NZ Stats

Whakatāne district

A district in the Bay of Plenty region, ranked 32 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
38,400
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+0.8%
300 people
Average growth
+1.3%
500 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
39.4
Years

Population, 2018–2021

37,100
2018
37,500
2019
38,100
2020
38,400
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 158,400 · 21.8%
  • 15–3911,000 · 28.7%
  • 40–6411,800 · 30.8%
  • 65 and over7,200 · 18.6%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
220
Net arrivals from within NZ
20
Net arrivals from overseas
60
Net migration total
80

Elsewhere in Bay of Plenty

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