Living in Putāruru

In Putāruru, unemployment is 4.4% (2023).

The city covers 6.81 km², with a population density of 765.6 people per km² in March 2023. The population of Putaruru, in New Zealand, was 4,455 in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0711 sources

Population4,455people7 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 rent1,114EUR/month31 Jul 2026District figureOfficial source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 3.3% — 33% aboveOfficial source · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz

Recorded crime6,158incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026District figureOfficial source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

PM2.5, annual mean10.09µg/m³country median 9.3 — 9% aboveOfficial source · LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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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	1,114 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁵Official · county

Is Putāruru a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on education · range 25–49%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–68%

Retirement29%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 17–41%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Putaruru?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Putāruru is 4.4%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Putāruru 4.4%

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 quarter⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.4 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Putāruru?

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

Left over each month€1,286of €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	− €1,114
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	€1,286

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Putaruru?

Police recorded about 6,158 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 2026¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,158 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹¹Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Putāruru. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Putaruru?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 10.09 µg/m³ · LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations²

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in New ZealandAnnual PM2.5 in Putāruru is 10.1 µg/m³. Of 15 cities with data, 3 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Putāruru 10.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10.09 µg/m³country median 9.3	31 Dec 2024	LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations²Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Putaruru?

The published population was 4,455 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.9%
Foreign residents13.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	6.81 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	582 people	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁰Official
Population density	765.6 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.⁶Official
Population	4,455 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population⁸Official

International community in Putāruru

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	201	4.5%
Asia	144	3.3%
Australia	69	1.6%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	63	1.4%
Middle East and Africa	51	1.2%
Pacific Islands	33	0.7%
North America	15	0.3%
Other	6	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	3,084	69.2%
Māori	1,659	37.2%
Other European	261	5.9%
Southeast Asian	90	2.0%
Cook Islands Maori	81	1.8%
Indian	63	1.4%
Samoan	54	1.2%
Other Ethnicity	45	1.0%
Chinese	39	0.9%
Other Asian	18	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
European nfd	12	0.3%
Tongan	12	0.3%
Niuean	9	0.2%
Tokelauan	6	0.1%
Other Pacific Peoples	6	0.1%
Asian nfd	6	0.1%
Latin American	6	0.1%
African	6	0.1%
Pacific Peoples nfd	3	0.1%
Fijian	3	0.1%
Middle Eastern	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
European	3,297	74.0%
Māori	1,659	37.2%
Asian	216	4.8%
Pacific Peoples	168	3.8%
Other Ethnicity	45	1.0%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	15	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Alternatives for people set on Putāruru

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Putāruru from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Putāruru

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

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Paeroa4,458 residents Westport4,527 residents Kaikohe4,563 residents Balclutha4,347 residents Temuka4,593 residents Te Kūiti4,659 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Putāruru 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 Putaruru?

The published population was 4,455 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

Is the air quality good in Putaruru?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations.

How safe is Putaruru?

What is the unemployment rate in Putaruru?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

What is the typical salary around Putāruru?

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 Putāruru?

582 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

Is Putāruru a good place to live?

Putāruru 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 Putāruru?

Tokoroa is near Putāruru. 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 Putāruru?

The official country of birth distribution records 201 people (4.5%) 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). Putāruru, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c610d59df60791b0d80374ad5f3b1ea4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/putaruru/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_putaruru-new-zealand-population-rent-salary-jobs_a95b6d2fbd96,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Putāruru, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c610d59df60791b0d80374ad5f3b1ea4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/putaruru/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations lawa.org.nz · checked 2026-10-06
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One NZ fixed broadband one.nz · checked 2026-09-15
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
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
Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter api.data.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-07
tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-27

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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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