NZ Stats

Waimakariri district

A district in the Canterbury region, ranked 17 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
66,300
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+2.2%
1,500 people
Average growth
+2.8%
1,700 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
44.0
Years

Population, 2018–2021

61,300
2018
62,800
2019
64,800
2020
66,300
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 1512,000 · 18.1%
  • 15–3918,200 · 27.5%
  • 40–6422,500 · 34.0%
  • 65 and over13,600 · 20.4%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
160
Net arrivals from within NZ
1,200
Net arrivals from overseas
70
Net migration total
1,300

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.