Small urban area
Wakefield
The 122nd largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 2,730 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
2,730
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.4%
2,720 a year earlier
Since 2018
+8.8%
2,510 in 2018
Median age
42.3
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 1,470+85.7% over 29 years2025 · 2,730
Who lives here
- 0–14 years53019.4%
- 15–39 years75027.5%
- 40–64 years93034.1%
- 65 and over51018.7%