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 2022 rank Name Region June 2022 estimate[1] 2018 census[2] Growth 1 Auckland Auckland 1,440,300 1,346,091 +7.00% 2 Christchurch Canterbury 377,900 358,062 +5.54% 3 Wellington Wellington 212,000 201,786 +5.06% 4 Hamilton Waikato 179,900 160,911 +11.80% 5 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 158,300 136,713 +15.79% 6 Lower Hutt Wellington 111,500 103,545 +7.68% 7 Dunedin Otago 102,400 99,885 +2.52% 8 Palmerston North Manawatū-Whanganui 81,200 76,236 +6.51% 9 Napier Hawke's Bay 66,800 62,241 +7.32% 10 Porirua Wellington 60,200 55,218 +9.02% 11 Hibiscus Coast Auckland 60,000 53,583 +11.98% 12 New Plymouth Taranaki 58,500 53,988 +8.36% 13 Rotorua Bay of Plenty 57,900 54,204 +6.82% 14 Whangārei Northland 54,900 50,784 +8.10% 15 Nelson Nelson 50,800 48,072 +5.67% 16 Hastings Hawke's Bay 50,400 44,940 +12.15% 17 Invercargill Southland 49,800 47,625 +4.57% 18 Upper Hutt Wellington 44,800 41,301 +8.47% 19 Whanganui Manawatū-Whanganui 42,600 39,720 +7.25% 20 Gisborne Gisborne 37,700 34,527 +9.19% 21 Paraparaumu Wellington 30,400 28,701 +5.92% 22 Blenheim Marlborough 29,000 26,832 +8.08% 23 Timaru Canterbury 28,600 27,501 +4.00% 24 Rolleston Canterbury 28,000 17,532 +59.71% 25 Pukekohe Auckland 27,000 23,901 +12.97% 26 Taupō Waikato 26,100 23,622 +10.49% 27 Masterton Wellington 22,400 19,818 +13.03% 28 Cambridge Waikato 21,600 18,651 +15.81% 29 Ashburton Canterbury 20,600 19,284 +6.82% 30 Rangiora Canterbury 19,700 17,844 +10.40% 31 Levin Manawatū-Whanganui 19,050 17,670 +7.81% 32 Richmond Tasman 18,450 15,282 +20.73% 33 Feilding Manawatū-Whanganui 17,800 15,990 +11.32% 34 Whakatāne Bay of Plenty 16,700 15,795 +5.73% 35 Queenstown Otago 15,800 13,533 +16.75% 36 Havelock North Hawke's Bay 15,100 14,334 +5.34% 37= Mosgiel Otago 14,500 13,632 +6.37% 37= Tokoroa Waikato 14,500 13,572 +6.84% 39 Oamaru Otago 13,900 13,107 +6.05% 40 Waikanae Wellington 13,700 12,708 +7.81% 41 Te Awamutu Waikato 13,550 12,195 +11.11% 42 Kaiapoi Canterbury 13,400 11,847 +13.11% 43 Wānaka Otago 12,150 9,555 +27.16% 44 Hāwera Taranaki 10,400 9,792 +6.21% 45 Te Puke Bay of Plenty 10,250 8,688 +17.98% 46 Waiuku Auckland 9,720 9,171 +5.99% 47 Lincoln Canterbury 9,180 6,510 +41.01% 48 Huntly Waikato 9,000 7,905 +13.85% 49 Matamata Waikato 8,700 7,806 +11.45% 50 Morrinsville Waikato 8,520 7,758 +9.82% 51 Motueka Tasman 8,340 8,007 +4.16% 52 Greymouth West Coast 8,320 7,965 +4.46% 53 Waiheke Island Auckland 8,250 7,959 +3.66% 54 Gore Southland 8,220 7,908 +3.95% 55 Ngāruawāhia Waikato 8,130 6,261 +29.85% 56 Kerikeri Northland 8,060 7,164 +12.51% 57 Kawerau Bay of Plenty 7,760 7,146 +8.59% 58 Thames Waikato 7,680 7,293 +5.31% 59 Beachlands-Pine Harbour Auckland 7,610 6,261 +21.55% 60 Waitara Taranaki 7,310 6,915 +5.71% 61 Cromwell Otago 7,010 5,610 +24.96% 62 Lake Hayes Otago 6,760 4,677 +44.54% 63 Warkworth Auckland 6,610 5,586 +18.33% 64 Whitianga