Medium urban area
Whakatāne
The 35th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 16,950 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
16,950
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.3%
16,900 a year earlier
Since 2018
+3.4%
16,400 in 2018
Median age
40.4
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 14,500+16.9% over 29 years2025 · 16,950
Who lives here
- 0–14 years3,55020.9%
- 15–39 years4,85028.6%
- 40–64 years4,85028.6%
- 65 and over3,70021.8%