Small urban area
Carterton
The 70th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 5,930 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
5,930
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
-0.7%
5,970 a year earlier
Since 2018
+7.8%
5,500 in 2018
Median age
51.3
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 4,280+38.6% over 29 years2025 · 5,930
Who lives here
- 0–14 years93015.7%
- 15–39 years1,34022.6%
- 40–64 years1,85031.2%
- 65 and over1,81030.5%