Living in Pukekohe
In Pukekohe, unemployment is 2.9% (2023).
Pukekohe had 27,042 residents in March 2023 and is a city in New Zealand. The city covers 31.03 km², with a population density of 963.3 people per km² in March 2023.
Which New Zealand-wide rules apply when you move to Pukekohe?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Pukekohe. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Pukekohe 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.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
28.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,638 of 27,042 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Pukekohe 2.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 %country median 3.3% | 31 Dec 2023 | tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz7Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pukekohe. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Work and Income employment service — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Pukekohe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Pukekohe. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
English Language Teaching — Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund — State Language Course
Tertiary Education Commission
For adult migrants, refugees, adult speakers of other languages.
New Zealand settlement services — Newcomer Adaptation
Immigration New Zealand
For migrants, refugees, newcomers.
Population and city profile
By nationality
National passport71.8%Foreign residents28.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 31.03 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 residents | 7,638 people | 31 Dec 2023 | tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz7Official |
| Population density | 963.3 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.4Official |
| Population | 27,042 people | 7 Mar 2023 | Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population6Official |
International community in Pukekohe
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 | 2,706 | 10.1% |
| Middle East and Africa | 1,506 | 5.6% |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 1,371 | 5.1% |
| Pacific Islands | 1,143 | 4.3% |
| Australia | 387 | 1.4% |
| Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland) | 321 | 1.2% |
| North America | 120 | 0.4% |
| Other | 84 | 0.3% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Ancestry or ethnicity
Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| European | 17,664 | 65.3% |
| Māori | 5,658 | 20.9% |
| Asian | 4,659 | 17.2% |
| Pacific Peoples | 2,976 | 11.0% |
| Middle Eastern/Latin American/African | 378 | 1.4% |
| Other Ethnicity | 276 | 1.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Ancestry or ethnicity
Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand European | 15,843 | 58.6% |
| Māori | 5,658 | 20.9% |
| Indian | 2,613 | 9.7% |
| Other European | 2,178 | 8.1% |
| Tongan | 951 | 3.5% |
| Samoan | 933 | 3.5% |
| Southeast Asian | 888 | 3.3% |
| Chinese | 756 | 2.8% |
| Cook Islands Maori | 615 | 2.3% |
| Other Asian | 393 | 1.5% |
Show 11 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other Pacific Peoples | 315 | 1.2% |
| Niuean | 291 | 1.1% |
| Other Ethnicity | 276 | 1.0% |
| Fijian | 156 | 0.6% |
| African | 141 | 0.5% |
| Middle Eastern | 126 | 0.5% |
| Latin American | 108 | 0.4% |
| European nfd | 93 | 0.3% |
| Asian nfd | 48 | 0.2% |
| Tokelauan | 21 | 0.1% |
| Pacific Peoples nfd | 18 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Alternatives for people set on Pukekohe
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Pukekohe from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Pukekohe
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in New Zealand
Other cities in New Zealand to compare with Pukekohe, nearest in population first.
How does Pukekohe compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Pukekohe's.
Pukekohe in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pukekohe 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 guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Pukekohe?
The unemployment rate is 2.9 %. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.
How many people live in Pukekohe?
The published population is 27,042 people. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.
How many foreign residents live in Pukekohe?
7,638 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.
Is Pukekohe a good place to live?
Pukekohe 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 Pukekohe?
Tuakau, Pōkeno, Waiuku are near Pukekohe. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Australia live in Pukekohe?
The official country of birth distribution records 387 people (1.4%) 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, September 29). Pukekohe, New Zealand: population, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ceaaadfc1c982f343b83dd88f9864e42]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/pukekohe/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_pukekohe-new-zealand-population-cost-of-living-jobs_ba739087ade1,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Pukekohe, New Zealand: population, cost of living, jobs},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-29},
version = {ceaaadfc1c982f343b83dd88f9864e42},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/pukekohe/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Pukekohe, New Zealand: population, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/pukekohe/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version ceaaadfc1c982f343b83dd88f9864e42; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29.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
- Coordinate identity evidence services2.arcgis.com · checked 2026-09-06
- 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
- 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
- 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
- tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-27
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.