The population of the Regional Council Areas on the North Island.
| Name | Status | Population census 1996-03-05 r | Population census 2001-03-06 r | Population census 2006-03-07 r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Regional Council Area | 1,068,645 | 1,158,891 | 1,303,068 | o |
| Bay of Plenty | Regional Council Area | 224,365 | 239,412 | 257,379 | o |
| Gisborne | Regional Council Area | 45,787 | 43,974 | 44,499 | o |
| Hawke's Bay | Regional Council Area | 142,789 | 142,947 | 147,783 | o |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | Regional Council Area | 228,770 | 220,089 | 222,423 | o |
| Northland | Regional Council Area | 137,052 | 140,133 | 148,470 | o |
| Taranaki | Regional Council Area | 106,589 | 102,858 | 104,124 | o |
| Waikato | Regional Council Area | 350,125 | 357,726 | 382,713 | o |
| Wellington | Regional Council Area | 414,048 | 423,765 | 448,959 | o |
| North Island | Island | 2,718,170 | 2,829,798 | 3,059,418 |
All urban areas and rural centers on the North Island.
| Name | Status | Region | Population census 1996-03-05 r | Population census 2001-03-06 r | Population census 2006-03-07 r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahipara | Rural Center | Northland | 924 | 1,041 | 1,122 | o |
| Algies Bay-Mahurangi | Rural Center | Auckland | 648 | 795 | 933 | o |
| Athenree | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 504 | 519 | 612 | o |
| Auckland | Urban Area | Auckland | 338,160 | 359,436 | 395,964 | o |
| Awanui | Rural Center | Northland | 351 | 369 | 351 | o |
| Bombay | Rural Center | Auckland | 828 | 693 | 753 | o |
| Bulls | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 1,866 | 1,758 | 1,659 | o |
| Cambridge | Urban Area | Waikato | 13,005 | 13,884 | 15,195 | o |
| Carterton | Urban Area | Wellington | 4,167 | 4,104 | 4,122 | o |
| Coromandel | Urban Area | Waikato | 1,473 | 1,437 | 1,476 | o |
| Dannevirke | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 5,541 | 5,379 | 5,520 | o |
| Dargaville | Urban Area | Northland | 4,479 | 4,530 | 4,455 | o |
| Edgecumbe | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 1,764 | 1,671 | 1,626 | o |
| Egmont Village | Rural Center | Taranaki | 495 | 471 | 483 | o |
| Eketahuna | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 642 | 579 | 456 | o |
| Eltham | Urban Area | Taranaki | 2,004 | 2,100 | 1,980 | o |
| Featherston | Urban Area | Wellington | 2,421 | 2,328 | 2,343 | o |
| Feilding | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 14,046 | 13,638 | 13,887 | o |
| Foxton | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 4,758 | 4,620 | 4,446 | o |
| Frasertown | Rural Center | Hawke's Bay | 333 | 291 | 297 | o |
| Gisborne | Urban Area | Gisborne | 32,613 | 31,719 | 32,535 | o |
| Greytown | Urban Area | Wellington | 1,941 | 1,998 | 1,998 | o |
| Halcombe | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 414 | 435 | 429 | o |
| Hamilton | Urban Area | Waikato | 131,316 | 138,780 | 155,253 | o |
| Haruru Falls | Rural Center | Northland | 597 | 678 | 789 | o |
| Hastings | Urban Area | Hawke's Bay | 58,581 | 59,211 | 62,109 | o |
| Hawera | Urban Area | Taranaki | 11,442 | 10,944 | 10,779 | o |
| Helensville | Urban Area | Auckland | 2,082 | 2,214 | 2,529 | o |
| Himatangi Beach | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 513 | 525 | 435 | o |
