Small urban area
Riverhead
The 99th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 3,840 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
3,840
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.5%
3,820 a year earlier
Since 2018
+35.2%
2,840 in 2018
Median age
38.1
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 1,020+276.5% over 29 years2025 · 3,840
Who lives here
- 0–14 years95024.7%
- 15–39 years1,08028.1%
- 40–64 years1,39036.2%
- 65 and over42010.9%