Waikato 6,420 5,493 +16.88% 65 Kaitaia Northland 6,340 5,868 +8.04% 66 Stratford Taranaki 6,130 5,784 +5.98% 67 Alexandra Otago 6,090 5,475 +11.23% 68 Carterton Wellington 5,930 5,343 +10.99% 69 Tuakau Waikato 5,890 5,016 +17.42% 70 Waihi Waikato 5,820 5,403 +7.72% 71 Dannevirke Manawatū-Whanganui 5,650 5,505 +2.63% 72= Kumeū -Huapai Auckland 5,570 3,432 +62.30% 72= Marton Manawatū-Whanganui 5,570 5,268 +5.73% 74 Katikati Bay of Plenty 5,530 5,010 +10.38% 75 Ōpōtiki Bay of Plenty 5,350 4,806 +11.32% 76 Prebbleton Canterbury 5,260 4,515 +16.50% 77 Dargaville Northland 5,240 4,794 +9.30% 78 Ngongotahā Bay of Plenty 5,180 4,869 +6.39% 79= Ōtaki Wellington 5,060 4,500 +12.44% 79= Pōkeno Waikato 5,060 2,517 +101.03% 81 Wairoa Hawke's Bay 4,960 4,527 +8.49% 82 Kaikohe Northland 4,900 4,437 +10.43% 83 Taumarunui Manawatū-Whanganui 4,840 4,710 +2.76% 84 Picton Marlborough 4,800 4,500 +6.67% 85 Waipukurau Hawke's Bay 4,730 4,383 +7.92% 86= Te Aroha Waikato 4,670 4,551 +2.61% 86= Te Kūiti Waikato 4,670 4,572 +2.14% 88 Temuka Canterbury 4,660 4,467 +4.32% 89 Paeroa Waikato 4,630 4,269 +8.46% 90 Putāruru Waikato 4,610 4,314 +6.86% 91 Whangamatā Waikato 4,540 4,074 +11.44% 92 Balclutha Otago 4,300 4,110 +4.62% 93 Westport West Coast 4,290 4,392 −2.32% 94 Ōmokoroa Bay of Plenty 3,990 3,210 +24.30% 95 Snells Beach Auckland 3,900 3,405 +14.54% 96 Inglewood Taranaki 3,830 3,543 +8.10% 97= Pegasus Canterbury 3,820 2,637 +44.86% 97= Raglan Waikato 3,820 3,279 +16.50% 99 Tūrangi Waikato 3,810 3,444 +10.63% 100 Riverhead Auckland 3,720 2,802 +32.76% 101 Waimate Canterbury 3,600 3,456 +4.17% 102 Foxton Manawatū-Whanganui 3,360 3,147 +6.77% 103 Ōtorohanga Waikato 3,310 3,027 +9.35% 104 Kihikihi Waikato 3,300 2,808 +17.52% 105 Ōhope Bay of Plenty 3,290 3,177 +3.56% 106 Ashhurst Manawatū-Whanganui 3,240 2,934 +10.43% 107 Helensville Auckland 3,230 2,787 +15.90% 108 Woodend Canterbury 3,210 2,784 +15.30% 109 Lyttelton Canterbury 3,150 2,982 +5.63% 110 Darfield Canterbury 3,120 2,724 +14.54% 111 Te Anau Southland 2,970 2,538 +17.02% 112 Arrowtown Otago 2,950 2,814 +4.83% 113 One Tree Point Northland 2,890 2,208 +30.89% 114 Ruakākā Northland 2,880 2,586 +11.37% 115 Hokitika West Coast 2,860 2,892 −1.11% 116 Geraldine Canterbury 2,820 2,706 +4.21% 117 Pahiatua Manawatū-Whanganui 2,810 2,682 +4.77% 118= Greytown Wellington 2,760 2,466 +11.92% 118= Te Kauwhata Waikato 2,760 1,617 +70.69% 118= Waihi Beach-Bowentown Bay of Plenty 2,760 2,139 +29.03% 121 Featherston Wellington 2,740 2,487 +10.17% 122 Mangawhai Heads Northland 2,710 1,995 +35.84% 123 Wakefield Tasman 2,680 2,448 +9.48% 124 West Melton Canterbury 2,640 2,085 +26.62% 125 Renwick Marlborough 2,620 2,418 +8.35% 126 Maraetai Auckland 2,530 2,346 +7.84% 127 Leeston Canterbury 2,490 2,208 +12.77% 128 Clive Hawke's Bay 2,470 2,247 +9.92% 129 Winton Southland 2,450 2,337 +4.84% 130 Oxford Canterbury 2,440 2,214 +10.21% 131 Waipawa Hawke's Bay 