| Hunterville | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 453 | 507 | 444 | o |
| Huntly | Urban Area | Waikato | 7,068 | 6,822 | 6,834 | o |
| Inglewood | Urban Area | Taranaki | 3,192 | 2,946 | 3,090 | o |
| Island View-Pios Beach | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 567 | 609 | 558 | o |
| Kaeo | Rural Center | Northland | 525 | 492 | 495 | o |
| Kaikohe | Urban Area | Northland | 4,107 | 4,023 | 4,113 | o |
| Kaingaroa Forest | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 579 | 549 | 486 | o |
| Kaitaia | Urban Area | Northland | 5,280 | 5,151 | 5,205 | o |
| Kaiwaka | Rural Center | Northland | 438 | 537 | 537 | o |
| Kapiti | Urban Area | Wellington | 30,291 | 33,684 | 37,344 | o |
| Kaponga | Rural Center | Taranaki | 390 | 351 | 372 | o |
| Katikati | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 2,661 | 2,916 | 3,582 | o |
| Kawakawa | Urban Area | Northland | 1,458 | 1,401 | 1,347 | o |
| Kawerau | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 7,827 | 6,975 | 6,921 | o |
| Kawhia | Rural Center | Waikato | 648 | 507 | 390 | o |
| Kerepehi | Rural Center | Waikato | 504 | 501 | 513 | o |
| Kerikeri | Urban Area | Northland | 4,197 | 4,881 | 5,859 | o |
| Kinloch | Rural Center | Waikato | 258 | 279 | 327 | o |
| Leigh | Rural Center | Auckland | 423 | 423 | 387 | o |
| Levin | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 19,329 | 19,050 | 19,140 | o |
| Lower Hutt | Urban Area | Wellington | 95,364 | 95,019 | 97,158 | o |
| Makara-Ohariu | Rural Center | Wellington | 660 | 702 | 759 | o |
| Maketu | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 987 | 999 | 1,179 | o |
| Mamaku | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 606 | 693 | 726 | o |
| Manaia | Urban Area | Taranaki | 1,089 | 951 | 924 | o |
| Mangakino | Urban Area | Waikato | 1,500 | 1,281 | 1,020 | o |
| Mangawhai Heads | Rural Center | Northland | 699 | 720 | 855 | o |
| Manukau (Southern Auckland) | Urban Area | Auckland | 291,606 | 321,465 | 371,649 | o |
| Manutuke | Rural Center | Gisborne | 738 | 636 | 600 | o |
| Martinborough | Urban Area | Wellington | 1,458 | 1,356 | 1,326 | o |
| Marton | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 5,301 | 4,713 | 4,680 | o |
| Masterton | Urban Area | Wellington | 19,689 | 19,506 | 19,491 | o |
| Matamata | Urban Area | Waikato | 5,898 | 6,126 | 6,306 | o |
| Matata | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 618 | 666 | 642 | o |
| Maungatapere | Rural Center | Northland | 924 | 1,053 | 1,278 | o |
| Maungaturoto | Rural Center | Northland | 846 | 750 | 834 | o |
| Meremere | Rural Center | Waikato | 471 | 354 | 462 | o |
| Moerewa | Urban Area | Northland | 1,695 | 1,662 | 1,533 | o |
| Morrinsville | Urban Area | Waikato | 5,937 | 6,198 | 6,603 | o |
| Muriwai Beach | Rural Center | Auckland | 1,785 | 2,037 | 2,217 | o |
| Murupara | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 2,205 | 1,959 | 1,836 | o |
| Napier | Urban Area | Hawke's Bay | 54,297 | 54,537 | 56,295 | o |
| New Plymouth | Urban Area | Taranaki | 48,873 | 47,775 | 49,272 | o |
| Ngatea | Rural Center | Waikato | 999 | 1,074 | 1,164 | o |
| Ngunguru | Rural Center | Northland | 1,266 | 1,290 | 1,425 | o |
| North Shore (Northern Auckland) | Urban Area | Auckland | 202,263 | 219,897 | 248,121 | o |
| Nuhaka | Rural Center | Hawke's Bay | 327 | 330 | 294 | o |
| Ohaeawai | Rural Center | Northland | 678 | 726 | 711 | o |
