Living in Morrinsville

In Morrinsville, unemployment is 2.4% (2023).

The city covers 10.28 km², with a population density of 1,026.3 people per km² in March 2023. The population of Morrinsville, in New Zealand, was 9,003 in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population9,003people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)3,063EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,293EUR/month31 Jul 2026District figureOfficial source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate2.4%country median 3.3% — 27% belowOfficial source · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz

Recorded crime4,202incidents 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 Morrinsville?

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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 broadband⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.06 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ Endless Plus⁴Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,293 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁶Official · county

Is Morrinsville a good place to live?

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Remote worker41%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 30–52%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–80%

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

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–74%

Retirement29%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 15–43%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Morrinsville?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹¹

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Morrinsville is 2.4%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Morrinsville 2.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,063 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.4 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Morrinsville?

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

Left over each month€1,106of €2,472 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.	€2,472
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,293
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	€1,106

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Morrinsville. 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 Morrinsville?

Police recorded about 4,202 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 2026¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,202 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	MTA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Morrinsville. 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 30.1 · Feb 29.27 · Mar 28.41 · Apr 25.79 · May 22.19 · Jun 19.31 · Jul 17.41 · Aug 19.39 · Sep 21.15 · Oct 23.85 · Nov 28.05 · Dec 28.74 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 7.72 · Feb 8.04 · Mar 6.44 · Apr 3.3 · May 0.6 · Jun -0.67 · Jul -1.17 · Aug -1.15 · Sep 0.01 · Oct 1.56 · Nov 4.48 · Dec 4.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 19.1 · Feb 19.39 · Mar 17.73 · Apr 15.31 · May 12.79 · Jun 10.57 · Jul 9.53 · Aug 10.26 · Sep 11.75 · Oct 13.32 · Nov 15.32 · Dec 17.51 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Morrinsville?

The published population was 9,003 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.5%
Foreign residents14.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	10.28 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.³Official
Foreign residents	1,308 people	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹¹Official
Population density	1,026 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	9,003 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population⁹Official

International community in Morrinsville

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	423	4.7%
United Kingdom and Ireland	330	3.7%
Middle East and Africa	198	2.2%
Australia	141	1.6%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	102	1.1%
Pacific Islands	45	0.5%
Other	36	0.4%
North America	33	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	7,143	79.3%
Māori	1,752	19.5%
Other European	444	4.9%
Southeast Asian	282	3.1%
Indian	255	2.8%
Chinese	93	1.0%
Other Ethnicity	90	1.0%
Samoan	81	0.9%
Cook Islands Maori	78	0.9%
Other Asian	48	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Latin American	36	0.4%
Tongan	27	0.3%
Middle Eastern	27	0.3%
European nfd	24	0.3%
Niuean	18	0.2%
Asian nfd	18	0.2%
Other Pacific Peoples	15	0.2%
African	15	0.2%
Fijian	9	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	7,485	83.1%
Māori	1,752	19.5%
Asian	681	7.6%
Pacific Peoples	207	2.3%
Other Ethnicity	90	1.0%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	81	0.9%

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

Alternatives for people set on Morrinsville

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.

Hamilton as a Morrinsville alternative in the same region

26 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 174,741 Hamilton vs 9,003 Morrinsville+1841%
Median gross pay, region: €3,417 (2024) Hamilton vs €3,063 (2025) Morrinsvilleno percentage
Nearest airport: 10.0 km Hamilton vs 22.0 km Morrinsville−55%

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Whangārei as a Morrinsville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 241 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 9,003 Morrinsville+498%
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Whangārei vs 22.0 km Morrinsville−73%
Median gross pay, region: €3,245 (2024) Whangārei vs €3,063 (2025) Morrinsvilleno percentage

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Cities near Morrinsville

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Te Puke9,114 residents Matamata9,132 residents Waiuku9,531 residents Greymouth8,337 residents Huntly8,232 residents Motueka8,190 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Morrinsville 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 Morrinsville?

The published population was 9,003 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

How safe is Morrinsville?

What is the unemployment rate in Morrinsville?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

What is the typical salary around Morrinsville?

The median gross salary is 3,063 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Morrinsville?

1,308 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

Is Morrinsville a good place to live?

Morrinsville 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.

Which cities are near Morrinsville?

Te Aroha is near Morrinsville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Morrinsville?

The official country of birth distribution records 423 people (4.7%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Morrinsville, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 220baecd73821070add41f505013d559]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/morrinsville/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Morrinsville, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {220baecd73821070add41f505013d559},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/morrinsville/},
  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
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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
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tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-27
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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