Medium urban area
Ashburton
The 30th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 21,600 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
21,600
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.9%
21,400 a year earlier
Since 2018
+8.3%
19,950 in 2018
Median age
41.4
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 15,750+37.1% over 29 years2025 · 21,600
Who lives here
- 0–14 years3,90018.1%
- 15–39 years6,50030.1%
- 40–64 years6,10028.2%
- 65 and over5,00023.1%