List of New Zealand urban areas by population explained

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).

rank	Name	Region	estimate	2018 census^[1]	Growth
1	Auckland	Auckland		1,346,091
2	Christchurch	Canterbury		358,062
3	Wellington	Wellington		201,786
4	Hamilton	Waikato		160,911
5	Tauranga	Bay of Plenty		136,713
6	Lower Hutt	Wellington		103,545
7	Dunedin	Otago		99,885
8	Palmerston North	Manawatū-Whanganui		76,236
9	Napier	Hawke's Bay		62,241
10	Hibiscus Coast	Auckland		54,924
11	Porirua	Wellington		55,218
12	New Plymouth	Taranaki		53,988
13	Rotorua	Bay of Plenty		54,204
14	Whangārei	Northland		50,784
15	Nelson	Nelson		48,072
16	Hastings	Hawke's Bay		44,940
17	Invercargill	Southland		47,625
18	Upper Hutt	Wellington		41,301
19	Whanganui	Manawatū-Whanganui		39,720
20	Gisborne	Gisborne		34,527
21	Paraparaumu	Wellington		28,701
22	Blenheim	Marlborough		26,832
23	Rolleston	Canterbury		17,532
24	Queenstown	Otago		13,533
25	Timaru	Canterbury		27,501
26	Pukekohe	Auckland		23,901
27	Taupō	Waikato		23,622
28	Masterton	Wellington		19,818
29	Cambridge	Waikato		18,651
30	Ashburton	Canterbury		19,284
31	Levin	Manawatū-Whanganui		17,670
32	Rangiora	Canterbury		17,844
33	Richmond	Tasman		15,282
34	Feilding	Manawatū-Whanganui		15,990
35	Whakatāne	Bay of Plenty		15,795
36	Havelock North	Hawke's Bay		14,334
37	Mosgiel	Otago		13,632
38	Tokoroa	Waikato		13,572
39=	Oamaru	Otago		13,107
39=	Te Awamutu	Waikato		12,195
41	Kaiapoi	Canterbury		11,847
42	Waikanae	Wellington		12,708
43	Wānaka	Otago		9,555
44	Hāwera	Taranaki		9,792
45=	Lincoln	Canterbury		6,510
45=	Te Puke	Bay of Plenty		8,688
47	Waiuku	Auckland		9,171
48	Matamata	Waikato		7,806
49	Morrinsville	Waikato		7,758
50	Huntly	Waikato		7,905
51	Greymouth	West Coast		7,965
52	Motueka	Tasman		8,007
53=	Kerikeri	Northland		7,164
53=	Waiheke Island	Auckland		7,959
55	Gore	Southland		7,908
56	Ngāruawāhia	Waikato		6,261
57	Kawerau	Bay of Plenty		7,146
58	Beachlands-Pine Harbour	Auckland		6,261
59	Thames	Waikato		7,293
60	Waitara	Taranaki		6,915
61	Cromwell	Otago		5,610
62	Kumeū-Huapai	Auckland		3,432
63	Warkworth	Auckland		5,586
64	Whitianga	Waikato		5,493
65	Kaitaia	Northland		5,868
66	Stratford	Taranaki		5,784
67	Pōkeno	Waikato		2,517
68	Alexandra	Otago		5,475
69	Tuakau	Waikato		5,016
70	Carterton	Wellington		5,343
71	Waihi	Waikato		5,403
72	Katikati	Bay of Plenty		5,010
73	Dannevirke	Manawatū-Whanganui		5,505
74	Marton	Manawatū-Whanganui		5,268
75	Ōpōtiki	Bay of Plenty		4,806
76	Ōtaki	Wellington		4,500
77	Prebbleton	Canterbury		4,515
78	Ngongotahā	Bay of Plenty		4,869
79	Dargaville	Northland		4,794
80	Wairoa	Hawke's Bay		4,527
81	Kaikohe	Northland		4,437
82	Picton	Marlborough		4,500
83	Taumarunui	Manawatū-Whanganui		4,710
84	Ōmokoroa	Bay of Plenty		3,210
85	Waipukurau	Hawke's Bay		4,383
86=	Te Kūiti	Waikato		4,572
86=	Temuka	Canterbury		4,467
88	Te Aroha	Waikato		4,551
89	Paeroa	Waikato		4,269
90	Putāruru	Waikato		4,314
91	Woodend	Canterbury		2,784
92	Whangamatā	Waikato		4,074
93	Balclutha	Otago		4,110
94	Westport	West Coast		4,392
95	Pegasus	Canterbury		2,637
96	Raglan	Waikato		3,279
97	Inglewood	Taranaki		3,543
98	Tūrangi	Waikato		3,444
99	Snells Beach	Auckland		3,405
100	Riverhead	Auckland		2,802
101	Waimate	Canterbury		3,456
102	Kihikihi	Waikato		2,808
103	Foxton	Manawatū-Whanganui		3,147
104	Ashhurst	Manawatū-Whanganui		2,934
105	Helensville	Auckland		2,787
106	Ōtorohanga	Waikato		3,027
107	Ōhope	Bay of Plenty		3,177
108	Lyttelton	Canterbury		2,982
109	Darfield	Canterbury		2,724
110	Hokitika	West Coast		2,892
111	One Tree Point	Northland		2,208
112=	Arrowtown	Otago		2,814
112=	Te Anau	Southland		2,538
114	Te Kauwhata	Waikato		1,617
115	Geraldine	Canterbury		2,706
116	Ruakākā	Northland		2,586
117	Pahiatua	Manawatū-Whanganui		2,682
118=	Greytown	Wellington		2,466
118=	Mangawhai Heads	Northland		1,995
120=	Featherston	Wellington		2,487
120=	Waihi Beach-Bowentown	Bay of Plenty		2,139
122	Wakefield	Tasman		2,448
123	Renwick	Marlborough		2,418
124	Maraetai	Auckland		2,346
125	Winton	Southland		2,337
123	West Melton	Canterbury		2,085
127	Leeston	Canterbury		2,208
128	Waipawa	Hawke's Bay		2,085
129=	Amberley	Canterbury		2,067
129=	Oxford	Canterbury		2,214
131	Brightwater	Tasman		2,133
132	Kaikōura	Canterbury		2,223
133	Wellsford	Auckland		1,929
134	Milton	Otago		2,157
135	Bulls	Manawatū-Whanganui		1,935
136	Foxton Beach	Manawatū-Whanganui		1,884
137	Ōtaki Beach	Wellington		1,818
138=	Clive	Hawke's Bay		2,247
138=	Moerewa	Northland		1,632
140	Eltham	Taranaki		1,935
141=	Martinborough	Wellington		1,767
141=	Murupara	Bay of Plenty		1,815
143	Lake Hāwea	Otago		1,200
144	Methven	Canterbury		1,779
145	Coromandel	Waikato		1,743
146	Twizel	Canterbury
147	Bluff	Southland		1,797
148	Paekākāriki	Wellington		1,746
149	Edgecumbe	Bay of Plenty		1,644
150	Taihape	Manawatū-Whanganui		1,716

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Age and sex by ethnic group (grouped total response), for census usually resident population counts, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (urban rural areas). 2021-06-29. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz.