Living in Napier

In Napier, the median rent tenants pay is €1,398 a month (2026) and unemployment is 4.3% (2023).

The city covers 105.1 km², with a population density of 631.4 people per km² in March 2023. The population of Napier, in New Zealand, was 64,695 in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0214 sources

Population64,695people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)3,347EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter

Median rent1,398EUR/month31 Jul 2026Official source · Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent)

Unemployment rate4.3%country median 3.3% — 30% aboveOfficial source · Stats NZ

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

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 Napier.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 broadband⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.06 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ Endless Plus⁵Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,398 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent)¹³Official

Is Napier a good place to live?

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Remote worker37%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 27–47%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Student37%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 26–48%

Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–67%

Retirement32%strong on cost, weak on admin · range 19–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

17.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 11,586 of 64,695 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Napier is 4.3%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Napier 4.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,347 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.3 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Napier?

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

Left over each month€1,204of €2,674 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.	€2,674
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Tenancy Services (MBIE) · 2026-07-31	− €1,398
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	€1,204

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Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Nearest airport	NPE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration in Napier

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

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 32.08 · Feb 34.89 · Mar 28.42 · Apr 26.56 · May 23.75 · Jun 20.25 · Jul 17.35 · Aug 19.28 · Sep 22.62 · Oct 26.33 · Nov 28.5 · Dec 29.13 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 8.31 · Feb 8.94 · Mar 7.23 · Apr 5.67 · May 3.36 · Jun 2.35 · Jul 1.77 · Aug 1.46 · Sep 2.4 · Oct 2.74 · Nov 4.98 · Dec 6.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 19.18 · Feb 19.15 · Mar 17.44 · Apr 14.85 · May 12.54 · Jun 10.26 · Jul 9.24 · Aug 9.74 · Sep 11.37 · Oct 13.17 · Nov 15.21 · Dec 17.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.1%
Foreign residents17.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	105.1 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.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	17.9 %	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	11,586 people	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ¹⁰Official
Population density	631.4 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.⁹Official
Population	64,695 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹²Official

International community in Napier

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	3,630	5.7%
Asia	2,946	4.6%
Middle East and Africa	1,500	2.3%
Australia	1,059	1.7%
Pacific Islands	915	1.4%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	885	1.4%
North America	420	0.7%
Other	231	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
European	51,096	79.0%
Māori	15,651	24.2%
Asian	4,224	6.5%
Pacific Peoples	2,724	4.2%
Other Ethnicity	843	1.3%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	618	1.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	47,736	73.8%
Māori	15,651	24.2%
Other European	3,969	6.1%
Samoan	1,458	2.3%
Indian	1,416	2.2%
Southeast Asian	1,140	1.8%
Chinese	996	1.5%
Other Ethnicity	843	1.3%
Cook Islands Maori	756	1.2%
Other Asian	576	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
European nfd	288	0.4%
Latin American	285	0.4%
Tongan	237	0.4%
Middle Eastern	216	0.3%
Fijian	147	0.2%
Asian nfd	120	0.2%
African	117	0.2%
Niuean	105	0.2%
Other Pacific Peoples	96	0.1%
Tokelauan	57	0.1%
Pacific Peoples nfd	45	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Napier

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.

Nelson as a Napier alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 367 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 26.4% Nelson vs 17.9% Napier+47%
Unemployment: 3.4% Nelson vs 4.3% Napier−21%
Median gross pay, region: €3,247 Nelson vs €3,347 Napiersame level

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Cities near Napier

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

Onekawa 2.1 km away

Rent: 1,414 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Porirua58,080 residents Rotorua55,326 residents Nelson54,300 residents Whangārei53,841 residents Palmerston North78,021 residents Gisborne52,700 residents

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Napier in rankings

#10 of 29 in Largest cities in New Zealand #15 of 23 in Most international cities in New Zealand #18 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand #21 of 22 in Cheapest cities to rent in New Zealand

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Napier 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.

What is the typical salary around Napier?

The median gross salary is 3,347 EUR/month. Source: Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter.

What is the unemployment rate in Napier?

The unemployment rate is 4.3 %. Source: Stats NZ.

How many people live in Napier?

The published population is 64,695 people. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

How many foreign residents live in Napier?

11,586 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Stats NZ.

Is Napier a good place to live?

Napier 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 Napier?

Onekawa, Hastings, Havelock North are near Napier. 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 Napier?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,630 people (5.7%) 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). Napier, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 45b0fa1ce7f4c6d4acbc5c19c272af17]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/napier/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_napier-new-zealand-population-rent-salary-jobs-climate_0ae79a858826,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Napier, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {45b0fa1ce7f4c6d4acbc5c19c272af17},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/napier/},
  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
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
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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
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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