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Contents: Districts and Cities

The population of the District and City Council Areas of New Zealand.

NameStatusPopulation
estimate
1996-06-30
Population
estimate
2001-06-30
Population
estimate
2006-06-30
Population
estimate
2010-06-30
Population
estimate
2012-06-30
AshburtonDistrict25,70026,00028,00029,40030,600
AucklandCouncil1,115,8001,218,3001,373,0001,461,9001,507,600
BullerDistrict10,7509,8609,94010,00010,150
CartertonDistrict6,9407,0007,2607,5407,730
Central Hawke's BayDistrict13,35013,20013,25013,50013,350
Central OtagoDistrict15,25014,75017,05018,20018,550
Chatham IslandsTerritory760750650640610
ChristchurchCity325,700335,300361,800376,700363,100
CluthaDistrict18,40017,55017,20017,45017,350
DunedinCity120,800119,300122,300124,800126,900
Far NorthDistrict54,50056,40057,50058,40058,400
GisborneDistrict47,20045,50045,90046,50046,800
GoreDistrict13,50012,75012,40012,30012,250
GreyDistrict14,00013,20013,55013,85013,850
HamiltonCity113,500121,200134,800143,400148,200
HastingsDistrict68,10069,60073,20075,10075,500
HaurakiDistrict18,55017,95018,30018,65018,750
HorowhenuaDistrict30,80030,60030,60030,60030,700
HurunuiDistrict9,62010,15010,75011,10011,500
Hutt (Lower Hutt)City98,80099,100101,300102,700102,700
InvercargillCity54,20051,10051,60052,40052,900
KaikouraDistrict3,5903,5803,7303,8003,800
KaiparaDistrict17,80017,95018,55018,95019,100
Kapiti CoastDistrict39,40043,60047,50049,40049,900
KawerauDistrict8,1207,2907,1506,9906,910
MackenzieDistrict4,1703,7903,9004,0104,090
ManawatuDistrict26,50026,00026,80027,40027,700
MarlboroughDistrict39,20040,70043,60045,30045,700
MastertonDistrict23,30023,20023,20023,40023,500
Matamata-PiakoDistrict30,30030,30031,20031,80032,000
NapierCity54,90055,20056,80057,60057,800
NelsonCity41,20042,90044,30045,50046,600
New PlymouthDistrict69,70068,40071,10073,20074,200
OpotikiDistrict9,6309,4909,2009,0008,710
OtorohangaDistrict9,9609,5909,3109,2909,350
Palmerston NorthCity77,40077,40080,80083,60085,300
PoriruaCity48,20049,50050,60052,10053,100
Queenstown-LakesDistrict14,80017,85024,10027,80029,200
RangitikeiDistrict16,75015,50015,15014,85014,600
RotoruaDistrict66,60066,90068,10068,60068,800
RuapehuDistrict17,30015,00014,05013,55013,150
SelwynDistrict25,50028,30034,90039,60042,300
SouthlandDistrict31,20029,40029,20029,50029,800
South TaranakiDistrict29,80028,40027,20026,90026,900
South WaikatoDistrict25,80024,20023,20022,90022,700
South WairarapaDistrict9,1508,9409,1209,3409,400
StratfordDistrict9,7509,1109,1209,1609,220
TararuaDistrict19,50018,35018,05017,75017,550
TasmanDistrict38,80042,40045,80047,30048,400
TaupoDistrict31,60032,50033,40034,00034,300
TaurangaCity79,80093,500106,900114,300116,400
Thames-CoromandelDistrict25,40025,80026,70027,00027,000
TimaruDistrict43,50042,80043,80044,30044,800
Upper HuttCity37,70037,70039,70041,10041,600
WaikatoDistrict52,00053,70059,50063,40064,700
WaimakaririDistrict33,00037,90044,10047,60049,200
WaimateDistrict7,7807,2207,3807,5507,660
WaipaDistrict38,40040,00043,70045,70046,200
WairoaDistrict10,2009,2608,7208,4408,140
WaitakiDistrict22,00020,50020,70020,80020,900
WaitomoDistrict10,0009,7809,6809,6409,540
WanganuiDistrict46,00044,40043,80043,50043,200
WellingtonCity163,400171,100187,700197,700202,200
Western Bay of PlentyDistrict35,60039,00043,00045,40045,700
WestlandDistrict8,4507,9908,6208,8808,900
WhakataneDistrict34,20034,10034,50034,40034,400
WhangareiDistrict68,40070,00076,50080,00080,800

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).
The population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration and residents being temporarily overseas.