2,400 2,085 +15.11% 132= Amberley Canterbury 2,340 2,067 +13.21% 132= Brightwater Tasman 2,340 2,133 +9.70% 134 Kaikōura Canterbury 2,330 2,223 +4.81% 135 Wellsford Auckland 2,250 1,929 +16.64% 136 Milton Otago 2,200 2,157 +1.99% 137 Bulls Manawatu-Whanganui 2,190 1,935 +13.18% 138 Foxton Beach Manawatu-Whanganui 2,180 1,884 +15.71% 139 Ōtaki Beach Wellington 2,100 1,818 +15.51% 140 Eltham Taranaki 2,070 1,935 +6.98% 141= Martinborough Wellington 2,000 1,767 +13.19% 141= Murupara Bay of Plenty 2,000 1,815 +10.19% 143 Methven Canterbury 1,970 1,779 +10.74% 144 Coromandel Waikato 1,960 1,743 +12.45% 145 Moerewa Northland 1,930 1,632 +18.26% 146 Lake Hāwea Otago 1,860 1,200 +55.00% 147= Paekākāriki Wellington 1,830 1,746 +4.81% 147= Bluff Southland 1,830 1,797 +1.84% 149= Edgecumbe Bay of Plenty 1,800 1,644 +9.49% 149= Taihape Manawatū-Whanganui 1,800 1,716 +4.90%
See also Edit References Edit ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022 . "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022 . "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022 . ^ "Age and sex by ethnic group (grouped total response), for census usually resident population counts, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (urban rural areas)". nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz . Retrieved 29 June 2021 .
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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 2022 rank Name Region June 2022 estimate 1 2018 census 2 Growth1 Auckland Auckland 1 440 300 1 346 091 7 00 2 Christchurch Canterbury 377 900 358 062 5 54 3 Wellington Wellington 212 000 201 786 5 06 4 Hamilton Waikato 179 900 160 911 11 80 5 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 158 300 136 713 15 79 6 Lower Hutt Wellington 111 500 103 545 7 68 7 Dunedin Otago 102 400 99 885 2 52 8 Palmerston North Manawatu Whanganui 81 200 76 236 6 51 9 Napier Hawke s Bay 66 800 62 241 7 32 10 Porirua Wellington 60 200 55 218 9 02 11 Hibiscus Coast Auckland 60 000 53 583 11 98 12 New Plymouth Taranaki 58 500 53 988 8 36 13 Rotorua Bay of Plenty 57 900 54 204 6 82 14 Whangarei Northland 54 900 50 784 8 10 15 Nelson Nelson 50 800 48 072 5 67 16 Hastings Hawke s Bay 50 400 44 940 12 15 17 Invercargill Southland 49 800 47 625 4 57 18 Upper Hutt Wellington 44 800 41 301 8 47 19 Whanganui Manawatu Whanganui 42 600 39 720 7 25 20 Gisborne Gisborne 37 700 34 527 9 19 21 Paraparaumu Wellington 30 400 28 701 5 92 22 Blenheim Marlborough 29 000 26 832 8 08 23 Timaru Canterbury 28 600 27 501 4 00 24 Rolleston Canterbury 28 000 17 532 59 71 25 Pukekohe Auckland 27 000 23 901 12 97 26 Taupō Waikato 26 100 23 622 10 49 27 Masterton Wellington 22 400 19 818 13 03 28 Cambridge Waikato 21 600 18 651 15 81 29 Ashburton Canterbury 20 600 19 284 6 82 30 Rangiora Canterbury 19 700 17 844 10 40 31 Levin Manawatu Whanganui 19 050 17 670 7 81 32 Richmond Tasman 18 450 15 