Rural settlement
Paerata
The 173rd largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 1,380 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
1,380
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+8.7%
1,270 a year earlier
Since 2018
+820.0%
150 in 2018
Median age
34.6
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 290+375.9% over 29 years2025 · 1,380
Who lives here
- 0–14 years33023.9%
- 15–39 years56040.6%
- 40–64 years37026.8%
- 65 and over1208.7%