Living in Cromwell

In Cromwell, unemployment is 1.1% (2023).

The city covers 15.63 km², with a population density of 495.3 people per km² in March 2023. The population of Cromwell, in New Zealand, was 6,783 in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0711 sources

Population6,783people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)3,004EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,469EUR/month31 Jul 2026District figureOfficial source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate1.1%country median 3.3% — 67% belowOfficial source · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz

Recorded crime1,202incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026District figureOfficial source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

Which New Zealand-wide rules apply when you move to Cromwell?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in New ZealandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Cromwell.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€37

Internet, 60 Mbps€36

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	35.54 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ fixed broadband³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.06 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ Endless Plus³Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,469 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁵Official · county

Is Cromwell a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 31–53%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 21–45%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–75%

Retirement28%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 14–42%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Cromwell?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Cromwell is 1.1%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Cromwell 1.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,004 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	1.1 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Cromwell?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€889of €2,430 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,430
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,469
Internet€36 · official · One NZ fixed broadband · 2026-09-30	− €36
Mobile plan€37 · official · One NZ Endless Plus · 2026-09-30	− €37
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€889

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cromwell. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Work and Income employment service — Public employment service

Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cromwell. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Cromwell?

Police recorded about 1,202 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,202 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	ALR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cromwell. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

English Language Teaching — Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund — State Language Course

Tertiary Education Commission

For adult migrants, refugees, adult speakers of other languages.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridSubsidised

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New Zealand settlement services — Newcomer Adaptation

Immigration New Zealand

For migrants, refugees, newcomers.

In Person, Online, HybridFree

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Cromwell.

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 31.1 · Feb 28.24 · Mar 25.46 · Apr 21.35 · May 17.29 · Jun 12.82 · Jul 10.38 · Aug 15.12 · Sep 15.74 · Oct 21.63 · Nov 24.19 · Dec 25.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -0.05 · Feb -0.9 · Mar -1.85 · Apr -4.92 · May -5.94 · Jun -11.84 · Jul -10.21 · Aug -12.57 · Sep -5.72 · Oct -4.69 · Nov -4.3 · Dec -1.27 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 12.64 · Feb 12.5 · Mar 10.46 · Apr 7.06 · May 3.95 · Jun 1.23 · Jul 0.61 · Aug 2.11 · Sep 4.19 · Oct 6.05 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 11.2 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Cromwell?

The published population was 6,783 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport77.4%
Foreign residents22.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	15.63 km²	1 Jan 2023	Official Stats NZ Urban-rural 2023 area for the exact UR2023 urban-area code. AREA_SQ_KM is the clipped official geography used here; no territorial-authority or SA observation is substituted.²Official
Foreign residents	1,536 people	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁰Official
Population density	495.3 people/km²	7 Mar 2023	Reproducible exact-UR2023 density using the existing official Stats NZ population denominator and the exact official UR2023 area. No observation geography is promoted.⁶Official
Population	6,783 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population⁸Official

International community in Cromwell

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
Asia	510	7.6%
United Kingdom and Ireland	315	4.7%
Middle East and Africa	177	2.6%
Australia	168	2.5%
Pacific Islands	141	2.1%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	114	1.7%
Other	63	0.9%
North America	48	0.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	5,346	78.8%
Māori	630	9.3%
Other European	444	6.5%
Southeast Asian	312	4.6%
Indian	192	2.8%
Other Ethnicity	84	1.2%
Latin American	78	1.1%
Fijian	60	0.9%
Other Pacific Peoples	57	0.8%
Chinese	57	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
European nfd	48	0.7%
Other Asian	45	0.7%
Samoan	36	0.5%
Tongan	27	0.4%
Cook Islands Maori	21	0.3%
Niuean	18	0.3%
Asian nfd	18	0.3%
African	12	0.2%
Pacific Peoples nfd	6	0.1%
Middle Eastern	6	0.1%
Tokelauan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
European	5,763	85.0%
Māori	630	9.3%
Asian	618	9.1%
Pacific Peoples	210	3.1%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	93	1.4%
Other Ethnicity	84	1.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Alternatives for people set on Cromwell

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Whangārei as a Cromwell alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1125 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 53,841 Whangārei vs 6,783 Cromwell+694%
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Whangārei vs 23.0 km Cromwell−74%
Median gross pay, region: €3,245 (2024) Whangārei vs €3,004 (2025) Cromwellno percentage

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Alternative cities in New Zealand

Other cities in New Zealand to compare with Cromwell, nearest in population first.

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Warkworth6,675 residents Kumeū-Huapai6,948 residents Thames7,212 residents Stratford6,330 residents Waitara7,509 residents Kawerau7,539 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cromwell when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Cromwell?

The published population was 6,783 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

How safe is Cromwell?

What is the unemployment rate in Cromwell?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

What is the typical salary around Cromwell?

The median gross salary is 3,004 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Cromwell?

1,536 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

Is Cromwell a good place to live?

Cromwell may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Asia live in Cromwell?

The official country of birth distribution records 510 people (7.6%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Cromwell, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0ac62ae8b51c1bbafa3336d3826b4c7e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/cromwell/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Cromwell, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0ac62ae8b51c1bbafa3336d3826b4c7e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/cromwell/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Official Stats NZ Urban-rural 2023 area for the exact UR2023 urban-area code. AREA_SQ_KM is the clipped official geography used here; no territorial-authority or SA observation is substituted. services2.arcgis.com · checked 2023-01-01
One NZ fixed broadband one.nz · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority Rental bond data · tenancy.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-06
Reproducible exact-UR2023 density using the existing official Stats NZ population denominator and the exact official UR2023 area. No observation geography is promoted. services2.arcgis.com · checked 2023-03-07
Stats NZ / Tatauranga Aotearoa tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-30
Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-13
Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter api.data.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-07
tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-27

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Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026 Victimisations Time and Place · public.tableau.com · checked 2026-10-05

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