282 20 73 33 Feilding Manawatu Whanganui 17 800 15 990 11 32 34 Whakatane Bay of Plenty 16 700 15 795 5 73 35 Queenstown Otago 15 800 13 533 16 75 36 Havelock North Hawke s Bay 15 100 14 334 5 34 37 Mosgiel Otago 14 500 13 632 6 37 37 Tokoroa Waikato 14 500 13 572 6 84 39 Oamaru Otago 13 900 13 107 6 05 40 Waikanae Wellington 13 700 12 708 7 81 41 Te Awamutu Waikato 13 550 12 195 11 11 42 Kaiapoi Canterbury 13 400 11 847 13 11 43 Wanaka Otago 12 150 9 555 27 16 44 Hawera Taranaki 10 400 9 792 6 21 45 Te Puke Bay of Plenty 10 250 8 688 17 98 46 Waiuku Auckland 9 720 9 171 5 99 47 Lincoln Canterbury 9 180 6 510 41 01 48 Huntly Waikato 9 000 7 905 13 85 49 Matamata Waikato 8 700 7 806 11 45 50 Morrinsville Waikato 8 520 7 758 9 82 51 Motueka Tasman 8 340 8 007 4 16 52 Greymouth West Coast 8 320 7 965 4 46 53 Waiheke Island Auckland 8 250 7 959 3 66 54 Gore Southland 8 220 7 908 3 95 55 Ngaruawahia Waikato 8 130 6 261 29 85 56 Kerikeri Northland 8 060 7 164 12 51 57 Kawerau Bay of Plenty 7 760 7 146 8 59 58 Thames Waikato 7 680 7 293 5 31 59 Beachlands Pine Harbour Auckland 7 610 6 261 21 55 60 Waitara Taranaki 7 310 6 915 5 71 61 Cromwell Otago 7 010 5 610 24 96 62 Lake Hayes Otago 6 760 4 677 44 54 63 Warkworth Auckland 6 610 5 586 18 33 64 Whitianga Waikato 6 420 5 493 16 88 65 Kaitaia Northland 6 340 5 868 8 04 66 Stratford Taranaki 6 130 5 784 5 98 67 Alexandra Otago 6 090 5 475 11 23 68 Carterton Wellington 5 930 5 343 10 99 69 Tuakau Waikato 5 890 5 016 17 42 70 Waihi Waikato 5 820 5 403 7 72 71 Dannevirke Manawatu Whanganui 5 650 5 505 2 63 72 Kumeu Huapai Auckland 5 570 3 432 62 30 72 Marton Manawatu Whanganui 5 570 5 268 5 73 74 Katikati Bay of Plenty 5 530 5 010 10 38 75 Ōpōtiki Bay of Plenty 5 350 4 806 11 32 76 Prebbleton Canterbury 5 260 4 515 16 50 77 Dargaville Northland 5 240 4 794 9 30 78 Ngongotaha Bay of Plenty 5 180 4 869 6 39 79 Ōtaki Wellington 5 060 4 500 12 44 79 Pōkeno Waikato 5 060 2 517 101 03 81 Wairoa Hawke s Bay 4 960 4 527 8 49 82 Kaikohe Northland 4 900 4 437 10 43 83 Taumarunui Manawatu Whanganui 4 840 4 710 2 76 84 Picton Marlborough 4 800 4 500 6 67 85 Waipukurau Hawke s Bay 4 730 4 383 7 92 86 Te Aroha Waikato 4 670 4 551 2 61 86 Te Kuiti Waikato 4 670 4 572 2 14 88 Temuka Canterbury 4 660 4 467 4 32 89 Paeroa Waikato 4 630 4 269 8 46 90 Putaruru Waikato 4 610 4 314 6 86 91 Whangamata Waikato 4 540 4 074 11 44 92 Balclutha Otago 4 300 4 110 4 62 93 Westport West Coast 4 290 4 392 2 32 94 Ōmokoroa Bay of Plenty 3 990 3 210 24 30 95 Snells Beach Auckland 3 900 3 405 14 54 96 Inglewood Taranaki 3 830 3 543 8 10 97 Pegasus Canterbury 3 820 2 637 44 86 97 Raglan Waikato 3 820 3 279 16 50 99 Turangi Waikato 3 810 3 444 10 63 100 Riverhead Auckland 3 720 2 802 32 76 101 Waimate Canterbury 3 600 3 456 4 17 102 Foxton Manawatu Whanganui 3 360 3 147 6 77 103 Ōtorohanga Waikato 3 310 3 027 9 35 104 Kihikihi Waikato 3 300 2 808 17 52 105 Ōhope Bay