Rural settlement
Palmerston
The 199th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 1,080 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
1,080
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.9%
1,070 a year earlier
Since 2018
+10.2%
980 in 2018
Median age
47.4
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 1,010+6.9% over 29 years2025 · 1,080
Who lives here
- 0–14 years16014.8%
- 15–39 years30027.8%
- 40–64 years33030.6%
- 65 and over28025.9%