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. Only the 150 largest urban areas are listed.
Urban areas are defined by the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18).
| June 2024 rank | Name | Region | June 2024 estimate | Census population | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2018 | 2023 to June 2024 | 2018 to 2023 | ||||
| 1 | Auckland | Auckland | 1,530,500 | 1,402,275 | 1,345,833 | +9.14% | +4.19% |
| 2 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 400,600 | 380,079 | 358,068 | +5.40% | +6.15% |
| 3 | Wellington | Wellington | 208,800 | 201,708 | 201,792 | +3.52% | −0.04% |
| 4 | Hamilton | Waikato | 189,700 | 174,741 | 160,911 | +8.56% | +8.59% |
| 5 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 161,300 | 152,790 | 137,130 | +5.57% | +11.42% |
| 6 | Lower Hutt | Wellington | 112,300 | 106,530 | 103,545 | +5.42% | +2.88% |
| 7 | Dunedin | Otago | 103,200 | 100,908 | 99,885 | +2.27% | +1.02% |
| 8 | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | 81,800 | 78,021 | 76,281 | +4.84% | +2.28% |
| 9= | Hibiscus Coast | Auckland | 66,800 | 63,351 | 53,730 | +5.44% | +17.91% |
| 9= | Napier | Hawke's Bay | 66,800 | 64,695 | 62,241 | +3.25% | +3.94% |
| 11= | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 60,400 | 58,047 | 54,279 | +4.05% | +6.94% |
| 11= | Porirua | Wellington | 60,400 | 58,080 | 55,218 | +3.99% | +5.18% |
| 13 | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 57,900 | 55,326 | 54,186 | +4.65% | +2.10% |
| 14 | Whangārei | Northland | 56,100 | 53,841 | 51,894 | +4.20% | +3.75% |
| 15= | Nelson | Nelson | 50,800 | 49,224 | 48,129 | +3.20% | +2.28% |
| 15= | Invercargill | Southland | 50,800 | 48,987 | 47,844 | +3.70% | +2.39% |
| 17 | Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 50,200 | 47,682 | 45,075 | +5.28% | +5.78% |
| 18 | Upper Hutt | Wellington | 44,500 | 42,903 | 41,301 | +3.72% | +3.88% |
| 19 | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 42,600 | 41,481 | 39,777 | +2.70% | +4.28% |
| 20 | Gisborne | Gisborne | 38,300 | 36,912 | 34,644 | +3.76% | +6.55% |
| 21 | Rolleston | Canterbury | 33,200 | 28,449 | 17,541 | +16.70% | +62.19% |
| 22 | Blenheim | Marlborough | 30,300 | 28,788 | 27,648 | +5.25% | +4.12% |
| 23 | Paraparaumu | Wellington | 29,900 | 28,938 | 28,701 | +3.32% | +0.83% |
| 24 | Timaru | Canterbury | 29,400 | 28,095 | 27,501 | +4.64% | +2.16% |
| 25 | Queenstown | Otago | 28,600 | 25,050 | 20,346 | +14.17% | +23.12% |
| 26 | Pukekohe | Auckland | 28,500 | 27,042 | 23,841 | +5.39% | +13.43% |
| 27 | Taupō | Waikato | 26,600 | 25,374 | 23,622 | +4.83% | +7.42% |
| 28 | Masterton | Wellington | 22,500 | 21,606 | 19,917 | +4.14% | +8.48% |
| 29 | Cambridge | Waikato | 22,400 | 21,366 | 18,681 | +4.84% | +14.37% |
| 30 | Ashburton | Canterbury | 21,300 | 20,346 | 19,356 | +4.69% | +5.11% |
| 31 | Levin | Manawatū-Whanganui | 20,400 | 19,533 | 17,775 | +4.44% | +9.89% |
| 32 | Richmond | Tasman | 19,700 | 18,447 | 15,378 | +6.79% | +19.96% |
