,750	43,500	46,800	48,700	→
Wellington	City	163,400	171,140	187,690	197,500	211,200	213,100	→
Western Bay of Plenty	District	35,620	39,010	43,030	45,500	53,400	59,700	→
Westland	District	8,460	7,990	8,630	8,570	8,830	8,820	→
Whakatane	District	34,210	34,050	34,440	34,200	37,100	38,300	→
Whangarei	District	68,340	70,040	76,540	83,700	94,100	100,500	→
New Zealand (Aotearoa)	Country	3,732,000	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,442,100	4,900,600	5,124,100

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).

Explanation: Population estimates for 2018 and later are based on the results of the 2018 census. The 2022 figures are provisional.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2022)
Males	2,542,800
Females	2,581,200

Age Groups (E 2022)
0-14 years	964,300
15-64 years	3,319,600
65+ years	840,200

Age Distribution (E 2022)
90+ years	34,790
80-89 years	167,640
70-79 years	380,170
60-69 years	561,800
50-59 years	654,040
40-49 years	631,220
30-39 years	733,760
20-29 years	679,450
10-19 years	655,720
0-9 years	625,490

Religion (C 2018)
Anglican	314,913
Catholic	470,919
Presbyterian	242,706
Other Christian	709,080
Maori Beliefs	61,698
Muslim	60,621
Buddhist	52,761
Hindu	123,384
Other religion	115,806
No religion	2,264,601

Country of Birth (C 2018)
New Zealand	2,557,236
Oceania	218,583
Europe	343,860
Asia	447,168
Other country	160,917

Ethnic Group (C 2018)
European	3,297,864
Maori	775,836
Pacific	381,642
Asian	707,598
Other group	128,385