Timaru district
A district in the Canterbury region, ranked 28 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.
Population 2021
48,400
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+0.3%
150 people
Average growth
+0.7%
330 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
44.4
Years
Population, 2018–2021
47,6002018
47,9002019
48,3002020
48,4002021
Who lives here
- Under 158,400 · 17.4%
- 15–3913,500 · 27.8%
- 40–6415,700 · 32.4%
- 65 and over10,900 · 22.5%
What drove the 2021 change
Births minus deaths
30
Net arrivals from within NZ
50
Net arrivals from overseas
70
Net migration total
120
Elsewhere in Canterbury
Source: Stats NZ subnational population estimates at 30 June 2021. Figures are rounded, so components may not sum exactly. 104 places covered in total.