Waikato

Regional Council Area in North Island

Regional Council Area

The population development of Waikato.

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 2022-06-30
Waikato	Regional Council Area	358,800	368,400	393,200	424,600	475,600	513,800	→
North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui)	Island	2,810,100	2,944,300	3,185,100	3,398,700	3,753,700	3,922,000

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Waikato.

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Name	Status	Region	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 2022-06-30
Arapuni	Rural Settlement	Waikato	290	260	230	250	300	320	→
Ātiamuri	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	110	60	60	80	90	→
Benneydale	Rural Settlement	Waikato	250	250	210	190	200	190	→
Cambridge	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	12,150	13,000	14,300	16,750	19,300	21,600	→
Cooks Beach - Ferry Landing	Rural Settlement	Waikato	270	340	330	360	470	580	→
Coromandel	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,610	1,540	1,540	1,590	1,790	1,960	→
Five Mile Bay - Waitahanui	Rural Settlement	Waikato	540	530	470	440	570	590	→
Hāhei	Rural Settlement	Waikato	190	250	380	240	240	300	→
Hamilton	Major Urban Area	Waikato	113,500	121,200	134,800	150,200	168,600	179,900	→
Horotiu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	520	520	540	530	650	730	→
Huntly	Small Urban Area	Waikato	7,290	7,100	7,110	7,280	8,290	9,000	→
Kaiaua	Rural Settlement	Waikato	390	370	340	430	440	490	→
Karangahake	Rural Settlement	Waikato	320	330	320	310	330	360	→
Karapiro Village	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	150	220	210	310	320	→
Kāwhia	Rural Settlement	Waikato	660	520	400	350	400	400	→
Kerepēhi	Rural Settlement	Waikato	480	480	500	420	530	580	→
Kihikihi	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,140	2,300	2,450	2,580	2,900	3,300	→
Kinloch	Rural Settlement	Waikato	270	280	330	520	710	840	→
Kuaotunu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	140	160	200	220	240	280	→
Kuratau	Rural Settlement	Waikato	80	60	90	100	100	120	→
Mangakino	Rural Settlement	Waikato	1,560	1,330	1,060	790	860	880	→
Matamata	Small Urban Area	Waikato	6,000	6,270	6,430	7,360	8,010	8,700	→
Matarangi	Rural Settlement	Waikato	110	160	250	320	440	620	→
Meremere	Rural Settlement	Waikato	490	370	480	490	580	670	→
Mōkau	Rural Settlement	Waikato	150	160	130	110	120	120	→
Morrinsville	Small Urban Area	Waikato	6,060	6,360	6,770	7,300	7,970	8,520	→
Motuoapa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	130	160	230	250	370	450	→
Ngāhinapōuri Settlement	Rural Settlement	Waikato	70	110	120	170	200	210	→
Ngāruawāhia	Small Urban Area	Waikato	5,820	5,590	5,830	6,040	7,300	8,130	→
Ngatea	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,040	1,110	1,210	1,320	1,500	1,620	→
Ōhaupō	Rural Settlement	Waikato	480	480	430	530	610	710	→
Ōmori	Rural Settlement	Waikato	170	200	220	180	220	260	→
Onemana	Rural Settlement	Waikato	140	150	130	110	160	170	→
Oruatua - Te Rangiita - Waitetoko	Rural Settlement	Waikato	200	210	160	150	170	170	→
Ōtorohanga	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,770	2,780	2,730	2,770	3,150	3,310	→
Paeroa	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,110	3,920	3,990	3,980	4,400	4,630	→
Pāuanui	Small Urban Area	Waikato	690	750	830	850	1,040	1,180	→
Piopio	Rural Settlement	Waikato	510	490	480	420	480	480	→
Pirongia	Small Urban Area	Waikato	830	900	1,070	1,180	1,250	1,340	→
Pōkeno	Small Urban Area	Waikato	450	530	680	730	2,800	5,060	→
Port Waikato	Rural Settlement	Waikato	530	510	510	490	540	610	→
Pūriri	Rural Settlement	Waikato	200	200	230	210	240	260	→
Putāruru	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,380	4,040	4,000	4,110	4,450	4,610	→
Raglan	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,670	2,730	2,690	2,830	3,390	3,820	→
Rings Beach	Rural Settlement	Waikato	80	110	120	100	120	120	→
Rukuhia	Rural Settlement	Waikato	130	120	130	140	170	170	→
Taharoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	200	200	170	190	180	200	→
Tairua	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,460	1,490	1,300	1,280	1,500	1,640	→
Tapu	Rural Settlement	Waikato	250	240	240	220	250	270	→
Taupiri	Rural Settlement	Waikato	470	470	470	440	510	600	→
Taupō	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	19,000	20,400	21,300	22,300	24,500	26,100	→
Te Aroha	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,940	3,810	3,890	4,160	4,650	4,670	→
Te Awamutu	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	9,900	9,770	10,450	11,100	12,550	13,550	→
Te Kauwhata	Small Urban Area	Waikato	1,060	1,140	1,260	1,560	2,170	2,760	→
Te Kōwhai	Rural Settlement	Waikato	380	380	430	450	500	510	→
Te Kūiti	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,790	4,580	4,620	4,470	4,750	4,670	→
Te Puru	Rural Settlement	Waikato	610	560	550	520	570	600	→
Thames	Small Urban Area	Waikato	7,050	7,000	7,120	7,250	7,470	7,680	→
Thornton Bay - Ngārimu Bay	Rural Settlement	Waikato	340	330	320	290	320	340	→
Tīrau	Rural Settlement	Waikato	790	750	770	730	830	870	→
Tokoroa	Medium Urban Area	Waikato	15,700	14,600	13,550	13,000	14,050	14,500	→
Tuakau	Small Urban Area	Waikato	2,900	3,060	3,730	4,490	5,210	5,890	→
Tūrangi	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,890	3,580	3,370	3,140	3,580	3,810	→
Turua	Rural Settlement	Waikato	370	350	380	390	390	410	→
Waharoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	590	570	540	500	660	690	→
Waihī	Small Urban Area	Waikato	4,960	4,760	4,730	4,870	5,580	5,820	→
Waihou	Rural Settlement	Waikato	280	270	270	280	320	330	→
Waikino	Rural Settlement	Waikato	300	280	290	310	300	320	→
Waiomū	Rural Settlement	Waikato	430	440	400	350	360	380	→
Wairākei Village	Rural Settlement	Waikato	490	510	490	480	530	550	→
Waitoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	410	340	290	300	300	300	→
Whakamaru	Rural Settlement	Waikato	190	180	160	180	170	170	→
Whangamatā	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,860	4,070	3,650	3,680	4,180	4,540	→
Whangapoua	Rural Settlement	Waikato	70	30	60	50	80	100	→
Whatawhata	Rural Settlement	Waikato	270	280	270	280	310	330	→
Whiritoa	Rural Settlement	Waikato	260	230	200	170	220	260	→
Whitianga	Small Urban Area	Waikato	3,100	3,190	3,920	4,600	5,630	6,420	→

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).

Explanation: Settlements in 2022 boundaries. Population estimates for 2018 and later are based on the results of the 2018 census. The 2022 figures are provisional.