| 33 | Rangiora | Canterbury | 19,150 | 18,855 | 17,898 | +1.56% | +5.35% |
| 34 | Feilding | Manawatū-Whanganui | 17,550 | 16,929 | 15,990 | +3.67% | +5.87% |
| 35 | Whakatāne | Bay of Plenty | 16,900 | 16,419 | 15,795 | +2.93% | +3.95% |
| 36 | Havelock North | Hawke's Bay | 15,150 | 15,003 | 14,391 | +0.98% | +4.25% |
| 37 | Mosgiel | Otago | 14,850 | 14,589 | 13,656 | +1.79% | +6.83% |
| 38 | Tokoroa | Waikato | 14,500 | 14,001 | 13,572 | +3.56% | +3.16% |
| 39 | Oamaru | Otago | 14,100 | 13,680 | 13,065 | +3.07% | +4.71% |
| 40 | Te Awamutu | Waikato | 13,800 | 13,380 | 12,543 | +3.14% | +6.67% |
| 41 | Kaiapoi | Canterbury | 13,550 | 13,017 | 11,853 | +4.09% | +9.82% |
| 42 | Waikanae | Wellington | 13,300 | 12,966 | 12,099 | +2.58% | +7.17% |
| 43 | Wānaka | Otago | 13,100 | 11,922 | 9,555 | +9.88% | +24.77% |
| 44 | Lincoln | Canterbury | 12,050 | 10,611 | 6,522 | +13.56% | +62.70% |
| 45 | Hāwera | Taranaki | 10,600 | 10,365 | 9,792 | +2.27% | +5.85% |
| 46 | Te Puke | Bay of Plenty | 10,450 | 9,114 | 8,631 | +14.66% | +5.60% |
| 47 | Waiuku | Auckland | 9,860 | 9,531 | 9,273 | +3.45% | +2.78% |
| 48 | Morrinsville | Waikato | 9,690 | 9,003 | 7,893 | +7.63% | +14.06% |
| 49 | Matamata | Waikato | 9,540 | 9,132 | 8,043 | +4.47% | +13.54% |
| 50 | Huntly | Waikato | 8,520 | 8,232 | 7,947 | +3.50% | +3.59% |
| 51 | Kumeū-Huapai | Auckland | 8,510 | 6,948 | 3,480 | +22.48% | +99.66% |
| 52= | Ngāruawāhia | Waikato | 8,500 | 7,992 | 6,987 | +6.36% | +14.38% |
| 52= | Greymouth | West Coast | 8,500 | 8,337 | 7,965 | +1.96% | +4.67% |
| 54 | Motueka | Tasman | 8,360 | 8,190 | 7,998 | +2.08% | +2.40% |
| 55 | Gore | Southland | 8,340 | 8,181 | 7,908 | +1.94% | +3.45% |
| 56 | Kerikeri | Northland | 8,280 | 8,070 | 7,185 | +2.60% | +12.32% |
| 57 | Beachlands-Pine Harbour | Auckland | 8,250 | 7,797 | 6,261 | +5.81% | +24.53% |
| 58 | Waiheke Island | Auckland | 8,210 | 7,998 | 7,959 | +2.65% | +0.49% |
| 59 | Waitara | Taranaki | 7,730 | 7,509 | 7,005 | +2.94% | +7.19% |
| 60 | Pōkeno | Waikato | 7,680 | 6,081 | 2,619 | +26.30% | +132.19% |
| 61 | Kawerau | Bay of Plenty | 7,670 | 7,539 | 7,146 | +1.74% | +5.50% |
| 62 | Cromwell | Otago | 7,330 | 6,783 | 5,610 | +8.06% | +20.91% |
| 63 | Thames | Waikato | 7,220 | 7,212 | 7,344 | +0.11% | −1.80% |
| 64 | Warkworth | Auckland | 6,960 | 6,675 | 5,586 | +4.27% | +19.50% |
| 65 | Stratford | Taranaki | 6,430 | 6,330 | 5,886 | +1.58% | +7.54% |
| 66 | Whitianga | Waikato | 6,230 | 6,054 | 5,493 | +2.91% | +10.21% |
| 67 | Kaitaia | Northland | 6,140 | 5,955 | 5,868 | +3.11% | +1.48% |
| 68 | Tuakau | Waikato | 6,040 | 5,736 | 5,103 | +5.30% | +12.40% |
| 69 | Katikati | Bay of Plenty | 6,000 | 5,580 | 5,136 | +7.53% | +8.64% |
| 70 | Ōmokoroa | Bay of Plenty | 5,990 | 5,451 | 3,288 | +9.89% | +65.78% |
| 71 | Carterton | Wellington | 5,950 | 5,859 | 5,343 | +1.55% | +9.66% |
| 72 | Waihi | Waikato | 5,850 | 5,682 | 5,409 | +2.96% | +5.05% |
| 73 | Alexandra | Otago | 5,830 | 5,589 | 5,475 | +4.31% | +2.08% |
