NZ Stats

Waitaki district

A district in the Otago region, ranked 44 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
23,800
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+0.7%
170 people
Average growth
+1.5%
350 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
45.0
Years

Population, 2018–2021

22,900
2018
23,200
2019
23,600
2020
23,800
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 154,100 · 17.1%
  • 15–396,500 · 27.5%
  • 40–647,700 · 32.3%
  • 65 and over5,500 · 23.1%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
-30
Net arrivals from within NZ
140
Net arrivals from overseas
50
Net migration total
200

Elsewhere in Otago

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