| Ohakune | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 1,389 | 1,293 | 1,101 | o |
| Ohura | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 375 | 219 | 162 | o |
| Okaihau | Rural Center | Northland | 642 | 690 | 717 | o |
| Okato | Rural Center | Taranaki | 498 | 519 | 531 | o |
| Omapere and Opononi | Rural Center | Northland | 510 | 597 | 480 | o |
| Opotiki | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 4,263 | 4,158 | 4,176 | o |
| Opua East | Rural Center | Northland | 336 | 342 | 354 | o |
| Opunake | Urban Area | Taranaki | 1,599 | 1,497 | 1,365 | o |
| Otaki | Urban Area | Wellington | 5,580 | 5,643 | 5,466 | o |
| Otane | Rural Center | Hawke's Bay | 513 | 543 | 516 | o |
| Otorohanga | Urban Area | Waikato | 2,655 | 2,631 | 2,589 | o |
| Paengaroa | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 729 | 831 | 897 | o |
| Paeroa | Urban Area | Waikato | 4,062 | 3,882 | 3,978 | o |
| Pahiatua | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 2,718 | 2,610 | 2,562 | o |
| Paihia | Urban Area | Northland | 1,824 | 1,839 | 1,770 | o |
| Palmerston North | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 73,851 | 72,684 | 76,035 | o |
| Parakai | Rural Center | Auckland | 1,101 | 1,179 | 1,371 | o |
| Patea | Urban Area | Taranaki | 1,401 | 1,302 | 1,143 | o |
| Patutahi | Rural Center | Gisborne | 351 | 360 | 378 | o |
| Pauanui Beach | Rural Center | Waikato | 648 | 702 | 744 | o |
| Piopio | Rural Center | Waikato | 486 | 468 | 468 | o |
| Porirua | Urban Area | Wellington | 46,431 | 47,214 | 48,393 | o |
| Pukekohe | Urban Area | Auckland | 16,908 | 18,822 | 22,512 | o |
| Putaruru | Urban Area | Waikato | 4,047 | 3,783 | 3,768 | o |
| Raetihi | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 1,167 | 1,071 | 1,035 | o |
| Raglan | Urban Area | Waikato | 2,631 | 2,670 | 2,637 | o |
| Rahotu | Rural Center | Taranaki | 312 | 300 | 249 | o |
| Ratana | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 441 | 426 | 366 | o |
| Rawene | Rural Center | Northland | 519 | 462 | 438 | o |
| Reporoa | Rural Center | Waikato | 588 | 558 | 474 | o |
| Rongotea | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 636 | 615 | 591 | o |
| Rotorua | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 52,956 | 52,611 | 53,769 | o |
| Ruatoria | Rural Center | Gisborne | 858 | 840 | 753 | o |
| Ruawai | Rural Center | Northland | 471 | 453 | 426 | o |
| Russell | Urban Area | Northland | 786 | 804 | 819 | o |
| Sanson | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 519 | 495 | 495 | o |
| Shannon | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 1,446 | 1,407 | 1,368 | o |
| Snells Beach | Urban Area | Auckland | 2,700 | 3,057 | 3,234 | o |
| Stratford | Urban Area | Taranaki | 5,664 | 5,232 | 5,337 | o |
| Taihape | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 2,004 | 1,803 | 1,788 | o |
| Taipa Bay-Mangonui | Urban Area | Northland | 1,494 | 1,587 | 1,566 | o |
| Tairua | Urban Area | Waikato | 1,440 | 1,461 | 1,266 | o |
| Takapau | Rural Center | Hawke's Bay | 579 | 582 | 513 | o |
| Taneatua | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 876 | 753 | 792 | o |
| Taumarunui | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 5,832 | 5,139 | 5,055 | o |
| Taupo | Urban Area | Waikato | 19,227 | 20,358 | 21,297 | o |
| Tauranga | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 82,152 | 95,661 | 108,888 | o |
