Small urban area
Paekākāriki
The 150th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 1,740 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
1,740
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.6%
1,730 a year earlier
Since 2018
-3.3%
1,800 in 2018
Median age
48.4
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 1,720+1.2% over 29 years2025 · 1,740
Who lives here
- 0–14 years23013.2%
- 15–39 years45025.9%
- 40–64 years68039.1%
- 65 and over36020.7%