Small urban area
Waimate
The 103rd largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 3,610 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
3,610
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
-0.3%
3,620 a year earlier
Since 2018
+0.8%
3,580 in 2018
Median age
54.6
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 3,530+2.3% over 29 years2025 · 3,610
Who lives here
- 0–14 years52014.4%
- 15–39 years80022.2%
- 40–64 years1,08029.9%
- 65 and over1,22033.8%