| Te Aroha | Urban Area | Waikato | 3,840 | 3,684 | 3,768 | o |
| Te Awamutu | Urban Area | Waikato | 13,710 | 13,452 | 14,457 | o |
| Te Horo | Rural Center | Wellington | 612 | 642 | 675 | o |
| Te Kaha | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 363 | 375 | 306 | o |
| Te Karaka | Rural Center | Gisborne | 600 | 552 | 546 | o |
| Te Kauwhata | Rural Center | Waikato | 1,026 | 1,095 | 1,191 | o |
| Te Kopuru | Rural Center | Northland | 495 | 480 | 456 | o |
| Te Kuiti | Urban Area | Waikato | 4,611 | 4,377 | 4,419 | o |
| Te Puke | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 6,495 | 6,771 | 7,080 | o |
| Te Puru-Thornton Bay | Rural Center | Waikato | 1,014 | 954 | 939 | o |
| Te Teko | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 630 | 630 | 627 | o |
| Thames | Urban Area | Waikato | 6,813 | 6,702 | 6,756 | o |
| Tirau | Rural Center | Waikato | 753 | 726 | 732 | o |
| Tokomaru | Rural Center | Manawatu-Wanganui | 591 | 549 | 513 | o |
| Tokomaru Bay | Rural Center | Gisborne | 474 | 462 | 447 | o |
| Tokoroa | Urban Area | Waikato | 15,528 | 14,427 | 13,530 | o |
| Tolaga Bay | Rural Center | Gisborne | 897 | 870 | 831 | o |
| Tuai | Rural Center | Hawke's Bay | 267 | 270 | 249 | o |
| Turangi | Urban Area | Waikato | 3,747 | 3,441 | 3,240 | o |
| Upper Hutt | Urban Area | Wellington | 35,199 | 34,605 | 36,405 | o |
| Urenui | Rural Center | Taranaki | 414 | 417 | 429 | o |
| Waharoa | Rural Center | Waikato | 555 | 531 | 507 | o |
| Waiheke Island | Urban Area | Auckland | 6,288 | 7,137 | 7,689 | o |
| Waihi | Urban Area | Waikato | 4,743 | 4,524 | 4,500 | o |
| Waihi Beach | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 1,914 | 1,911 | 1,776 | o |
| Waimana | Rural Center | Bay of Plenty | 663 | 654 | 612 | o |
| Waiouru | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 2,481 | 1,647 | 1,383 | o |
| Waipawa | Urban Area | Hawke's Bay | 1,917 | 1,872 | 1,926 | o |
| Waipukurau | Urban Area | Hawke's Bay | 4,002 | 3,909 | 4,008 | o |
| Wairoa | Urban Area | Hawke's Bay | 5,007 | 4,428 | 4,272 | o |
| Waitakere (Western Auckland) | Urban Area | Auckland | 159,765 | 173,643 | 192,327 | o |
| Waitara | Urban Area | Taranaki | 6,510 | 6,249 | 6,291 | o |
| Waitoa | Rural Center | Waikato | 438 | 360 | 318 | o |
| Waiuku | Urban Area | Auckland | 6,063 | 6,666 | 7,725 | o |
| Wanganui | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 41,109 | 39,417 | 38,973 | o |
| Warkworth | Urban Area | Auckland | 2,478 | 2,826 | 3,270 | o |
| Waverley | Rural Center | Taranaki | 960 | 906 | 861 | o |
| Wellington | Urban Area | Wellington | 156,987 | 163,104 | 178,671 | o |
| Wellsford | Urban Area | Auckland | 1,650 | 1,740 | 1,671 | o |
| Whakatane | Urban Area | Bay of Plenty | 17,499 | 17,781 | 18,207 | o |
| Whangamata | Urban Area | Waikato | 3,765 | 3,963 | 3,555 | o |
| Whangarei | Urban Area | Northland | 45,963 | 46,113 | 49,080 | o |
| Whitianga | Urban Area | Waikato | 2,991 | 3,078 | 3,768 | o |
| Woodville | Urban Area | Manawatu-Wanganui | 1,566 | 1,479 | 1,401 | o |
Source: Statistics New Zealand (web).
The population of the settlements was computed according to the 2006 definition using area units; because the population of those was rounded by Statistics New Zealand, slight discrepancies are possible.
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