New Zealand: North Island

Contents: North Island

Island

3,973,400 Population [2023] – estimate

4,067,400 Population [2025] – estimate

113,469km² Area

35.85/km² Density [2025]

Regions

The resident population of the Regional Council Areas on the North Island according to official estimates.

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
Auckland	Regional Council Area	1,115,800	1,218,300	1,373,000	1,493,200	1,654,800	1,755,200	1,816,000	→
Bay of Plenty	Regional Council Area	230,600	246,900	265,300	279,700	320,800	346,500	351,500	→
Gisborne	Regional Council Area	47,200	45,500	46,000	47,000	49,500	52,300	52,700	→
Hawke's Bay	Regional Council Area	146,600	147,300	152,100	158,000	172,400	179,000	179,700	→
Manawatū-Wanganui	Regional Council Area	234,500	227,500	229,400	231,200	247,500	257,800	260,700	→
Northland	Regional Council Area	140,700	144,400	152,700	164,700	185,800	198,500	201,100	→
Taranaki	Regional Council Area	109,000	105,700	107,300	113,600	121,200	129,400	130,300	→
Waikato	Regional Council Area	358,800	368,400	393,200	424,600	475,600	516,800	532,100	→
Wellington	Regional Council Area	426,900	440,200	466,300	486,700	525,900	538,000	543,400	→
North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui)	Island	2,810,100	2,944,300	3,185,100	3,398,700	3,753,700	3,973,400	4,067,400

Contents: Settlements

The resident population of all urban areas and rural settlements on the North Island according to official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution).

