| Auckland | 386 300 |
| Christchurch | 317 600 |
| Manukau | 279 100 |
| North Shore | 189 000 |
| Waitakere | 170 800 |
| Wellington | 168 100 |
| Dunedin | 111 400 |
| Hamilton | 109 800 |
| Tauranga | 97 400 |
| Lower Hutt | 97 200 |
| Palmerston North | 75 300 |
| Hastings | 60 000 |
| Napier | 55 500 |
| Rotorua | 55 200 |
| Papakura | 51 700 |
| New Plymouth | 48 200 |
| Whangarei | 47 300 |
| Porirua | 47 000 |
| Invercargill | 45 500 |
| Nelson | 41 600 |