Rural settlement
Rīwaka
The 244th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 740 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
740
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
-2.6%
760 a year earlier
Since 2018
-6.3%
790 in 2018
Median age
44
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 640+15.6% over 29 years2025 · 740
Who lives here
- 0–14 years11014.9%
- 15–39 years24032.4%
- 40–64 years24032.4%
- 65 and over15020.3%