Name	Status	Region	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
Ahipara	Small Urban Area	Northland	930	1,050	1,120	1,130	1,270	1,290	1,280	→
Algies Bay	Rural Settlement	Auckland	440	570	630	670	790	740	720	→
Arapuni	Rural Settlement	Waikato	290	260	230	250	300	330	330	→
Ashhurst	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	2,530	2,520	2,510	2,750	3,030	3,320	3,350	→
Athenree	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	510	530	630	700	840	920	900	→
Ātiamuri	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	110	60	60	80	80	80	→
Auckland	Major Urban Area	Auckland	976,800	1,063,400	1,195,400	1,292,700	1,420,300	1,491,800	1,547,200	→
Awanui	Rural Settlement	Northland	370	380	360	370	430	350	420	→
Baddeleys Beach - Campbells Beach	Rural Settlement	Auckland	40	80	80	70	90	100	90	→
Baylys Beach	Rural Settlement	Northland	320	250	270	330	320	390	390	→
Beachlands - Pine Harbour	Small Urban Area	Auckland	2,740	2,960	3,560	4,790	6,480	8,100	8,330	→
Bethells Beach (Te Henga)	Rural Settlement	Auckland	260	280	270	260	270	260	260	→
Big Bay - Grahams Beach	Rural Settlement	Auckland	100	110	90	90	90	120	120	→
Bombay	Rural Settlement	Auckland	290	280	290	300	460	520	520	→
Buckleton Beach	Rural settlement	Auckland	20	10	10	10	10	20	20	→
Bulls	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	1,980	1,860	1,790	1,650	2,000	2,110	2,110	→
Bunnythorpe	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	570	590	680	700	700	740	740	→
Cable Bay	Rural Settlement	Northland	550	660	620	760	920	1,180	1,190	→
Cambridge	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	12,200	13,050	14,300	16,800	19,350	22,000	22,700	→
Carterton	Small Urban Area	Wellington	4,280	4,230	4,250	4,860	5,500	5,950	5,930	→
Castlepoint	Rural Settlement	Wellington	30	40	30	40	60	60	60	→
Clarks Beach	Small Urban Area	Auckland	1,120	1,250	1,370	1,380	1,450	1,640	1,660	→
Clevedon	Rural Settlement	Auckland	380	410	480	490	520	600	840	→
Clive	Small Urban Area	Hawke's Bay	1,380	1,380	1,600	1,840	1,940	2,040	2,040	→
Cooks Beach - Ferry Landing	Rural Settlement	Waikato	270	340	330	360	470	560	580	→
Coopers Beach	Rural Settlement	Northland	380	450	440	500	600	670	670	→
Coromandel	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,610	1,540	1,540	1,590	1,790	1,790	1,780	→
Dannevirke	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	5,720	5,560	5,690	5,240	5,670	5,670	5,640	→
Dargaville	Small Urban Area	Northland	4,620	4,700	4,610	4,640	4,980	5,110	5,170	→
Edgecumbe	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	1,820	1,730	1,680	1,720	1,710	1,860	1,890	→
Egmont Village	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	270	240	260	290	340	350	350	→
Eketāhuna	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	650	590	470	460	520	580	580	→
Eltham	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	1,980	2,100	1,970	1,930	2,010	2,140	2,120	→
Fairview	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	30	30	40	60	300	400	410	→
Featherston	Small Urban Area	Wellington	2,490	2,390	2,400	2,320	2,570	2,860	2,870	→
Feilding	Medium Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	14,100	13,750	14,000	15,000	16,450	17,300	17,650	→
Five Mile Bay - Waitahanui	Rural Settlement	Waikato	530	520	470	430	570	590	600	→
Foxton	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	3,120	3,030	3,020	2,980	3,260	3,430	3,520	→
Foxton Beach	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	1,890	1,930	1,730	1,670	1,950	2,170	2,190	→
Frasertown	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	290	250	260	220	270	240	250	→
Gisborne	Large Urban Area	Gisborne	32,600	31,800	32,400	33,700	36,200	37,800	38,100	→
Glenbrook Beach	Rural Settlement	Auckland	270	280	280	310	310	880	1,050	→
Greytown	Small Urban Area	Wellington	2,030	2,110	2,150	2,300	2,530	2,830	2,840	→
Hāhei	Rural Settlement	Waikato	190	250	380	240	240	320	320	→
Halcombe	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	310	320	320	410	490	640	670	→
Hamilton	Major Urban Area	Waikato	113,500	121,200	134,800	150,200	168,600	184,100	192,100	→
Hamurana	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	790	870	990	1,060	1,060	1,190	1,180	→
Haruru (Haruru Falls)	Small Urban Area	Northland	610	700	800	940	1,110	1,220	1,210	→
Hastings	Large Urban Area	Hawke's Bay	39,800	40,000	40,800	42,000	47,200	49,100	49,800	→
Hatepe	Rural settlement	Waikato	80	40	50	60	20	40	40	→
Haumoana	Small Urban Area	Hawke's Bay	1,140	1,150	1,150	1,170	1,130	1,170	1,150	→
