Small urban area
Kaikōura
The 131st largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 2,350 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
2,350
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
-0.8%
2,370 a year earlier
Since 2018
+2.2%
2,300 in 2018
Median age
53.3
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 2,290+2.6% over 29 years2025 · 2,350
Who lives here
- 0–14 years34014.5%
- 15–39 years53022.6%
- 40–64 years68028.9%
- 65 and over81034.5%