| 74 | Marton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,770 | 5,598 | 5,229 | +3.07% | +7.06% |
| 75 | Prebbleton | Canterbury | 5,690 | 5,382 | 4,518 | +5.72% | +19.12% |
| 76 | Dannevirke | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,680 | 5,580 | 5,505 | +1.79% | +1.36% |
| 77 | Woodend | Canterbury | 5,430 | 4,542 | 2,829 | +19.55% | +60.55% |
| 78 | Ngongotahā | Bay of Plenty | 5,240 | 5,124 | 4,869 | +2.26% | +5.24% |
| 79 | Ōtaki | Wellington | 5,220 | 5,025 | 4,608 | +3.88% | +9.05% |
| 80 | Dargaville | Northland | 5,150 | 5,016 | 4,827 | +2.67% | +3.92% |
| 81 | Taumarunui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 4,970 | 4,821 | 4,710 | +3.09% | +2.36% |
| 82 | Picton | Marlborough | 4,930 | 4,812 | 4,587 | +2.45% | +4.91% |
| 83 | Ōpōtiki | Bay of Plenty | 4,880 | 4,839 | 4,791 | +0.85% | +1.00% |
| 84 | Te Kūiti | Waikato | 4,850 | 4,659 | 4,572 | +4.10% | +1.90% |
| 85 | Waipukurau | Hawke's Bay | 4,810 | 4,698 | 4,416 | +2.38% | +6.39% |
| 86 | Temuka | Canterbury | 4,760 | 4,593 | 4,467 | +3.64% | +2.82% |
| 87 | Te Aroha | Waikato | 4,750 | 4,650 | 4,551 | +2.15% | +2.18% |
| 88 | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | 4,720 | 4,707 | 4,527 | +0.28% | +3.98% |
| 89 | Kaikohe | Northland | 4,670 | 4,563 | 4,455 | +2.34% | +2.42% |
| 90 | Westport | West Coast | 4,600 | 4,527 | 4,392 | +1.61% | +3.07% |
| 91 | Putāruru | Waikato | 4,570 | 4,455 | 4,314 | +2.58% | +3.27% |
| 92 | Paeroa | Waikato | 4,560 | 4,458 | 4,269 | +2.29% | +4.43% |
| 93 | Balclutha | Otago | 4,400 | 4,347 | 4,110 | +1.22% | +5.77% |
| 94 | Whangamatā | Waikato | 4,270 | 4,269 | 4,074 | +0.02% | +4.79% |
| 95 | Pegasus | Canterbury | 4,170 | 3,915 | 2,637 | +6.51% | +48.46% |
| 96 | Inglewood | Taranaki | 3,960 | 3,801 | 3,555 | +4.18% | +6.92% |
| 97 | Tūrangi | Waikato | 3,930 | 3,792 | 3,444 | +3.64% | +10.10% |
| 98 | Raglan | Waikato | 3,840 | 3,717 | 3,327 | +3.31% | +11.72% |
| 99 | Riverhead | Auckland | 3,780 | 3,558 | 2,724 | +6.24% | +30.62% |
| 100= | Kihikihi | Waikato | 3,760 | 3,456 | 2,754 | +8.80% | +25.49% |
| 100= | Snells Beach | Auckland | 3,760 | 3,678 | 3,405 | +2.23% | +8.02% |
| 102 | Te Kauwhata | Waikato | 3,740 | 3,303 | 2,118 | +13.23% | +55.95% |
| 103 | Waimate | Canterbury | 3,650 | 3,591 | 3,456 | +1.64% | +3.91% |
| 104 | Helensville | Auckland | 3,500 | 3,279 | 2,820 | +6.74% | +16.28% |
| 105 | Foxton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,460 | 3,384 | 3,141 | +2.25% | +7.74% |
| 106 | Ashhurst | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,400 | 3,237 | 2,934 | +5.04% | +10.33% |
| 107 | Darfield | Canterbury | 3,380 | 3,249 | 2,784 | +4.03% | +16.70% |
| 108 | Hokitika | West Coast | 3,350 | 3,267 | 3,096 | +2.54% | +5.52% |
| 109 | One Tree Point | Northland | 3,330 | 2,988 | 2,217 | +11.45% | +34.78% |
| 110 | Ōtorohanga | Waikato | 3,280 | 3,180 | 3,027 | +3.14% | +5.05% |
| 111 | Lyttelton | Canterbury | 3,200 | 3,123 | 2,982 | +2.47% | +4.73% |