Havelock North	Medium Urban Area	Hawke's Bay	10,200	10,700	12,600	13,800	14,750	15,250	15,000	→
Hāwera	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	9,470	9,180	9,050	9,430	10,100	10,600	10,700	→
Helensville	Small Urban Area	Auckland	2,150	2,320	2,650	2,790	2,940	3,410	3,540	→
Hibiscus Coast	Large Urban Area	Auckland	26,900	31,800	38,200	44,900	55,800	65,600	67,800	→
Hicks Bay	Rural Settlement	Gisborne	170	150	150	170	170	190	190	→
Hihi	Rural Settlement	Northland	150	190	180	170	180	230	240	→
Hikurangi	Small Urban Area	Northland	1,480	1,470	1,460	1,550	1,720	1,590	1,640	→
Himatangi Beach	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	540	550	470	440	520	560	590	→
Hiwinui	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	160	180	200	250	340	400	410	→
Hōkio Beach	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	260	220	200	200	190	210	220	→
Horotiu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	530	520	550	540	660	700	810	→
Huia	Rural Settlement	Auckland	580	550	580	620	650	680	670	→
Hunterville	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	460	520	450	440	420	390	390	→
Huntly	Small Urban Area	Waikato	7,270	7,070	7,090	7,260	8,270	8,510	8,550	→
Hunua	Rural settlement	Auckland	130	130	140	160	180	190	190	→
Inglewood	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	3,280	3,030	3,200	3,370	3,650	3,890	3,970	→
Kāeo	Rural Settlement	Northland	200	200	200	200	240	250	260	→
Kaiaua	Rural Settlement	Waikato	390	370	340	430	440	510	510	→
Kai Iwi	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	160	150	160	140	150	190	200	→
Kaikohe	Small Urban Area	Northland	4,230	4,190	4,220	4,310	4,680	4,670	4,720	→
Kaimaumau	Rural Settlement	Northland	170	220	150	150	150	210	200	→
Kaingaroa (Kaingaroa Forest Settlement)	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	610	580	510	450	420	430	420	→
Kaipara Flats	Rural Settlement	Auckland	70	110	140	150	170	160	160	→
Kaitāia	Small Urban Area	Northland	5,460	5,350	5,390	5,290	6,120	6,110	6,170	→
Kaiwaka	Rural Settlement	Northland	490	570	570	690	780	800	820	→
Kaponga	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	390	350	370	310	320	370	360	→
Karangahake	Rural Settlement	Waikato	320	330	320	310	330	390	390	→
Karapiro Village	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	150	220	210	310	330	320	→
Karekare	Rural Settlement	Auckland	290	240	260	260	300	310	300	→
Karikari	Rural Settlement	Northland	320	420	400	520	520	710	740	→
Katikati	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	2,870	3,130	3,770	4,300	5,320	5,850	6,030	→
Kaukapakapa	Rural Settlement	Auckland	360	400	560	630	900	1,090	1,140	→
Kawakawa	Small Urban Area	Northland	1,510	1,460	1,400	1,340	1,540	1,510	1,500	→
Kawakawa Bay	Rural Settlement	Auckland	600	570	620	620	680	620	610	→
Kawau Island	Rural Settlement	Auckland	110	110	80	80	80	100	100	→
Kawerau	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	8,120	7,290	7,150	6,660	7,460	7,640	7,680	→
Kāwhia	Rural Settlement	Waikato	660	520	400	350	400	380	370	→
Kerepēhi	Rural Settlement	Waikato	480	480	500	420	530	580	590	→
Kerikeri	Small Urban Area	Northland	4,030	4,670	5,620	6,510	7,450	8,240	8,380	→
Kerikeri Inlet	Rural Settlement	Northland	210	300	370	420	460	450	460	→
Kihikihi	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,130	2,250	2,390	2,530	2,840	3,560	3,820	→
Kimbolton	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	240	200	190	210	240	230	240	→
Kingseat	Rural Settlement	Auckland	320	320	440	490	600	510	500	→
Kinloch	Small Urban Area	Waikato	280	290	350	520	890	1,220	1,270	→
Kohukohu	Rural Settlement	Northland	230	170	190	180	180	180	180	→
Koitiata	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	110	110	90	110	130	150	140	→
Kuaotunu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	130	140	180	200	200	260	250	→
Kumeū - Huapai	Small Urban Area	Auckland	1,240	1,370	1,470	1,510	3,630	7,360	8,270	→
Kuratau	Rural Settlement	Waikato	80	60	90	100	100	110	110	→
Lake Okāreka	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	620	590	510	560	520	480	480	→
Lake Tarawera	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	380	370	280	220	280	240	240	→
Leigh	Rural Settlement	Auckland	560	550	520	590	620	620	610	→
Lepperton	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	210	210	220	240	300	390	410	→
Levin	Medium Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	16,550	16,450	16,450	16,850	18,450	20,000	20,500	→
