Medium urban area
Paraparaumu
The 22nd largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 29,900 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
29,900
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
-0.3%
30,000 a year earlier
Since 2018
+1.4%
29,500 in 2018
Median age
46.3
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 20,400+46.6% over 29 years2025 · 29,900
Who lives here
- 0–14 years4,70015.7%
- 15–39 years7,90026.4%
- 40–64 years9,90033.1%
- 65 and over7,30024.4%