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The current town was founded as Pembroke during the gold rush of the 19th century, and renamed to Wanaka in 1940. [3] Along with the rest of the Queenstown-Lakes District, Wānaka is growing rapidly, with the population increasing by 50% between 2005 and 2015.
This is a list of cities and towns in the South Island of New Zealand by the population of their urban area. The populations given in the table below are provisional New Zealand usually resident populations, June 2024 estimates, and refer to the urban area defined under the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA) unless otherwise ...
Queenstown-Lakes District had a population of 47,808 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 8,655 people (22.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 19,584 people (69.4%) since the 2013 census.
Statistics New Zealand creates standards for statistical geographic areas that are the basis for determining population figures. Statistics New Zealand announced in 2017 that the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18) would replace the New Zealand Standard Areas Classification 1992 (NZSAC92).
Before the 2023 census, Albert Town had a larger boundary, covering 4.96 km 2 (1.92 sq mi). [1] Using that boundary, Albert Town had a population of 2,031 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 744 people (57.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,326 people (188.1%) since the 2006 census.
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. Urban areas are defined by the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18).
The West Coast region covers 23,245.52 km 2 (8,975.15 sq mi) [2] and has an estimated population of 34,800 as of June 2024, 0.7% of New Zealand's population. It is the least populous of New Zealand's sixteen regions. [3] The West Coast is also the most sparsely populated region, with just 1.50 people per square kilometre (3.88 per square mile).
Around a quarter of Canterbury's overseas-born population at the 2013 Census had been living in New Zealand for less than five years, and 11 percent had been living in New Zealand for less than two years (i.e. they moved to New Zealand after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake). [29] [30]