Source: Statistics New Zealand
Statistical area 2 and 3 population projections: 2023(base)–2053 – third instalment – information release
31 March 2026
Statistical area 2 (SA2) and statistical area 3 (SA3) population projections released in Aotearoa Data Explorer (ADE) provide an indication of future changes in the size and age-sex structure of the population usually living in each area.
About this release
This is the third instalment of the statistical area 2 (SA2) and statistical area 3 (SA3) population projections. This release includes SA2 and SA3 areas for the following territorial authority areas:
- Hauraki district
- Central Hawke’s Bay district
- Carterton district
- Nelson city
- Kaikōura district
- Westland district
- Gore district.
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LiveNews: https://livenews.co.nz/2026/03/31/statistical-area-2-and-3-population-projections-2023base-2053-third-instalment-stats-nz-information-release/