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

See also

• List of cities in New Zealand
• List of towns in New Zealand

References

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