Western Bay of Plenty

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in Western Bay of Plenty as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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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 2023-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
Western Bay of Plenty	District	35,400	38,700	42,600	45,100	53,000	58,800	60,100
New Zealand (Aotearoa)	Country	3,732,000	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,442,100	4,900,600	5,200,000	5,324,700

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau.

Explanation: Population estimates for 2023 and later are based on the results of the 2023 census.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	30,500
Females	29,600

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	10,400
15-64 years	35,700
65+ years	14,000

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	400
80-89 years	2,740
70-79 years	6,720
60-69 years	8,560
50-59 years	7,760
40-49 years	6,650
30-39 years	7,570
20-29 years	5,720
10-19 years	7,220
0-9 years	6,770

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	3,450
Catholics	3,270
Presbyterians	2,166
Other Christian	7,407
Maori Beliefs	1,173
Muslims	135
Buddhists	324
Hindus	675
No religion	30,768

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	44,334
Oceania	1,896
Europe	4,566
Asia	2,889
Other country	2,007

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	54,225
Māori	3,057
Samoan	132
Mandarin	255
Hindi	333
Other Languages	5,976

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	45,003
Maori	12,111
Pacific	1,899
Asian	4,113
Other group	1,167

Located in:

Bay of Plenty regional council area