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The population of the Regional Council Areas on the North Island.

NameStatusPopulation
census
1996-03-05 r
Population
census
2001-03-06 r
Population
census
2006-03-07 r
 
AucklandRegional Council Area1,068,6451,158,8911,303,068
Bay of PlentyRegional Council Area224,365239,412257,379
GisborneRegional Council Area45,78743,97444,499
Hawke's BayRegional Council Area142,789142,947147,783
Manawatu-WanganuiRegional Council Area228,770220,089222,423
NorthlandRegional Council Area137,052140,133148,470
TaranakiRegional Council Area106,589102,858104,124
WaikatoRegional Council Area350,125357,726382,713
WellingtonRegional Council Area414,048423,765448,959
North IslandIsland2,718,1702,829,7983,059,418

Contents: Settlements

All urban areas and rural centers on the North Island.

Name StatusRegionPopulation
census
1996-03-05 r
Population
census
2001-03-06 r
Population
census
2006-03-07 r
 
AhiparaRural CenterNorthland9241,0411,122
Algies Bay-MahurangiRural CenterAuckland648795933
AthenreeRural CenterBay of Plenty504519612
AucklandUrban AreaAuckland338,160359,436395,964
AwanuiRural CenterNorthland351369351
BombayRural CenterAuckland828693753
BullsUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui1,8661,7581,659
CambridgeUrban AreaWaikato13,00513,88415,195
CartertonUrban AreaWellington4,1674,1044,122
CoromandelUrban AreaWaikato1,4731,4371,476
DannevirkeUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui5,5415,3795,520
DargavilleUrban AreaNorthland4,4794,5304,455
EdgecumbeUrban AreaBay of Plenty1,7641,6711,626
Egmont VillageRural CenterTaranaki495471483
EketahunaRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui642579456
ElthamUrban AreaTaranaki2,0042,1001,980
FeatherstonUrban AreaWellington2,4212,3282,343
FeildingUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui14,04613,63813,887
FoxtonUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui4,7584,6204,446
FrasertownRural CenterHawke's Bay333291297
GisborneUrban AreaGisborne32,61331,71932,535
GreytownUrban AreaWellington1,9411,9981,998
HalcombeRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui414435429
HamiltonUrban AreaWaikato131,316138,780155,253
Haruru FallsRural CenterNorthland597678789
HastingsUrban AreaHawke's Bay58,58159,21162,109
HaweraUrban AreaTaranaki11,44210,94410,779
HelensvilleUrban AreaAuckland2,0822,2142,529
Himatangi BeachRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui513525435
HuntervilleRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui453507444
HuntlyUrban AreaWaikato7,0686,8226,834
InglewoodUrban AreaTaranaki3,1922,9463,090
Island View-Pios BeachRural CenterBay of Plenty567609558
KaeoRural CenterNorthland525492495
KaikoheUrban AreaNorthland4,1074,0234,113
Kaingaroa ForestRural CenterBay of Plenty579549486
KaitaiaUrban AreaNorthland5,2805,1515,205
KaiwakaRural CenterNorthland438537537
KapitiUrban AreaWellington30,29133,68437,344
KapongaRural CenterTaranaki390351372
KatikatiUrban AreaBay of Plenty2,6612,9163,582
KawakawaUrban AreaNorthland1,4581,4011,347
KawerauUrban AreaBay of Plenty7,8276,9756,921
KawhiaRural CenterWaikato648507390
KerepehiRural CenterWaikato504501513
KerikeriUrban AreaNorthland4,1974,8815,859
KinlochRural CenterWaikato258279327
LeighRural CenterAuckland423423387
LevinUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui19,32919,05019,140
Lower HuttUrban AreaWellington95,36495,01997,158
Makara-OhariuRural CenterWellington660702759
MaketuRural CenterBay of Plenty9879991,179
MamakuRural CenterBay of Plenty606693726
ManaiaUrban AreaTaranaki1,089951924
MangakinoUrban AreaWaikato1,5001,2811,020
Mangawhai HeadsRural CenterNorthland699720855
Manukau (Southern Auckland)Urban AreaAuckland291,606321,465371,649
ManutukeRural CenterGisborne738636600
MartinboroughUrban AreaWellington1,4581,3561,326
MartonUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui5,3014,7134,680
MastertonUrban AreaWellington19,68919,50619,491
MatamataUrban AreaWaikato5,8986,1266,306
MatataRural CenterBay of Plenty618666642
MaungatapereRural CenterNorthland9241,0531,278
MaungaturotoRural CenterNorthland846750834
MeremereRural CenterWaikato471354462
MoerewaUrban AreaNorthland1,6951,6621,533
MorrinsvilleUrban AreaWaikato5,9376,1986,603
Muriwai BeachRural CenterAuckland1,7852,0372,217
MuruparaUrban AreaBay of Plenty2,2051,9591,836
NapierUrban AreaHawke's Bay54,29754,53756,295
New PlymouthUrban AreaTaranaki48,87347,77549,272
NgateaRural CenterWaikato9991,0741,164
NgunguruRural CenterNorthland1,2661,2901,425
