List of cities and towns in the South Island by population

This is a list of cities and towns in the South Island of New Zealand by the size of their urban area.

The populations given in the table below are provisional New Zealand usually resident populations, June 2008 estimates, and refer to the entire main urban area unless otherwise stated.

Cities

Urban AreaPopulationRegionTerritorial Authority
Christchurch396,700CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Dunedin120,200OtagoDunedin City Council
Invercargill50,800SouthlandInvercargill City Council
Nelson (Nelson/Richmond)66,700NelsonNelson City Council/Tasman District Council

Towns

Population 10,000 and over

Urban AreaPopulationRegionTerritorial Authority
Ashburton20,000CanterburyAshburton District
Blenheim31,300MarlboroughMarlborough District
Oamaru13,900OtagoWaitaki District
Queenstown15,300OtagoQueenstown Lakes District
Rangiora18,100CanterburyWaimakariri District
Richmond14,500TasmanTasman District
Rolleston14,650[1]CanterburySelwyn District
Timaru†29,000CanterburyTimaru District

† Timaru was officially a city until local government reorganisation in 1989, and as such is still frequently referred to as such.

Population 1,000 to 9,999

Urban AreaPopulationRegionTerritorial Authority
Alexandra5,440[1]OtagoCentral Otago District
Amberley1,305CanterburyHurunui District
Arrowtown2,920[1]OtagoQueenstown Lakes District
Balclutha4,000[1]OtagoClutha District
Bluff1,870[1]SouthlandInvercargill City
Brightwater1,990[1]TasmanTasman District
Cromwell4,880[1]OtagoCentral Otago District
Darfield2,200[1]CanterburySelwyn District
Eyreton2,139CanterburyWaimakariri District
Geraldine2,490[1]CanterburyTimaru District
Gore9,860[1]SouthlandGore District
Greymouth9,690[1]West CoastGrey District
Hokitika3,600[1]West CoastWestland District
Kaikoura2,080[1]CanterburyKaikoura District
Leeston1,850[1]CanterburySelwyn District
Leithfield2,385CanterburyHurunui District
Lincoln5,640[1]CanterburySelwyn District
Lyttelton3,072CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Mapua1,878TasmanTasman District
Mataura1,560SouthlandGore District
Milton1,950[1]OtagoClutha District
Motueka8,340[1]TasmanTasman District
Picton4,360[1]MarlboroughMarlborough District
Renwick1,872MarlboroughMarlborough District
Riverton1,490[1]SouthlandSouthland District
Takaka1,310[1]TasmanTasman District
Te Anau2,100[1]SouthlandSouthland District
Temuka4,350[1]CanterburyTimaru District
Wakefield2,300[1]TasmanTasman District
Wanaka8,460[1]OtagoQueenstown Lakes District
Westport3,940[1]West CoastBuller District
Winton2,360[1]SouthlandSouthland District

Major Suburbs

The following suburbs have a population of over 2,000.

Christchurch

SuburbPopulationRegionTerritorial Authority
Riccarton9,786CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Linwood9,024CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Hornby8,007CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Christchurch Central City7,653CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Shirley7,176CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Cashmere6,876CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Woolston5,733CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Sydenham5,478CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Halswell4,065CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Sumner3,978CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Belfast3,726CanterburyChristchurch City Council
New Brighton3,642CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Papanui3,543CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Merivale3,012CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Fendalton2,898CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Bishopdale2,454CanterburyChristchurch City Council
Burnside2,370CanterburyChristchurch City Council

Dunedin

SuburbPopulationRegionTerritorial Authority
Mosgiel‡10,497OtagoDunedin City Council
Dunedin North7,047OtagoDunedin City Council
St Kilda5,904OtagoDunedin City Council
Caversham5,058OtagoDunedin City Council
North East Valley4,413OtagoDunedin City Council
St Clair4,179OtagoDunedin City Council
Roslyn3,957OtagoDunedin City Council
Vauxhall3,918OtagoDunedin City Council
Brockville3,393OtagoDunedin City Council
Mornington3,393OtagoDunedin City Council
Wakari3,069OtagoDunedin City Council
Port Chalmers‡~3,000OtagoDunedin City Council
Musselburgh2,835OtagoDunedin City Council
South Dunedin2,538OtagoDunedin City Council
Andersons Bay2,532OtagoDunedin City Council
Green Island‡2,430OtagoDunedin City Council
City Rise2,406OtagoDunedin City Council
Pine Hill2,259OtagoDunedin City Council
Fairfield2,010OtagoDunedin City Council

‡ Mosgiel, Port Chalmers, and Green Island were officially separate towns until local government reorganisation in 1989, and are separated from Dunedin's main urban area. As such they are still frequently referred to as towns.

Invercargill

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SuburbPopulationRegionTerritorial Authority
Rosedale3,855SouthlandInvercargill City Council
Gladstone-Avenal3,768SouthlandInvercargill City Council
Grasmere3,342SouthlandInvercargill City Council
Heidelberg3,078SouthlandInvercargill City Council
Newfield2,910SouthlandInvercargill City Council
Georgetown2,229SouthlandInvercargill City Council
Waikiwi2,193SouthlandInvercargill City Council

Nelson

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SuburbPopulationRegionTerritorial Authority
Stoke~7,000NelsonNelson City Council
The Wood2,730NelsonNelson City Council
Maitlands2,412NelsonNelson City Council
Atawhai2,154NelsonNelson City Council
Tahunanui~2,000NelsonNelson City Council
AnnesbrookNelsonNelson City Council
Britannia HeightsNelsonNelson City Council
Nelson SouthNelsonNelson City Council
Washington ValleyNelsonNelson City Council

Others

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SuburbPopulationTownTerritorial Authority
Allenton5,172AshburtonAshburton District Council
Redwoodtown4,881BlenheimMarlborough District Council
Whitney4,005BlenheimMarlborough District Council
Witherlea3,993BlenheimMarlborough District Council
Marchwiel3,741TimaruTimaru District Council
Highfield3,408TimaruTimaru District Council
Springlands3,081BlenheimMarlborough District Council
West End2,790TimaruTimaru District Council
Tinwald2,703AshburtonAshburton District Council
Mayfield2,694BlenheimMarlborough District Council
Seaview2,505TimaruTimaru District Council
Parkside2,412TimaruTimaru District Council
Hampstead2,325AshburtonAshburton District Council
Watlington2,256TimaruTimaru District Council
Gleniti2,022TimaruTimaru District Council

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2017 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006-16 (2017 boundary)". Statistics New Zealand. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

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