Small urban area
Matamata
The 49th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 9,540 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
9,540
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.6%
9,480 a year earlier
Since 2018
+15.6%
8,250 in 2018
Median age
45.8
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 6,130+55.6% over 29 years2025 · 9,540
Who lives here
- 0–14 years1,58016.6%
- 15–39 years2,62027.5%
- 40–64 years2,47025.9%
- 65 and over2,86030%