NZ Stats

Taupō district

A district in the Waikato region, ranked 31 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
41,000
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+1.4%
570 people
Average growth
+2.4%
930 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
41.9
Years

Population, 2018–2021

38,600
2018
39,400
2019
40,400
2020
41,000
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 158,000 · 19.4%
  • 15–3911,600 · 28.4%
  • 40–6412,900 · 31.5%
  • 65 and over8,500 · 20.6%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
150
Net arrivals from within NZ
320
Net arrivals from overseas
100
Net migration total
420

Elsewhere in Waikato

Source: Stats NZ subnational population estimates at 30 June 2021. Figures are rounded, so components may not sum exactly. 104 places covered in total.