Living in Gore

In Gore, the median rent tenants pay is €1,096 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.9% (2023).

The city covers 13.76 km², with a population density of 658.3 people per km² in March 2023. Gore had a population of 8,181 in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population8,181people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)3,082EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,096EUR/month31 Jul 2026Official source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate2.9%country median 3.3% — 12% belowOfficial source · Stats NZ

Recorded crime3,344incidents 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 Gore?

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 Gore.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	1,096 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁶Official

Is Gore a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

Try your profile

Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–73%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–80%

Student41%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 31–51%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–72%

Retirement35%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 24–46%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gore?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ⁸

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Gore is 2.9%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Gore 2.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,082 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter¹¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.9 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Gore?

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

Left over each month€1,318of €2,486 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.	€2,486
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,096
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	€1,318

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Gore Salary needed to live in Gore

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gore. 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

Job Search

Open official service

Open the New Zealand service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Gore?

Police recorded about 3,344 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 2026¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,344 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Nearest airport	IVC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	59 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration in Gore

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally

1verified local records

Gore

View official record

Check courses in Gore How the country programme works

Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Find courses near Gore

Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 31.43 · Feb 32.38 · Mar 27.58 · Apr 24.29 · May 20.05 · Jun 15.73 · Jul 15.05 · Aug 17.85 · Sep 21.18 · Oct 25.81 · Nov 26.45 · Dec 29.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 2.97 · Feb 2.41 · Mar -0.03 · Apr -0.97 · May -2.99 · Jun -3.63 · Jul -3.66 · Aug -4.61 · Sep -2.85 · Oct -2.98 · Nov -1.33 · Dec 0.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 14.25 · Feb 13.93 · Mar 12.37 · Apr 9.64 · May 7.07 · Jun 4.8 · Jul 4.23 · Aug 5.56 · Sep 7.36 · Oct 8.85 · Nov 10.89 · Dec 13.27 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Gore?

The published population was 8,181 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹⁰

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,302 is not 10.2% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.1%
Foreign residents15.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.76 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	10.2 %	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,302 people	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁸Official
Population density	658.3 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.⁷Official
Population	8,181 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹⁰Official

International community in Gore

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	216	2.7%
Asia	198	2.4%
Australia	120	1.5%
Middle East and Africa	99	1.2%
Pacific Islands	78	1.0%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	75	0.9%
North America	39	0.5%
Other	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
European	7,218	88.2%
Māori	1,179	14.4%
Asian	303	3.7%
Pacific Peoples	162	2.0%
Other Ethnicity	120	1.5%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	24	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	6,936	84.8%
Māori	1,179	14.4%
Other European	309	3.8%
Southeast Asian	120	1.5%
Other Ethnicity	120	1.5%
Indian	99	1.2%
Cook Islands Maori	81	1.0%
Chinese	51	0.6%
Samoan	42	0.5%
Other Asian	36	0.4%

Show 8 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Tongan	33	0.4%
European nfd	24	0.3%
Fijian	18	0.2%
Middle Eastern	9	0.1%
African	9	0.1%
Niuean	6	0.1%
Latin American	6	0.1%
Asian nfd	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Gore

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.

Wellington as a Gore alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 34.4% Wellington vs 10.2% Gore+237%
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Wellington vs 59.0 km Gore−92%
Median gross pay, region: €3,848 (2024) Wellington vs €3,082 (2025) Goreno percentage

Full comparison More about Wellington

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Motueka8,190 residents Huntly8,232 residents Kerikeri8,070 residents Greymouth8,337 residents Ngāruawāhia7,992 residents Kawerau7,539 residents

How does Gore compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Gore's.

Open the full comparison

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gore 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.

Open the official coverage guide

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 Gore?

The published population was 8,181 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

How safe is Gore?

What is the unemployment rate in Gore?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ.

What is the typical salary around Gore?

The median gross salary is 3,082 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Gore?

1,302 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Stats NZ.

Is Gore a good place to live?

Gore 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 Gore?

The official country of birth distribution records 216 people (2.7%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Gore, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2cb7011b1a89a57134eebd49082b0bcc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/gore/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gore-new-zealand-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_40ca06825e0a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gore, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2cb7011b1a89a57134eebd49082b0bcc},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/gore/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Gore, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/gore/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 2cb7011b1a89a57134eebd49082b0bcc; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown

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
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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 tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-03
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

Show 2 more sources

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

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.