List of New Zealand urban areas by population

This article lists urban areas of New Zealand—as defined by Statistics New Zealand—ranked by population.

There are two definitions (standards) of New Zealand urban areas: New Zealand Standard Areas Classification 1992 (NZSAC92) and the newer Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18). The figures for NZSAC92 are as of June 2018, and the figures for SSGA18 are as of June 2020. Only urban areas with a population of at least 2,000 are listed.

Per Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18)[1]

Per New Zealand Standard Areas Classification 1992 (NZSAC92)[2]

Rank	Name	Region	Population
1	Auckland	Auckland	1,470,100
2	Christchurch	Canterbury	383,200
3	Wellington	Wellington	215,100
4	Hamilton	Waikato	176,500
5	Tauranga	Bay of Plenty	151,300
6	Lower Hutt	Wellington	110,700
7	Dunedin	Otago	106,200
8	Palmerston North	Manawatū-Whanganui	81,500
9	Napier	Hawke's Bay	66,300
10	Hibiscus Coast	Auckland	59,800
11	Porirua	Wellington	59,600
12	Rotorua	Bay of Plenty	58,500
13	New Plymouth	Taranaki	57,600
14	Whangārei	Northland	54,400
15	Nelson	Nelson	51,100
16	Invercargill	Southland	50,200
17	Hastings	Hawke's Bay	49,000
18	Upper Hutt	Wellington	44,300
19	Whanganui	Manawatū-Whanganui	42,200
20	Gisborne	Gisborne	37,000
21	Paraparaumu	Wellington	30,100
22	Timaru	Canterbury	28,700
23	Blenheim	Marlborough	28,200
24	Pukekohe	Auckland	26,500
25	Taupō	Waikato	25,400
26	Rolleston	Canterbury	21,900
27	Masterton	Wellington	21,400
28	Cambridge	Waikato	20,500
29	Ashburton	Canterbury	20,200
30	Rangiora	Canterbury	19,250
31	Levin	Manawatū-Whanganui	18,800
32	Richmond	Tasman	17,250
33	Feilding	Manawatū-Whanganui	17,050
34	Whakatāne	Bay of Plenty	16,700
35	Queenstown	Otago	16,000
36	Havelock North	Hawke's Bay	14,900
37	Mosgiel	Otago	14,600
38	Tokoroa	Waikato	14,300
39	Oamaru	Otago	13,700
40	Waikanae	Wellington	13,650
41	Te Awamutu	Waikato	13,100
42	Kaiapoi	Canterbury	12,850
43	Wanaka	Otago	11,550
44	Hāwera	Taranaki	10,300
45	Waiuku	Auckland	9,650
46	Te Puke	Bay of Plenty	9,560
47	Huntly	Waikato	8,730
48	Waiheke West	Auckland	8,490
49	Matamata	Waikato	8,460
50	Motueka	Tasman	8,420
51	Morrinsville	Waikato	8,320
52	Gore	Southland	8,230
53	Greymouth	West Coast	8,170
54	Lincoln	Canterbury	8,130
55	Kerikeri	Northland	7,850
56	Kawerau	Bay of Plenty	7,750
57	Ngāruawāhia	Waikato	7,740
58	Thames	Waikato	7,380
59	Waitara	Taranaki	7,270