| 112 | Geraldine | Canterbury | 3,110 | 3,018 | 2,883 | +3.05% | +4.68% |
| 113 | Ōhope | Bay of Plenty | 3,080 | 3,033 | 3,177 | +1.55% | −4.53% |
| 114= | Ruakākā | Northland | 2,910 | 2,817 | 2,586 | +3.30% | +8.93% |
| 114= | Te Anau | Southland | 2,910 | 2,751 | 2,574 | +5.78% | +6.88% |
| 116 | Greytown | Wellington | 2,870 | 2,772 | 2,466 | +3.54% | +12.41% |
| 117 | Arrowtown | Otago | 2,800 | 2,838 | 2,853 | −1.34% | −0.53% |
| 118= | Pahiatua | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,860 | 2,838 | 2,682 | +0.78% | +5.82% |
| 118= | Waihi Beach-Bowentown | Bay of Plenty | 2,670 | 2,550 | 2,484 | +4.71% | +2.66% |
| 120 | Mangawhai Heads | Northland | 2,780 | 2,685 | 1,995 | +3.54% | +34.59% |
| 121= | Maraetai | Auckland | 2,660 | 2,553 | 2,346 | +4.19% | +8.82% |
| 121= | Amberley | Canterbury | 2,780 | 2,520 | 2,070 | +10.32% | +21.74% |
| 123 | Featherston | Wellington | 2,890 | 2,793 | 2,487 | +3.47% | +12.30% |
| 124 | West Melton | Canterbury | 2,590 | 2,409 | 1,971 | +7.51% | +22.22% |
| 125 | Wakefield | Tasman | 2,730 | 2,694 | 2,448 | +1.34% | +10.05% |
| 126 | Renwick | Marlborough | 2,550 | 2,448 | 2,418 | +4.17% | +1.24% |
| 127 | Winton | Southland | 2,550 | 2,475 | 2,337 | +3.03% | +5.91% |
| 128 | Waipawa | Hawke's Bay | 2,430 | 2,334 | 2,085 | +4.11% | +11.94% |
| 129 | Leeston | Canterbury | 2,350 | 2,271 | 2,208 | +3.48% | +2.85% |
| 130 | Kaikōura | Canterbury | 2,380 | 2,316 | 2,223 | +2.76% | +4.18% |
| 131 | Brightwater | Tasman | 2,320 | 2,280 | 2,133 | +1.75% | +6.89% |
| 132 | Bulls | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,150 | 2,055 | 1,935 | +4.62% | +6.20% |
| 133 | Oxford | Canterbury | 2,240 | 2,235 | 2,214 | +0.22% | +0.95% |
| 134 | Milton | Otago | 2,140 | 2,121 | 2,157 | +0.90% | −1.67% |
| 135 | Wellsford | Auckland | 2,110 | 2,037 | 1,974 | +3.58% | +3.19% |
| 136 | Lake Hāwea | Otago | 2,340 | 2,001 | 1,200 | +16.94% | +66.75% |
| 137 | Foxton Beach | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,180 | 2,130 | 1,884 | +2.35% | +13.06% |
| 138 | Eltham | Taranaki | 2,150 | 2,097 | 1,947 | +2.53% | +7.70% |
| 139= | Clive | Hawke's Bay | 2,080 | 1,992 | 1,887 | +4.42% | +5.56% |
| 139= | Ōtaki Beach | Wellington | 2,220 | 2,145 | 1,818 | +3.50% | +17.99% |
| 141 | Moerewa | Northland | 1,920 | 1,845 | 1,737 | +4.07% | +6.22% |
| 142 | Methven | Canterbury | 2,130 | 1,977 | 1,779 | +7.74% | +12.25% |
| 143 | Martinborough | Wellington | 1,930 | 1,875 | 1,824 | +2.93% | +2.80% |
| 144 | Murupara | Bay of Plenty | 1,930 | 1,884 | 1,815 | +2.44% | +3.80% |
| 145 | Twizel | Canterbury | 1,780 | 1,674 | 1,515 | +6.33% | +10.50% |
| 146 | Coromandel | Waikato | 1,790 | 1,782 | 1,743 | +0.45% | +2.24% |
| 147 | Bluff | Southland | 1,820 | 1,797 | 1,797 | +1.28% | 0.00% |
| 148 | Taihape | Manawatū-Whanganui | 1,720 | 1,668 | 1,716 | +3.12% | −2.80% |
| 149= | Hikurangi | Northland | 1,630 | 1,557 | 1,617 | +4.69% | −3.71% |
| 149= | Paekākāriki | Wellington | 1,730 | 1,674 | 1,746 | +3.35% | −4.12% |