Central Hawke's Bay

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in Central Hawke's Bay as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, religion, place of birth, languages spoken (*), ethnic group (*)).

Name	Status	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2013-06-30	Population Estimate 2018-06-30	Population Estimate 2023-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
Central Hawke's Bay	District	13,350	13,200	13,250	13,250	14,650	15,750	15,950
New Zealand (Aotearoa)	Country	3,732,000	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,442,100	4,900,600	5,200,000	5,324,700

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau.

Explanation: Population estimates for 2023 and later are based on the results of the 2023 census.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	7,800
Females	8,150

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	3,150
15-64 years	9,250
65+ years	3,600

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	90
80-89 years	600
70-79 years	1,720
60-69 years	2,360
50-59 years	2,050
40-49 years	1,850
30-39 years	1,850
20-29 years	1,270
10-19 years	2,180
0-9 years	2,020

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	1,569
Catholics	975
Presbyterians	969
Other Christian	1,464
Maori Beliefs	306
Muslims	30
Buddhists	45
Hindus	45
No religion	8,772

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	13,380
Oceania	381
Europe	960
Asia	330
Other country	327

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	15,102
Māori	807
Samoan	87
Mandarin	3
Hindi	15
Other Languages	885

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	12,987
Maori	3,903
Pacific	483
Asian	456
Other group	267

Located in:

Hawke's Bay regional council area