Longburn	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	260	300	320	370	370	330	330	→
Lower Hutt	Major Urban Area	Wellington	97,900	98,200	100,300	100,200	107,500	110,500	113,200	→
Mahia Beach	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	250	270	240	190	190	250	250	→
Mahurangi West	Rural Settlement	Auckland	80	80	110	110	130	120	120	→
Maketū	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	1,020	1,040	1,220	1,100	1,260	1,370	1,410	→
Mamaku	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	630	720	750	720	860	890	830	→
Manaia	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	1,130	990	970	1,000	1,000	1,100	1,120	→
Manakau	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	300	320	310	350	430	500	490	→
Mangakino	Rural Settlement	Waikato	1,560	1,330	1,060	790	860	840	860	→
Mangaore	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	90	100	80	80	80	90	90	→
Mangaweka	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	120	100	120	110	90	120	110	→
Mangawhai	Small Urban Area	Northland	290	350	360	540	1,010	1,230	1,290	→
Mangawhai Heads	Small Urban Area	Northland	750	770	950	1,330	2,100	2,740	2,760	→
Mangōnui	Rural Settlement	Northland	540	520	530	560	600	680	670	→
Maniaiti/Benneydale	Rural Settlement	Waikato	250	250	210	190	200	250	250	→
Manutūkē	Rural Settlement	Gisborne	530	460	430	410	420	460	460	→
Maraetai	Small Urban Area	Auckland	1,490	1,590	1,940	2,300	2,440	2,650	2,660	→
Marokopa	Rural settlement	Waikato	60	30	30	30	20	40	40	→
Martinborough	Small Urban Area	Wellington	1,510	1,400	1,390	1,550	1,900	1,930	1,900	→
Marton	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	5,660	5,100	5,010	4,920	5,340	5,680	5,730	→
Masterton	Medium Urban Area	Wellington	18,650	18,400	18,250	18,800	20,600	22,100	22,600	→
Matakana	Rural Settlement	Auckland	250	240	270	330	500	590	650	→
Matakawau Point	Rural Settlement	Auckland	80	80	80	70	100	120	120	→
Matamata	Small Urban Area	Waikato	6,130	6,390	6,580	7,550	8,250	9,390	9,540	→
Matapōuri	Rural Settlement	Northland	170	170	150	160	200	210	210	→
Matarangi	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	160	250	320	440	670	710	→
Matatā	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	640	690	670	670	710	690	720	→
Matauri Bay	Rural settlement	Northland	280	280	260	250	320	310	310	→
Maungakaramea	Rural settlement	Northland	220	220	260	330	290	310	310	→
Maungatāpere	Rural Settlement	Northland	180	180	250	260	280	330	330	→
Maungatūroto	Rural Settlement	Northland	870	770	880	850	950	940	950	→
Medlands Beach	Rural Settlement	Auckland	110	90	90	90	80	100	100	→
Meremere	Rural Settlement	Waikato	490	370	480	490	580	590	610	→
Midhirst	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	280	260	230	240	260	290	280	→
Minginui	Rural settlement	Bay of Plenty	280	200	170	140	150	170	180	→
Moerewa	Small Urban Area	Northland	1,730	1,720	1,560	1,550	1,830	1,880	1,930	→
Mōkau	Rural Settlement	Waikato	140	150	110	100	100	120	110	→
Morrinsville	Small Urban Area	Waikato	6,110	6,420	6,830	7,370	8,110	9,280	9,770	→
Motuoapa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	130	160	230	250	370	510	520	→
Mourea	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	450	380	390	350	410	430	430	→
Muriwai	Small Urban Area	Auckland	850	1,060	1,080	1,190	1,300	1,160	1,110	→
Murupara	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	2,320	2,080	1,950	1,750	1,910	1,920	1,910	→
Napier	Large Urban Area	Hawke's Bay	54,900	55,200	56,800	59,600	64,200	66,200	66,400	→
National Park	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	240	240	250	180	230	260	270	→
New Plymouth	Large Urban Area	Taranaki	47,700	46,700	48,400	52,100	56,100	60,000	60,200	→
Ngāhinapōuri Village	Rural Settlement	Waikato	90	140	150	210	240	300	350	→
Ngāruawāhia	Small Urban Area	Waikato	5,800	5,580	5,800	6,030	7,300	8,230	8,570	→
Ngatea	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,030	1,100	1,190	1,290	1,480	1,580	1,600	→
Ngāwhā Springs	Rural Settlement	Northland	180	150	140	140	160	200	210	→
Ngongotahā	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	4,220	4,230	4,190	4,450	5,030	5,240	5,280	→
Ngunguru	Small Urban Area	Northland	700	810	900	990	1,210	1,220	1,180	→
Normanby	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	960	900	870	920	1,050	1,060	1,080	→
Norsewood	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	150	130	130	110	140	150	150	→
Nūhaka	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	280	270	240	220	210	220	220	→