of Plenty 3 290 3 177 3 56 106 Ashhurst Manawatu Whanganui 3 240 2 934 10 43 107 Helensville Auckland 3 230 2 787 15 90 108 Woodend Canterbury 3 210 2 784 15 30 109 Lyttelton Canterbury 3 150 2 982 5 63 110 Darfield Canterbury 3 120 2 724 14 54 111 Te Anau Southland 2 970 2 538 17 02 112 Arrowtown Otago 2 950 2 814 4 83 113 One Tree Point Northland 2 890 2 208 30 89 114 Ruakaka Northland 2 880 2 586 11 37 115 Hokitika West Coast 2 860 2 892 1 11 116 Geraldine Canterbury 2 820 2 706 4 21 117 Pahiatua Manawatu Whanganui 2 810 2 682 4 77 118 Greytown Wellington 2 760 2 466 11 92 118 Te Kauwhata Waikato 2 760 1 617 70 69 118 Waihi Beach Bowentown Bay of Plenty 2 760 2 139 29 03 121 Featherston Wellington 2 740 2 487 10 17 122 Mangawhai Heads Northland 2 710 1 995 35 84 123 Wakefield Tasman 2 680 2 448 9 48 124 West Melton Canterbury 2 640 2 085 26 62 125 Renwick Marlborough 2 620 2 418 8 35 126 Maraetai Auckland 2 530 2 346 7 84 127 Leeston Canterbury 2 490 2 208 12 77 128 Clive Hawke s Bay 2 470 2 247 9 92 129 Winton Southland 2 450 2 337 4 84 130 Oxford Canterbury 2 440 2 214 10 21 131 Waipawa Hawke s Bay 2 400 2 085 15 11 132 Amberley Canterbury 2 340 2 067 13 21 132 Brightwater Tasman 2 340 2 133 9 70 134 Kaikōura Canterbury 2 330 2 223 4 81 135 Wellsford Auckland 2 250 1 929 16 64 136 Milton Otago 2 200 2 157 1 99 137 Bulls Manawatu Whanganui 2 190 1 935 13 18 138 Foxton Beach Manawatu Whanganui 2 180 1 884 15 71 139 Ōtaki Beach Wellington 2 100 1 818 15 51 140 Eltham Taranaki 2 070 1 935 6 98 141 Martinborough Wellington 2 000 1 767 13 19 141 Murupara Bay of Plenty 2 000 1 815 10 19 143 Methven Canterbury 1 970 1 779 10 74 144 Coromandel Waikato 1 960 1 743 12 45 145 Moerewa Northland 1 930 1 632 18 26 146 Lake Hawea Otago 1 860 1 200 55 00 147 Paekakariki Wellington 1 830 1 746 4 81 147 Bluff Southland 1 830 1 797 1 84 149 Edgecumbe Bay of Plenty 1 800 1 644 9 49 149 Taihape Manawatu Whanganui 1 800 1 716 4 90 See also EditList of cities in New Zealand List of towns in New ZealandReferences Edit Subnational population estimates RC SA2 by age and sex at 30 June 1996 2022 2022 boundaries Statistics New Zealand Retrieved 25 October 2022 regional councils Subnational population estimates TA SA2 by age and sex at 30 June 1996 2022 2022 boundaries Statistics New Zealand Retrieved 25 October 2022 territorial authorities Subnational population estimates urban rural by age and sex at 30 June 1996 2022 2022 boundaries Statistics New Zealand Retrieved 25 October 2022 urban areas Age and sex by ethnic group grouped total response for census usually resident population counts 2006 2013 and 2018 Censuses urban rural areas nzdotstat stats govt nz Retrieved 29 June 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of New Zealand urban areas by population amp oldid 1135996313, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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