NEW ZEALAND: Major Urban Areas (estimated population)
Native Name: New Zealand, Aotearoa
ISO-Code: NZL
Capital: Wellington
| City Population → Oceania → New Zealand |
Native Name: New Zealand, Aotearoa
ISO-Code: NZL
Capital: Wellington
ContentsOfficially estimated population of the main islands of New Zealand and of all urban areas of more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Main Islands| Name | Abbr. | Status | A (kmē) | E 2001-06-30 r | E 2006-06-30 r | Ep 2009-06-30 r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | North Island | NI | Isl | 116,031 | 2,944,300 | 3,185,100 | 3,287,600 |
| < | South Island | SI | Isl | 153,540 | 935,400 | 998,800 | 1,027,500 |
| < | Offshore Islands | OI | Isl | 963 | 760 | 650 | 700 |
| New Zealand | NZL | 270,534 | 3,880,500 | 4,184,600 | 4,315,800 |
Principal Urban Areas| Name | Adm. | UA Ep 2009-06-30 r | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | NI | 434,800 |
| 2 | Manukau | NI | 414,800 |
| 3 | Christchurch | SI | 386,100 |
| 4 | Wellington | NI | 386,000 |
| 5 | North Shore | NI | 272,500 |
| 6 | Waitakere | NI | 211,100 |
| 7 | Hamilton | NI | 168,800 |
| 8 | Tauranga | NI | 118,200 |
| 9 | Dunedin | SI | 115,700 |
| 10 | Lower Hutt | NI | 101,500 |
Urban Areas| Name | Adm. | UA E 2001-06-30 r | UA E 2006-06-30 r | UA Ep 2009-06-30 r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Ashburton | SI | 16,100 | 17,250 | 17,700 |
| < | Auckland | NI | 380,100 | 419,200 | 434,800 |
| < | Blenheim | SI | 27,400 | 29,200 | 30,000 |
| < | Cambridge | NI | 14,250 | 15,600 | 16,150 |
| < | Christchurch | SI | 345,600 | 374,500 | 386,100 |
| < | Dunedin | SI | 111,800 | 114,400 | 115,700 |
| < | Feilding | NI | 14,000 | 14,250 | 14,450 |
| < | Gisborne | NI | 32,800 | 33,600 | 33,900 |
| < | Gore | SI | 10,150 | 9,870 | 9,740 |
| < | Greymouth | SI | 9,740 | 9,890 | 9,970 |
| < | Hamilton | NI | 144,200 | 161,200 | 168,800 |
| < | Hastings | NI | 61,100 | 64,200 | 65,100 |
| < | Hawera | NI | 11,250 | 11,050 | 11,000 |
| < | Invercargill | SI | 47,500 | 47,900 | 48,300 |
| < | Kapiti (Paraparaumu) | NI | 34,600 | 38,300 | 39,600 |
| < | Levin | NI | 19,500 | 19,600 | 19,550 |
| < | Lower Hutt | NI | 98,600 | 100,700 | 101,500 |
| < | Manukau | NI | 338,000 | 391,400 | 414,800 |
| < | Masterton | NI | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| < | Napier | NI | 56,100 | 57,700 | 58,100 |
| < | Nelson | SI | 55,300 | 58,000 | 59,200 |
| < | New Plymouth | NI | 49,100 | 50,800 | 51,600 |
| < | North Shore | NI | 230,300 | 260,800 | 272,500 |
| < | Oamaru | SI | 12,950 | 12,950 | 12,950 |
| < | Palmerston North | NI | 75,800 | 79,000 | 80,700 |
| < | Porirua | NI | 49,400 | 50,400 | 51,400 |
| < | Pukekohe | NI | 19,450 | 23,300 | 25,000 |
| < | Queenstown | SI | ... | ... | 12,300 |
| < | Rangiora | SI | ... | ... | 13,000 |
| < | Rotorua | NI | 54,600 | 55,600 | 55,600 |
| < | Taupo | NI | 21,000 | 21,900 | 22,100 |
| < | Tauranga | NI | 98,100 | 112,100 | 118,200 |
| < | Te Awamutu | NI | 13,850 | 14,900 | 15,300 |
| < | Timaru | SI | 27,300 | 27,500 | 27,500 |
| < | Tokoroa | NI | 14,950 | 13,900 | 13,450 |
| < | Upper Hutt | NI | 35,800 | 37,600 | 38,400 |
| < | Waitakere | NI | 181,300 | 201,400 | 211,100 |
| < | Wanganui | NI | 40,500 | 40,000 | 39,600 |
| < | Wellington | NI | 170,300 | 186,900 | 386,000 |
| < | Whakatane | NI | 18,350 | 18,800 | 18,700 |
| < | Whangarei | NI | 47,500 | 50,500 | 51,400 |