Ōakura	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	1,300	1,290	1,420	1,500	1,590	1,830	1,780	→
Ōakura - Whangaruru South	Rural Settlement	Northland	160	140	120	120	150	170	180	→
Ōhaeawai	Rural Settlement	Northland	340	360	350	370	420	440	450	→
Ōhakea	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	360	360	250	280	350	170	170	→
Ōhakune	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	1,430	1,340	1,130	1,030	1,270	1,350	1,360	→
Ōhau	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	340	350	430	570	680	800	810	→
Ōhaupō	Rural Settlement	Waikato	480	480	430	530	610	790	790	→
Ōhāwe	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	260	240	220	190	220	240	240	→
Ōhiwa	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	170	180	180	160	170	180	180	→
Ōhope (Ohope Beach)	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	2,760	2,820	2,930	2,980	3,280	3,100	3,070	→
Ōhura	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	390	230	170	130	130	160	160	→
Ōkaihau	Rural Settlement	Northland	340	350	380	340	340	370	380	→
Ōkato	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	510	530	550	580	620	730	720	→
Ōkere Falls	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	340	320	350	330	400	370	370	→
Ōkiato	Rural Settlement	Northland	190	180	170	180	190	200	200	→
Okupu	Rural settlement	Auckland	90	90	80	70	110	110	120	→
Ōkura	Rural Settlement	Auckland	310	310	360	380	390	390	380	→
Ōmaha	Rural Settlement	Auckland	290	340	430	650	770	760	740	→
Omahu	Rural settlement	Hawke's Bay	300	290	290	250	320	290	290	→
Ōmāpere	Rural Settlement	Northland	430	440	410	400	440	450	450	→
Ōmiha	Rural Settlement	Auckland	320	430	420	470	570	540	550	→
Ōmokoroa	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	1,690	1,870	2,090	2,500	3,400	5,600	5,800	→
Ōmori	Rural Settlement	Waikato	90	110	110	100	120	140	150	→
Ōnaero Beach	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	80	90	90	80	70	70	70	→
Onemana	Rural Settlement	Waikato	140	150	130	110	160	200	200	→
One Tree Point (Marsden Bay)	Small Urban Area	Northland	980	920	1,010	1,610	2,320	3,050	3,350	→
Ongaonga	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	140	150	140	130	140	150	150	→
Ōngare Point - Kauri Point	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	270	290	300	280	300	300	290	→
Opononi	Rural Settlement	Northland	190	280	220	220	260	270	270	→
Ōpōtiki	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	4,650	4,550	4,530	4,220	5,010	4,880	4,900	→
Ōpua	Small Urban Area	Northland	980	1,090	1,140	1,100	1,190	1,260	1,250	→
Ōpunake	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	1,630	1,550	1,400	1,380	1,440	1,500	1,470	→
Orapiu	Rural settlement	Auckland	40	40	50	60	70	70	70	→
Ōrere Point	Rural Settlement	Auckland	310	350	330	300	350	400	390	→
Ormondville	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	90	70	80	70	70	90	90	→
Orua Bay	Rural settlement	Auckland	50	50	40	50	40	30	30	→
Oruatua - Te Rangiita - Waitetoko	Rural Settlement	Waikato	200	210	160	150	170	190	190	→
Ōtaki	Small Urban Area	Wellington	3,890	3,980	3,900	4,290	4,760	5,160	5,260	→
Ōtaki Beach	Small Urban Area	Wellington	1,830	1,860	1,750	1,670	1,880	2,190	2,230	→
Ōtāne	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	530	560	530	570	690	770	780	→
Ōtorohanga	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,770	2,780	2,730	2,770	3,150	3,240	3,240	→
Ōwhango	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	220	210	190	180	180	200	200	→
Paekākāriki	Small Urban Area	Wellington	1,720	1,800	1,660	1,740	1,800	1,730	1,740	→
Paengaroa	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	520	600	640	680	820	900	940	→
Paerata	Rural Settlement	Auckland	290	230	160	170	150	1,080	1,380	→
Paeroa	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,110	3,920	3,990	3,980	4,400	4,550	4,600	→
Pahi	Rural Settlement	Northland	190	210	200	190	260	300	290	→
Pahiatua	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	2,760	2,660	2,610	2,480	2,760	2,880	2,830	→
Paihia	Small Urban Area	Northland	1,490	1,440	1,330	1,390	1,590	1,660	1,640	→
Palmerston North	Large Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	70,800	70,700	73,600	75,500	79,700	80,500	81,200	→
Paparoa	Rural Settlement	Northland	280	230	280	360	370	420	430	→
Parakai	Small Urban Area	Auckland	660	720	850	1,060	1,150	1,120	1,090	→
Paraparaumu (Kapiti)	Medium Urban Area	Wellington	20,400	23,000	25,900	27,700	29,500	29,800	29,900	→
