Living in Mosgiel

In Mosgiel, unemployment is 1.7% (2023).

The city covers 17.28 km², with a population density of 925.4 people per km² in March 2023. The population of Mosgiel, in New Zealand, was 14,589 in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population14,589people7 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 rent1,140EUR/month31 Jul 2026District figureOfficial source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate1.7%country median 3.3% — 48% belowOfficial source · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz

Recorded crime3,909incidents 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 Mosgiel?

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 Mosgiel.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 broadband⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.06 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ Endless Plus⁴Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,140 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁷Official · county

Is Mosgiel 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.

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–71%

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 Mosgiel?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹³

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Mosgiel is 1.7%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Mosgiel 1.7%

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 quarter¹¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	1.7 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Mosgiel?

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

Left over each month€1,218of €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	− €1,140
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	€1,218

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mosgiel. 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 Mosgiel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Mosgiel?

Police recorded about 3,909 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 2026¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,909 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Nearest airport	DUD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mosgiel. 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 Mosgiel.

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 25.77 · Feb 26.17 · Mar 23.39 · Apr 20.17 · May 20.11 · Jun 15.45 · Jul 14.51 · Aug 15.36 · Sep 17.44 · Oct 19.33 · Nov 21.77 · Dec 23.26 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 7.8 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 6.66 · Apr 5.75 · May 3.03 · Jun 2.94 · Jul 2.28 · Aug 1.52 · Sep 3.29 · Oct 3.44 · Nov 4.45 · Dec 6.17 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 13.8 · Feb 13.89 · Mar 13.15 · Apr 11.59 · May 9.88 · Jun 8.2 · Jul 7.59 · Aug 8.03 · Sep 9.01 · Oct 9.88 · Nov 11.22 · Dec 12.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mosgiel?

The published population was 14,589 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.2%
Foreign residents12.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	17.28 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	1,863 people	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹³Official
Population density	925.4 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.⁸Official
Population	14,589 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹⁰Official

International community in Mosgiel

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	675	4.6%
Asia	372	2.6%
Middle East and Africa	279	1.9%
Australia	207	1.4%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	141	1.0%
Pacific Islands	99	0.7%
North America	66	0.5%
Other	24	0.2%

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	13,404	91.9%
Māori	1,212	8.3%
Asian	615	4.2%
Pacific Peoples	297	2.0%
Other Ethnicity	207	1.4%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	144	1.0%

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
New Zealand European	12,876	88.3%
Māori	1,212	8.3%
Other European	657	4.5%
Indian	228	1.6%
Other Ethnicity	207	1.4%
Chinese	183	1.3%
Samoan	138	0.9%
Southeast Asian	132	0.9%
Cook Islands Maori	102	0.7%
Middle Eastern	90	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Other Asian	72	0.5%
Tongan	42	0.3%
European nfd	30	0.2%
Latin American	30	0.2%
African	24	0.2%
Asian nfd	15	0.1%
Niuean	9	0.1%
Other Pacific Peoples	9	0.1%
Pacific Peoples nfd	6	0.0%
Fijian	6	0.0%
Tokelauan	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 Mosgiel

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 Mosgiel alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1176 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 14,589 Mosgiel+269%
Median gross pay, region: €3,245 (2024) Whangārei vs €3,004 (2025) Mosgielno percentage
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Whangārei vs 13.0 km Mosgiel−54%

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Cities near Mosgiel

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

Dunedin 10.6 km away

Rent: 1,127 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Havelock North15,003 residents Tokoroa14,001 residents Oamaru13,680 residents Te Awamutu13,380 residents Kaiapoi13,017 residents Waikanae12,966 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mosgiel 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 Mosgiel?

The published population was 14,589 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

How safe is Mosgiel?

What is the unemployment rate in Mosgiel?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

What is the typical salary around Mosgiel?

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 Mosgiel?

1,863 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

Is Mosgiel a good place to live?

Mosgiel 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 Mosgiel?

Dunedin, North East Valley are near Mosgiel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in United Kingdom and Ireland live in Mosgiel?

The official country of birth distribution records 675 people (4.6%) 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). Mosgiel, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f6e32dc1e89101d8683a12df22a552d6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/mosgiel/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_mosgiel-new-zealand-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_820e6e4c729f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mosgiel, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f6e32dc1e89101d8683a12df22a552d6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/mosgiel/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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One NZ fixed broadband one.nz · checked 2026-09-15
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter api.data.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-07
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