60	Beachlands-Pine Harbour	Auckland	7,120
61	Cromwell	Otago	6,480
62	Kaitaia	Northland	6,300
63	Lake Hayes	Otago	6,240
64	Warkworth	Auckland	6,220
65	Whitianga	Waikato	6,160
66	Stratford	Taranaki	6,030
67	Carterton	Wellington	5,800
68	Alexandra	Otago	5,790
69	Dannevirke	Manawatū-Whanganui	5,750
70	Waihi	Waikato	5,740
71	Marton	Manawatū-Whanganui	5,470
72	Katikati	Bay of Plenty	5,420
73	Tuakau	Waikato	5,390
74=	Ngongotahā	Bay of Plenty	5,210
74=	Ōpōtiki	Bay of Plenty	5,210
76	Ōtaki	Wellington	4,980
77	Prebbleton	Canterbury	4,970
78	Dargaville	Northland	4,960
79	Wairoa	Hawke's Bay	4,870
80	Taumarunui	Manawatū-Whanganui	4,860
81	Kaikohe	Northland	4,820
82	Te Kuiti	Waikato	4,770
83	Picton	Marlborough	4,730
84	Kumeū-Huapai	Auckland	4,690
85	Te Aroha	Waikato	4,670
86	Temuka	Canterbury	4,660
87	Waipukurau	Hawke's Bay	4,610
88	Putāruru	Waikato	4,530
89	Paeroa	Waikato	4,510
90	Whangamatā	Waikato	4,420
91	Westport	West Coast	4,380
92	Balclutha	Otago	4,230
93	Pōkeno	Waikato	4,020
94	Omokoroa	Bay of Plenty	3,780
95	Inglewood	Taranaki	3,750
96	Snells Beach	Auckland	3,730
97	Turangi	Waikato	3,650
98	Raglan	Waikato	3,590
99	Waimate	Canterbury	3,570
100=	Ōhope	Bay of Plenty	3,360
100=	Pegasus	Canterbury	3,360
102	Foxton	Manawatū-Whanganui	3,310
103	Riverhead	Auckland	3,300
104	Otorohanga	Waikato	3,240
105	Lyttelton	Canterbury	3,170
106	Ashhurst	Manawatū-Whanganui	3,160
107	Kihikihi	Waikato	3,090
108	Helensville	Auckland	3,070
109	Arrowtown	Otago	3,030
110	Woodend	Canterbury	2,970
111	Darfield	Canterbury	2,960
112	Te Anau	Southland	2,940
113	Hokitika	West Coast	2,920
114	Pahiatua	Manawatū-Whanganui	2,820
115	Geraldine	Canterbury	2,800
116	Ruakākā	Northland	2,830
117	Waihi Beach-Bowentown	Bay of Plenty	2,720
118	Greytown	Wellington	2,690
119	Featherston	Wellington	2,680
120	One Tree Point	Northland	2,650
121	Wakefield	Tasman	2,550
122	Renwick	Marlborough	2,530
123	Maraetai	Auckland	2,500
124	Winton	Southland	2,470
125=	Mangawhai Heads	Northland	2,440
125=	West Melton	Canterbury	2,440
127	Kaikōura	Canterbury	2,400
128=	Leeston	Canterbury	2,370
128=	Oxford	Canterbury	2,370
130	Clive	Hawke's Bay	2,360
131	Te Kauwhata	Waikato	2,310
132	Amberley	Canterbury	2,270
133	Brightwater	Tasman	2,250
134	Waipawa	Hawke's Bay	2,250
135	Milton	Otago	2,210
136	Bulls	Manawatu-Whanganui	2,150
137	Wellsford	Auckland	2,140
138	Foxton Beach	Manawatu-Whanganui	2,090
139=	Eltham	Taranaki	2,040
139=	Otaki Beach	Wellington	2,040