Parau	Rural Settlement	Auckland	440	480	460	490	520	510	500	→
Pāremoremo	Rural Settlement	Auckland	420	470	440	540	550	500	510	→
Pārua Bay	Rural Settlement	Northland	250	330	420	510	610	650	640	→
Pātaua (Pataua North - Pataua South)	Rural Settlement	Northland	180	130	170	150	180	170	180	→
Pātea	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	1,490	1,370	1,200	1,160	1,250	1,330	1,290	→
Patumāhoe	Small Urban Area	Auckland	510	530	560	690	1,220	1,410	1,460	→
Pātūtahi	Rural Settlement	Gisborne	320	330	350	340	340	350	350	→
Pāuanui	Small Urban Area	Waikato	690	750	830	850	1,040	1,090	1,070	→
Piha	Rural Settlement	Auckland	690	790	850	890	1,020	1,060	1,030	→
Piopio	Rural Settlement	Waikato	510	490	480	420	480	460	460	→
Pirongia	Small Urban Area	Waikato	830	900	1,080	1,180	1,250	1,310	1,360	→
Plummers Point	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	150	140	180	180	190	190	190	→
Pohangina	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	170	190	190	190	220	230	230	→
Point Wells	Rural Settlement	Auckland	370	410	370	410	530	670	650	→
Pōkeno	Small Urban Area	Waikato	450	530	670	730	2,780	6,530	7,380	→
Pongaroa	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	110	130	100	90	80	90	90	→
Pōrangahau	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	140	160	120	110	150	160	150	→
Porirua	Large Urban Area	Wellington	47,300	48,500	49,400	52,300	57,500	59,900	60,100	→
Port Albert	Rural Settlement	Auckland	140	130	120	130	120	130	120	→
Port Waikato	Rural Settlement	Waikato	530	510	510	490	540	580	590	→
Puhoi	Rural Settlement	Auckland	180	200	270	320	370	410	400	→
Pukawa	Rural settlement	Waikato	40	50	50	40	50	60	60	→
Pukehina Beach	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	750	660	1,000	640	830	930	940	→
Pukekohe	Medium Urban Area	Auckland	13,000	14,800	17,800	21,400	24,900	28,500	28,800	→
Pukenui	Rural Settlement	Northland	640	640	600	650	730	850	810	→
Pūriri	Rural Settlement	Waikato	200	200	230	210	240	250	250	→
Putāruru	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,380	4,040	4,000	4,110	4,450	4,560	4,560	→
Raetihi	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	1,210	1,110	1,080	1,060	1,060	1,140	1,140	→
Raglan	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,730	2,790	2,750	2,900	3,440	3,830	3,910	→
Rainbows End	Rural Settlement	Auckland	100	90	80	80	110	100	90	→
Rangataua	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	100	120	130	140	140	190	190	→
Rangitāne	Rural Settlement	Northland	200	260	270	300	360	370	360	→
Rātana	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	460	450	380	350	370	360	370	→
Raurimu	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	70	50	60	60	70	90	90	→
Rāwene	Rural Settlement	Northland	530	480	450	520	520	480	470	→
Rings Beach	Rural Settlement	Waikato	80	110	120	100	120	140	140	→
Riverhead	Small Urban Area	Auckland	1,020	1,140	1,250	1,350	2,840	3,720	3,840	→
Riversdale Beach	Rural settlement	Wellington	110	100	110	80	110	160	180	→
Rongotea	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	680	660	640	650	660	700	690	→
Rotoiti	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	590	530	510	420	520	510	520	→
Rotomā	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	320	300	250	190	280	260	260	→
Rotorua	Large Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	50,300	50,300	51,300	51,300	56,500	57,400	58,500	→
Ruakākā	Small Urban Area	Northland	1,730	1,720	1,980	2,190	2,660	2,880	2,890	→
Ruatōria	Rural Settlement	Gisborne	860	840	750	790	800	890	910	→
Rūāwai	Rural Settlement	Northland	480	470	440	470	490	480	480	→
Rukuhia	Rural Settlement	Waikato	130	120	130	140	170	160	160	→
Russell	Rural Settlement	Northland	800	810	810	760	780	820	820	→
Sandspit	Rural Settlement	Auckland	360	370	440	510	540	540	510	→
Sanson	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	530	510	510	560	600	650	680	→
Scotts Landing - Mahurangi East	Rural Settlement	Auckland	90	100	140	200	180	210	210	→
Shannon	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	1,480	1,440	1,390	1,280	1,470	1,590	1,650	→
Shelly Beach	Rural Settlement	Auckland	100	150	160	240	260	280	290	→
Snells Beach	Small Urban Area	Auckland	2,360	2,700	2,810	3,050	3,540	3,790	3,750	→
Stillwater	Rural Settlement	Auckland	570	660	850	920	1,010	960	940	→
Stratford	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	5,810	5,390	5,510	5,640	6,020	6,420	6,430	→
Taharoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	200	200	170	190	180	170	170	→
