Living in Stratford

In Stratford, the median rent tenants pay is €1,217 a month (2026) and unemployment is 3.8% (2023).

Stratford had 6,330 residents in March 2023 and is a city in New Zealand. The city covers 8.9 km², with a population density of 828.5 people per km² in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population6,330people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)3,018EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,217EUR/month31 Jul 2026Official source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 3.3% — 15% aboveOfficial source · Stats NZ

Recorded crime1,895incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026Official source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

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

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 Stratford.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	1,217 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁷Official

Is Stratford 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 worker43%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 34–52%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%

Student42%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 32–52%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–74%

Retirement37%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 26–48%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Stratford?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ⁹

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Stratford is 3.8%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Stratford 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,018 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter¹²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Stratford?

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

Left over each month€1,155of €2,444 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.	€2,444
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,217
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	€1,155

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Stratford?

Police recorded about 1,895 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 2026¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,895 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Nearest airport	NPL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	38 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stratford. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Stratford.

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 27.69 · Feb 27.21 · Mar 25.89 · Apr 21.84 · May 19.94 · Jun 17.73 · Jul 16.17 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 19.71 · Oct 20.27 · Nov 23.87 · Dec 25.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 7.46 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 5.98 · Apr 5.34 · May 2.93 · Jun 0.82 · Jul -0.59 · Aug 0.04 · Sep 0.76 · Oct 2.49 · Nov 3.09 · Dec 5.77 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 16.7 · Feb 17.13 · Mar 15.96 · Apr 13.86 · May 12.01 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 8.91 · Aug 9.4 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 11.79 · Nov 13.28 · Dec 15.42 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Stratford?

The published population was 6,330 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹¹

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,113 is not 11% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.4%
Foreign residents17.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	8.9 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-resident share	11 %	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁹Official
Foreign residents	1,113 people	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁹Official
Population density	828.5 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	6,330 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹¹Official

International community in Stratford

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	222	3.5%
Middle East and Africa	165	2.6%
Asia	159	2.5%
Australia	93	1.5%
Pacific Islands	54	0.9%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	36	0.6%
North America	36	0.6%
Other	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
European	5,571	88.0%
Māori	1,110	17.5%
Asian	267	4.2%
Pacific Peoples	138	2.2%
Other Ethnicity	99	1.6%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	27	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	5,334	84.3%
Māori	1,110	17.5%
Other European	294	4.6%
Southeast Asian	117	1.8%
Other Ethnicity	99	1.6%
Indian	87	1.4%
Chinese	54	0.9%
Cook Islands Maori	51	0.8%
Samoan	42	0.7%
Fijian	24	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
European nfd	15	0.2%
African	12	0.2%
Niuean	9	0.1%
Middle Eastern	9	0.1%
Tongan	6	0.1%
Other Asian	6	0.1%
Tokelauan	3	0.0%
Other Pacific Peoples	3	0.0%
Asian nfd	3	0.0%
Latin American	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Stratford

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.

New Plymouth as a Stratford alternative in the same region

36 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.

Foreign residents: 17.0% New Plymouth vs 11.0% Stratford+55%
Median gross pay, region: €3,382 (2024) New Plymouth vs €3,018 (2025) Stratfordno percentage
Unemployment: 3.7% New Plymouth vs 3.8% Stratfordsame level

Full comparison More about New Plymouth

Napier as a Stratford alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 223 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 64,695 Napier vs 6,330 Stratford+922%
Foreign residents: 17.9% Napier vs 11.0% Stratford+63%
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Napier vs 38.0 km Stratford−87%
Median gross pay, region: €3,347 (2024) Napier vs €3,018 (2025) Stratfordno percentage
Unemployment: 4.3% Napier vs 3.8% Stratford+13%

Full comparison More about Napier

Cities near Stratford

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

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Pōkeno6,081 residents Whitianga6,054 residents Warkworth6,675 residents Kaitāia5,955 residents Cromwell6,783 residents Carterton5,859 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Stratford 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 Stratford?

The published population was 6,330 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

How safe is Stratford?

What is the unemployment rate in Stratford?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ.

What is the typical salary around Stratford?

The median gross salary is 3,018 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Stratford?

1,113 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Stats NZ.

Is Stratford a good place to live?

Stratford 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 Stratford?

Inglewood is near Stratford. 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 Stratford?

The official country of birth distribution records 222 people (3.5%) 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). Stratford, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 900d3d0c808e944d33afd4fc63aae84d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/stratford/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Stratford, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {900d3d0c808e944d33afd4fc63aae84d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/stratford/},
  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
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
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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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