Small urban area
Lake Hāwea
The 127th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 2,500 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
2,500
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+4.2%
2,400 a year earlier
Since 2018
+96.9%
1,270 in 2018
Median age
35.5
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 270+825.9% over 29 years2025 · 2,500
Who lives here
- 0–14 years57022.8%
- 15–39 years95038%
- 40–64 years70028%
- 65 and over28011.2%