Rank	Name	Region	Population
1	Auckland	Auckland	1,570,100
2	Wellington	Wellington	418,500
3	Christchurch	Canterbury	404,500
4	Hamilton	Waikato	241,200
5	Tauranga	Bay of Plenty	141,600
6	Napier-Hastings	Hawke's Bay	134,500
7	Dunedin	Otago	122,000
8	Palmerston North	Manawatū-Whanganui	86,600
9	Nelson	Nelson	67,500
10	Rotorua	Bay of Plenty	59,500
11	Whangārei	Northland	58,700
12	New Plymouth	Taranaki	58,300
13	Invercargill	Southland	51,200
14	Kapiti	Wellington	42,700
15	Whanganui	Manawatū-Whanganui	40,900
16	Gisborne	Gisborne	37,200
17	Blenheim	Marlborough	31,600
18	Pukekohe	Auckland	31,400
19	Timaru	Canterbury	29,100
20	Taupō	Waikato	24,700
21	Masterton	Wellington	22,200
22	Levin	Manawatū-Whanganui	21,200
23	Ashburton	Canterbury	20,200
24	Whakatāne	Bay of Plenty	19,750
25	Rangiora	Canterbury	18,300
26	Feilding	Manawatū-Whanganui	16,850
27	Rolleston	Canterbury	16,250
28	Queenstown	Otago	15,850
29	Tokoroa	Waikato	14,050
30	Oamaru	Otago	13,950
31	Hāwera	Taranaki	12,150
32	Gore	Southland	9,910
33	Waiuku	Auckland	9,780
34	Waiheke Island	Auckland	9,770
35	Greymouth	West Coast	9,700
36	Wanaka	Otago	8,890
37	Motueka	Tasman	8,450
38	Te Puke	Bay of Plenty	8,350
39	Huntly	Waikato	8,150
40	Matamata	Waikato	7,920
41	Morrinsville	Waikato	7,870
42	Kerikeri	Northland	7,520
43	Thames	Waikato	7,350
44	Kawerau	Bay of Plenty	7,080
45	Waitara	Taranaki	7,040
46	Ōtaki	Wellington	6,410
47	Lincoln	Canterbury	6,100
48	Kaitaia	Northland	5,860
49	Stratford	Taranaki	5,740
50	Alexandra	Otago	5,510
51	Dannevirke	Manawatū-Whanganui	5,360
52	Carterton	Wellington	5,320
53	Dargaville	Northland	5,180
54	Cromwell	Otago	5,160
55	Waihi	Waikato	5,150
56	Whitianga	Waikato	5,080
57	Snells Beach	Auckland	5,040
58	Marton	Manawatū-Whanganui	4,950
59	Warkworth	Auckland	4,890
60=	Foxton	Manawatū-Whanganui	4,720
60=	Taumarunui	Manawatū-Whanganui	4,720
62	Katikati	Bay of Plenty	4,710
63	Te Kuiti	Waikato	4,640
64	Kaikohe	Northland	4,560
65	Paeroa	Waikato	4,410
66	Temuka	Canterbury	4,370
67=	Picton	Marlborough	4,350
67=	Te Aroha	Waikato	4,350
69	Ōpōtiki	Bay of Plenty	4,320
70	Wairoa	Hawke's Bay	4,290
71	Waipukurau	Hawke's Bay	4,220
72	Putāruru	Waikato	4,100
73	Balclutha	Otago	3,990
74=	Westport	West Coast	3,960
74=	Whangamatā	Waikato	3,960
76	Inglewood	Taranaki	3,630
77	Hokitika	West Coast	3,590
78	Turangi	Waikato	3,320
79	Raglan	Waikato	3,310
80	Helensville	Auckland	3,150
81	Woodend	Canterbury	3,110
82	Arrowtown	Otago	2,950
83	Waimate	Canterbury	2,890
84	Otorohanga	Waikato	2,750
85	Pahiatua	Manawatū-Whanganui	2,570
86	Geraldine	Canterbury	2,500
87	Featherston	Wellington	2,480
88	Greytown	Wellington	2,380
89	Winton	Southland	2,370
90	Wakefield	Tasman	2,360
91	Mapua	Tasman	2,270
92	Darfield	Canterbury	2,230
93	Waihi Beach	Bay of Plenty	2,220
94	Oxford	Canterbury	2,170
95	Waipawa	Hawke's Bay	2,160
96	Kaikōura	Canterbury	2,150
97	Te Anau	Southland	2,140
98	Wellsford	Auckland	2,100
99	Eltham	Taranaki	2,070
100	Taipa Bay-Mangonui	Northland	2,050
101	Brightwater	Tasman	2,040
102	Paihia	Northland	2,010

References

"Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
"Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

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[NZ_population_data_2018-1] "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

[NZ_population_data-2] "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

List of New Zealand urban areas by population

See also

References