Tahuna	Rural settlement	Waikato	120	130	130	150	140	140	140	→
Taihape	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	2,110	1,910	1,900	1,640	1,760	1,720	1,720	→
Taipā	Rural Settlement	Northland	140	120	130	150	170	160	160	→
Tairua	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,460	1,490	1,300	1,280	1,500	1,660	1,640	→
Takapau	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	590	600	530	550	620	680	690	→
Tāneatua	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	920	790	830	820	950	890	940	→
Tangimoana	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	310	320	280	240	310	360	380	→
Tanners Point	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	180	170	200	180	210	200	210	→
Tapu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	250	240	230	220	250	300	290	→
Taumarunui	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	5,970	5,270	5,160	4,660	4,850	4,950	4,940	→
Taupiri	Rural Settlement	Waikato	470	470	470	440	510	680	720	→
Taupō	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	19,000	20,400	21,300	22,300	24,500	26,200	27,000	→
Tauranga	Major Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	80,000	93,800	107,300	120,200	142,500	158,900	160,900	→
Te Araroa	Rural Settlement	Gisborne	200	180	170	180	160	150	150	→
Te Aroha	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,940	3,810	3,890	4,160	4,650	4,770	4,730	→
Te Awamutu	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	9,980	9,880	10,650	11,350	12,950	13,750	13,950	→
Te Awanga	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	690	700	690	730	740	690	690	→
Te Hana	Rural Settlement	Auckland	80	90	90	100	110	130	130	→
Te Horo Beach	Rural Settlement	Wellington	230	260	240	290	340	380	390	→
Te Kaha	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	380	390	310	410	340	380	390	→
Te Karaka	Rural Settlement	Gisborne	620	580	570	520	550	590	600	→
Te Kauwhata	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,070	1,150	1,270	1,580	2,190	3,400	3,780	→
Te Kōpuru	Rural Settlement	Northland	510	500	460	510	520	550	550	→
Te Kōwhai	Rural Settlement	Waikato	400	410	460	490	580	700	700	→
Te Kūiti	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,790	4,580	4,620	4,470	4,750	4,760	4,850	→
Te Puke	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	6,530	6,820	7,170	7,650	9,120	9,910	10,400	→
Te Puna West	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	340	320	310	360	330	310	300	→
Te Puru	Rural Settlement	Waikato	610	560	550	520	570	510	490	→
Te Teko	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	470	450	460	360	460	430	420	→
Thames	Small Urban Area	Waikato	7,090	7,040	7,150	7,290	7,520	7,290	7,230	→
Thornton Bay - Ngārimu Bay	Rural Settlement	Waikato	340	330	320	290	320	290	280	→
Tikitere	Rural Settlement	Bay of Plenty	380	500	620	710	730	770	660	→
Tikokino	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	180	160	160	170	200	230	240	→
Tī Point	Rural Settlement	Auckland	100	100	80	110	140	160	150	→
Tīrau	Rural Settlement	Waikato	790	750	770	730	830	920	950	→
Tokerau Beach	Rural Settlement	Northland	120	140	160	210	250	330	330	→
Tokomaru	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	580	550	510	550	590	610	620	→
Tokomaru Bay	Rural Settlement	Gisborne	550	540	520	470	470	480	490	→
Tokoroa	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	15,700	14,600	13,550	13,000	14,050	14,350	14,500	→
Tolaga Bay	Rural Settlement	Gisborne	900	890	840	810	870	970	980	→
Tryphena	Rural Settlement	Auckland	270	200	150	180	200	200	200	→
Tūai	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	270	260	250	220	230	220	230	→
Tuakau	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,970	3,150	3,810	4,590	5,310	5,950	6,090	→
Tūrangi	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,890	3,580	3,370	3,140	3,580	3,870	3,960	→
Turua	Rural Settlement	Waikato	370	350	380	390	390	400	400	→
Tutukākā	Rural Settlement	Northland	580	510	530	650	750	810	830	→
Upper Hutt	Large Urban Area	Wellington	36,000	35,700	37,400	38,800	42,600	44,200	44,500	→
Urenui	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	420	430	440	440	420	450	460	→
Waharoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	600	580	550	510	670	700	710	→
Waiau Pā	Rural Settlement	Auckland	250	310	340	340	460	500	510	→
Waiheke West	Small Urban Area	Auckland	5,920	6,670	7,220	7,620	8,230	8,250	8,160	→
Waihī	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,960	4,760	4,730	4,880	5,580	5,810	5,850	→
