Waikato

Regional Council Area in North Island

Regional Council Area

The population development of Waikato.

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
Waikato	Regional Council Area	358,800	368,400	393,200	424,600	475,600	516,800	532,100	→
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 population development of the settlements in Waikato.

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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
Arapuni	Rural Settlement	Waikato	290	260	230	250	300	330	330	→
Ātiamuri	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	110	60	60	80	80	80	→
Cambridge	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	12,200	13,050	14,300	16,800	19,350	22,000	22,700	→
Cooks Beach - Ferry Landing	Rural Settlement	Waikato	270	340	330	360	470	560	580	→
Coromandel	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,610	1,540	1,540	1,590	1,790	1,790	1,780	→
Five Mile Bay - Waitahanui	Rural Settlement	Waikato	530	520	470	430	570	590	600	→
Hāhei	Rural Settlement	Waikato	190	250	380	240	240	320	320	→
Hamilton	Major Urban Area	Waikato	113,500	121,200	134,800	150,200	168,600	184,100	192,100	→
Hatepe	Rural settlement	Waikato	80	40	50	60	20	40	40	→
Horotiu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	530	520	550	540	660	700	810	→
Huntly	Small Urban Area	Waikato	7,270	7,070	7,090	7,260	8,270	8,510	8,550	→
Kaiaua	Rural Settlement	Waikato	390	370	340	430	440	510	510	→
Karangahake	Rural Settlement	Waikato	320	330	320	310	330	390	390	→
Karapiro Village	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	150	220	210	310	330	320	→
Kāwhia	Rural Settlement	Waikato	660	520	400	350	400	380	370	→
Kerepēhi	Rural Settlement	Waikato	480	480	500	420	530	580	590	→
Kihikihi	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,130	2,250	2,390	2,530	2,840	3,560	3,820	→
Kinloch	Small Urban Area	Waikato	280	290	350	520	890	1,220	1,270	→
Kuaotunu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	130	140	180	200	200	260	250	→
Kuratau	Rural Settlement	Waikato	80	60	90	100	100	110	110	→
Mangakino	Rural Settlement	Waikato	1,560	1,330	1,060	790	860	840	860	→
Maniaiti/Benneydale	Rural Settlement	Waikato	250	250	210	190	200	250	250	→
Marokopa	Rural settlement	Waikato	60	30	30	30	20	40	40	→
Matamata	Small Urban Area	Waikato	6,130	6,390	6,580	7,550	8,250	9,390	9,540	→
Matarangi	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	160	250	320	440	670	710	→
Meremere	Rural Settlement	Waikato	490	370	480	490	580	590	610	→
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	→
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	→
Ōhaupō	Rural Settlement	Waikato	480	480	430	530	610	790	790	→
Ōmori	Rural Settlement	Waikato	90	110	110	100	120	140	150	→
Onemana	Rural Settlement	Waikato	140	150	130	110	160	200	200	→
Oruatua - Te Rangiita - Waitetoko	Rural Settlement	Waikato	200	210	160	150	170	190	190	→
Ōtorohanga	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,770	2,780	2,730	2,770	3,150	3,240	3,240	→
Paeroa	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,110	3,920	3,990	3,980	4,400	4,550	4,600	→
Pāuanui	Small Urban Area	Waikato	690	750	830	850	1,040	1,090	1,070	→
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	→
Pōkeno	Small Urban Area	Waikato	450	530	670	730	2,780	6,530	7,380	→
Port Waikato	Rural Settlement	Waikato	530	510	510	490	540	580	590	→
Pukawa	Rural settlement	Waikato	40	50	50	40	50	60	60	→
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	→
Raglan	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,730	2,790	2,750	2,900	3,440	3,830	3,910	→
Rings Beach	Rural Settlement	Waikato	80	110	120	100	120	140	140	→
Rukuhia	Rural Settlement	Waikato	130	120	130	140	170	160	160	→
Taharoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	200	200	170	190	180	170	170	→
Tahuna	Rural settlement	Waikato	120	130	130	150	140	140	140	→
Tairua	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,460	1,490	1,300	1,280	1,500	1,660	1,640	→
Tapu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	250	240	230	220	250	300	290	→
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	→
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 Kauwhata	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,070	1,150	1,270	1,580	2,190	3,400	3,780	→
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 Puru	Rural Settlement	Waikato	610	560	550	520	570	510	490	→
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	→
Tīrau	Rural Settlement	Waikato	790	750	770	730	830	920	950	→
Tokoroa	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	15,700	14,600	13,550	13,000	14,050	14,350	14,500	→
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	→
Waharoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	600	580	550	510	670	700	710	→
Waihī	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,960	4,760	4,730	4,880	5,580	5,810	5,850	→
Waihou	Rural Settlement	Waikato	260	250	250	260	300	340	340	→
Waikino	Rural Settlement	Waikato	300	280	290	310	300	320	320	→
Waiomū	Rural Settlement	Waikato	430	440	400	350	360	370	350	→
Wairākei Village	Rural Settlement	Waikato	490	510	490	480	530	490	490	→
Waitoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	380	310	260	270	270	290	300	→
Whakamaru	Rural Settlement	Waikato	190	180	160	180	170	200	200	→
Whangamatā	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,870	4,070	3,650	3,680	4,180	4,300	4,230	→
Whangapoua	Rural Settlement	Waikato	70	30	60	50	80	90	100	→
Whareroa Village	Rural settlement	Waikato	20	30	40	40	40	50	50	→
Whatawhata	Rural Settlement	Waikato	270	280	270	280	310	300	300	→
Whiritoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	260	230	200	170	220	270	280	→
Whitianga	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,100	3,190	3,920	4,600	5,630	6,140	6,140	→

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.