North Shore (Northern Auckland)Urban AreaAuckland202,263219,897248,121
NuhakaRural CenterHawke's Bay327330294
OhaeawaiRural CenterNorthland678726711
OhakuneUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui1,3891,2931,101
OhuraRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui375219162
OkaihauRural CenterNorthland642690717
OkatoRural CenterTaranaki498519531
Omapere and OpononiRural CenterNorthland510597480
OpotikiUrban AreaBay of Plenty4,2634,1584,176
Opua EastRural CenterNorthland336342354
OpunakeUrban AreaTaranaki1,5991,4971,365
OtakiUrban AreaWellington5,5805,6435,466
OtaneRural CenterHawke's Bay513543516
OtorohangaUrban AreaWaikato2,6552,6312,589
PaengaroaRural CenterBay of Plenty729831897
PaeroaUrban AreaWaikato4,0623,8823,978
PahiatuaUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui2,7182,6102,562
PaihiaUrban AreaNorthland1,8241,8391,770
Palmerston NorthUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui73,85172,68476,035
ParakaiRural CenterAuckland1,1011,1791,371
PateaUrban AreaTaranaki1,4011,3021,143
PatutahiRural CenterGisborne351360378
Pauanui BeachRural CenterWaikato648702744
PiopioRural CenterWaikato486468468
PoriruaUrban AreaWellington46,43147,21448,393
PukekoheUrban AreaAuckland16,90818,82222,512
PutaruruUrban AreaWaikato4,0473,7833,768
RaetihiUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui1,1671,0711,035
RaglanUrban AreaWaikato2,6312,6702,637
RahotuRural CenterTaranaki312300249
RatanaRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui441426366
RaweneRural CenterNorthland519462438
ReporoaRural CenterWaikato588558474
RongoteaRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui636615591
RotoruaUrban AreaBay of Plenty52,95652,61153,769
RuatoriaRural CenterGisborne858840753
RuawaiRural CenterNorthland471453426
RussellUrban AreaNorthland786804819
SansonRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui519495495
ShannonUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui1,4461,4071,368
Snells BeachUrban AreaAuckland2,7003,0573,234
StratfordUrban AreaTaranaki5,6645,2325,337
TaihapeUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui2,0041,8031,788
Taipa Bay-MangonuiUrban AreaNorthland1,4941,5871,566
TairuaUrban AreaWaikato1,4401,4611,266
TakapauRural CenterHawke's Bay579582513
TaneatuaRural CenterBay of Plenty876753792
TaumarunuiUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui5,8325,1395,055
TaupoUrban AreaWaikato19,22720,35821,297
TaurangaUrban AreaBay of Plenty82,15295,661108,888
Te ArohaUrban AreaWaikato3,8403,6843,768
Te AwamutuUrban AreaWaikato13,71013,45214,457
Te HoroRural CenterWellington612642675
Te KahaRural CenterBay of Plenty363375306
Te KarakaRural CenterGisborne600552546
Te KauwhataRural CenterWaikato1,0261,0951,191
Te KopuruRural CenterNorthland495480456
Te KuitiUrban AreaWaikato4,6114,3774,419
Te PukeUrban AreaBay of Plenty6,4956,7717,080
Te Puru-Thornton BayRural CenterWaikato1,014954939
Te TekoRural CenterBay of Plenty630630627
ThamesUrban AreaWaikato6,8136,7026,756
TirauRural CenterWaikato753726732
TokomaruRural CenterManawatu-Wanganui591549513
Tokomaru BayRural CenterGisborne474462447
TokoroaUrban AreaWaikato15,52814,42713,530
Tolaga BayRural CenterGisborne897870831
TuaiRural CenterHawke's Bay267270249
TurangiUrban AreaWaikato3,7473,4413,240
Upper HuttUrban AreaWellington35,19934,60536,405
UrenuiRural CenterTaranaki414417429
WaharoaRural CenterWaikato555531507
Waiheke IslandUrban AreaAuckland6,2887,1377,689
WaihiUrban AreaWaikato4,7434,5244,500
Waihi BeachUrban AreaBay of Plenty1,9141,9111,776
WaimanaRural CenterBay of Plenty663654612
WaiouruUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui2,4811,6471,383
WaipawaUrban AreaHawke's Bay1,9171,8721,926
WaipukurauUrban AreaHawke's Bay4,0023,9094,008
WairoaUrban AreaHawke's Bay5,0074,4284,272
Waitakere (Western Auckland)Urban AreaAuckland159,765173,643192,327
WaitaraUrban AreaTaranaki6,5106,2496,291
WaitoaRural CenterWaikato438360318
WaiukuUrban AreaAuckland6,0636,6667,725
WanganuiUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui41,10939,41738,973
WarkworthUrban AreaAuckland2,4782,8263,270
WaverleyRural CenterTaranaki960906861
WellingtonUrban AreaWellington156,987163,104178,671
WellsfordUrban AreaAuckland1,6501,7401,671
WhakataneUrban AreaBay of Plenty17,49917,78118,207
WhangamataUrban AreaWaikato3,7653,9633,555
WhangareiUrban AreaNorthland45,96346,11349,080
WhitiangaUrban AreaWaikato2,9913,0783,768
WoodvilleUrban AreaManawatu-Wanganui1,5661,4791,401

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.