Waihī Beach - Bowentown	Small Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	2,330	2,330	2,110	2,240	2,570	2,620	2,620	→
Waihou	Rural Settlement	Waikato	260	250	250	260	300	340	340	→
Waiinu Beach	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	80	70	90	70	80	90	90	→
Waikanae	Medium Urban Area	Wellington	8,620	9,540	10,450	10,900	12,350	13,300	13,600	→
Waikawa Beach	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	100	120	120	100	130	180	190	→
Waikino	Rural Settlement	Waikato	300	280	290	310	300	320	320	→
Waimārama	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	210	200	230	190	220	210	210	→
Waimauku	Small Urban Area	Auckland	400	610	900	1,070	1,200	1,370	1,400	→
Waiohiki	Rural settlement	Hawke's Bay	130	160	230	260	380	320	310	→
Waiomū	Rural Settlement	Waikato	430	440	400	350	360	370	350	→
Waiotahe	Rural settlement	Bay of Plenty	130	140	140	170	260	240	260	→
Waiōuru	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	2,510	1,860	1,430	810	800	880	850	→
Waipapa	Rural Settlement	Northland	90	120	110	190	180	160	150	→
Waipāwa	Small Urban Area	Hawke's Bay	1,950	1,930	1,970	2,060	2,160	2,370	2,430	→
Waipū	Small Urban Area	Northland	630	620	770	920	1,080	1,410	1,450	→
Waipū Cove - Langs Beach	Rural Settlement	Northland	200	260	230	230	270	320	340	→
Waipukurau	Small Urban Area	Hawke's Bay	4,340	4,230	4,290	4,080	4,560	4,780	4,750	→
Wairākei Village	Rural Settlement	Waikato	490	510	490	480	530	490	490	→
Wairoa	Small Urban Area	Hawke's Bay	5,230	4,640	4,440	4,320	4,730	4,740	4,720	→
Waitākere Village	Rural settlement	Auckland	700	710	780	760	840	820	810	→
Waitangi	Rural Settlement	Northland	90	180	80	70	50	60	60	→
Waitara	Small Urban Area	Taranaki	6,740	6,490	6,570	6,790	7,240	7,670	7,720	→
Waitārere Beach	Rural Settlement	Manawatū-Wanganui	690	640	650	650	770	980	1,020	→
Waitoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	380	310	260	270	270	290	300	→
Waitōtara	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	110	100	70	70	70	70	70	→
Waiuku	Small Urban Area	Auckland	6,060	6,750	7,750	8,750	9,610	9,820	9,860	→
Waiwera	Rural Settlement	Auckland	220	180	200	250	250	260	240	→
Warkworth	Small Urban Area	Auckland	2,680	3,070	3,570	4,460	5,820	6,880	7,080	→
Waverley	Rural Settlement	Taranaki	980	930	880	820	840	850	820	→
Weiti Village	Rural settlement	Auckland	0	0	0	0	0	60	100	→
Wellington	Major Urban Area	Wellington	162,700	170,400	186,900	196,600	210,200	208,800	209,800	→
Wellsford	Small Urban Area	Auckland	1,740	1,850	1,770	1,840	2,080	2,110	2,110	→
Whakamaru	Rural Settlement	Waikato	190	180	160	180	170	200	200	→
Whakatāne	Medium Urban Area	Bay of Plenty	14,500	14,850	15,200	15,000	16,400	16,900	16,950	→
Whakatū	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	620	620	580	610	640	670	680	→
Whangamatā	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,870	4,070	3,650	3,680	4,180	4,300	4,230	→
Whanganui (Wanganui)	Large Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	40,900	39,300	38,800	37,900	41,100	42,400	42,800	→
Whangapoua	Rural Settlement	Waikato	70	30	60	50	80	90	100	→
Whangārei	Large Urban Area	Northland	43,700	43,700	46,300	48,800	53,800	55,500	56,100	→
Whangārei Heads	Rural Settlement	Northland	780	760	740	820	1,000	960	940	→
Whangaroa	Rural Settlement	Northland	110	120	110	110	150	140	140	→
Whangateau	Rural Settlement	Auckland	130	120	120	140	130	150	140	→
Whareroa Village	Rural settlement	Waikato	20	30	40	40	40	50	50	→
Whatawhata	Rural Settlement	Waikato	270	280	270	280	310	300	300	→
Whirinaki	Rural Settlement	Hawke's Bay	350	350	350	350	390	460	440	→
Whiritoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	260	230	200	170	220	270	280	→
Whitford	Rural settlement	Auckland	70	80	80	90	80	150	170	→
Whitianga	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,100	3,190	3,920	4,600	5,630	6,140	6,140	→
Woodville	Small Urban Area	Manawatū-Wanganui	1,610	1,520	1,430	1,440	1,590	1,690	1,680	→

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau.

Explanation: Settlements in 2025 boundaries. 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	2,020,400
Females	2,047,100

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	762,200
15-64 years	2,642,600
65+ years	662,600

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	25,500
80-89 years	134,680
70-79 years	301,450
60-69 years	431,420
50-59 years	482,500
40-49 years	520,610
30-39 years	620,090
20-29 years	516,460
10-19 years	545,570
0-9 years	489,140