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This article lists urban areas of New Zealand—as defined by Statistics New Zealand—ranked by population. Only the 150 largest urban areas are listed. Only the 150 largest urban areas are listed. Urban areas are defined by the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18).
The word city took on two meanings in New Zealand after the local government reforms of 1989.Before the reforms, a borough that had a population of 20,000 or more could be proclaimed a city. [1]
There are 23 medium urban areas which combined have a population of 472,800 (9.1% of the total population). Small urban areas, with a population of 1,000 to 9,999. There are 152 small urban areas which combined have a population of 546,900 (10.5% of the total population). Each urban area consists of one or more level-2 statistical areas (SA2s).
The demographics of New Zealand encompass the gender, ethnic, religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 5.3 million [ 6] people living in New Zealand. New Zealanders predominantly live in urban areas on the North Island. The five largest cities are Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, and Tauranga.
The Auckland urban area, as defined by Statistics New Zealand, covers 605.67 km 2 (233.85 sq mi). [3] The urban area has an estimated population of 1,478,800 as of June 2023, 28.3 percent of New Zealand's population. The city has a population larger than the entire South Island (1,225,000). [4]
Christchurch ( / ˈkraɪstʃɜːrtʃ / ⓘ; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. [ a] Christchurch lies in the Canterbury Region, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, east of the Canterbury Plains. It is located near the southern end of ...
Tauranga ( Māori pronunciation: [ˈtaʉɾaŋa]) [ 4][ 5] is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of 161,800 (June 2023) [ 3], or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by Europeans in the early 19th ...
The Auckland Region is New Zealand's most populous territorial authority and Auckland its most populous city. In the 2018 census, 1,571,718 persons declared themselves as residents of the region – an increase of 156,178 people or 11.0% since the 2013 census. The Auckland Region accounts for about one-third (33.4%) of New Zealand's population.