Living in Dargaville

In Dargaville, the median rent tenants pay is €1,162 a month (2026) and unemployment is 6.7% (2023).

Dargaville covers 12.86 km², with a population density of 402.1 people per km² in 2025. In 2025, Dargaville had a population of 5,170.

Last checked 2026-10-0710 sources

Population5,170people31 Dec 2025Official source · Place and ethnic group summaries — Dargaville

Median gross salary (region)2,911EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,162EUR/month31 Jul 2026Official source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate6.7%country median 3.3% — 103% aboveOfficial source · Stats NZ

Recorded crime3,466incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026Official source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

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

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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	1,162 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁶Official

Is Dargaville a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–52%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–66%

Retirement37%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 26–48%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Dargaville?

The unemployment rate is 6.7 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ⁷

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Dargaville is 6.7%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Dargaville 6.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,911 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.7 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Dargaville?

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

Left over each month€1,141of €2,376 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.	€2,376
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,162
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	€1,141

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dargaville. 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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Safety

How safe is Dargaville?

Police recorded about 3,466 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 2026¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,466 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹⁰Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	DGR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	1 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 27.99 · Feb 28.21 · Mar 26.47 · Apr 25.03 · May 23.06 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 18.92 · Aug 18.89 · Sep 19.32 · Oct 21.69 · Nov 23.86 · Dec 25.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 14.04 · Feb 15.1 · Mar 13.72 · Apr 12.02 · May 8.47 · Jun 7.75 · Jul 7.83 · Aug 6.91 · Sep 7.95 · Oct 8.84 · Nov 10.76 · Dec 12 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 19.76 · Feb 20.57 · Mar 19.6 · Apr 17.9 · May 16.06 · Jun 14.22 · Jul 13.05 · Aug 13.03 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 14.63 · Nov 16.1 · Dec 18.25 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Dargaville?

The published population was 5,170 people in 2025. Source: Place and ethnic group summaries — Dargaville⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.1%
Foreign residents13.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	12.86 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-resident share	14.4 %	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁷Official
Foreign residents	720 people	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁷Official
Population density	402.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Place and ethnic group summaries — Dargaville⁵Official
Population	5,170 people	31 Dec 2025	Place and ethnic group summaries — Dargaville⁵Official

Population over time29 published observations, 1996–2025

4,544

4,768

4,992

5,216

5,17019962002200820182025

Population rose 11.9% between 1996 and 2025, from 4,620 to 5,170.

International community in Dargaville

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
United Kingdom and Ireland	201	4.1%
Pacific Islands	168	3.4%
Asia	156	3.1%
Australia	87	1.8%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	42	0.8%
Middle East and Africa	39	0.8%
North America	21	0.4%
Other	6	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
European	3,534	70.5%
Māori	1,887	37.6%
Pacific Peoples	498	9.9%
Asian	237	4.7%
Other Ethnicity	45	0.9%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	18	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	3,366	67.1%
Māori	1,887	37.6%
Other European	234	4.7%
Tongan	228	4.5%
Samoan	120	2.4%
Indian	93	1.9%
Southeast Asian	90	1.8%
Cook Islands Maori	84	1.7%
Other Ethnicity	45	0.9%
Fijian	36	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Chinese	33	0.7%
European nfd	21	0.4%
Other Pacific Peoples	21	0.4%
Niuean	18	0.4%
Other Asian	18	0.4%
Middle Eastern	6	0.1%
African	6	0.1%
Pacific Peoples nfd	3	0.1%
Tokelauan	3	0.1%
Asian nfd	3	0.1%
Latin American	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Dargaville

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 Dargaville alternative in the same region

47 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 6.0 km Whangārei vs 1.0 km Dargaville+500%
Unemployment: 4.6% Whangārei vs 6.7% Dargaville−31%
Median gross pay, region: €3,245 (2024) Whangārei vs €2,911 (2025) Dargavilleno percentage
Foreign residents: 18.4% Whangārei vs 14.4% Dargaville+28%

Full comparison More about Whangārei

Nelson as a Dargaville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 598 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 54,300 Nelson vs 5,170 Dargaville+950%
Unemployment: 3.4% Nelson vs 6.7% Dargaville−49%
Foreign residents: 26.4% Nelson vs 14.4% Dargaville+83%
Median gross pay, region: €3,247 (2024) Nelson vs €2,911 (2025) Dargavilleno percentage

Full comparison More about Nelson

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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Ngongotahā5,124 residents Ōtaki5,025 residents Prebbleton5,382 residents Ōmokoroa5,451 residents Ōpōtiki4,839 residents Taumarunui4,821 residents

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

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Dargaville?

The published population was 5,170 people in 2025. Source: Place and ethnic group summaries — Dargaville.

How safe is Dargaville?

What is the unemployment rate in Dargaville?

The unemployment rate is 6.7 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ.

What is the typical salary around Dargaville?

The median gross salary is 2,911 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Dargaville?

720 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Stats NZ.

Is Dargaville a good place to live?

Dargaville 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 United Kingdom and Ireland live in Dargaville?

The official country of birth distribution records 201 people (4.1%) 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). Dargaville, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f1a7507c6ade536dc8b35db1857abc0e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/dargaville/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Dargaville, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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
Place and ethnic group summaries — Dargaville Place and ethnic group summaries · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-09-25
Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority Rental bond data · tenancy.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-06
Stats NZ tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-03
Stats NZ / Tatauranga Aotearoa tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-30
Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter api.data.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-07
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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