Living in Te Puke

In Te Puke, unemployment is 3.7% (2023).

Te Puke had 9,114 residents in March 2023 and is a city in New Zealand. The city covers 12.13 km², with a population density of 856.1 people per km² in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population9,114people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)2,971EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,425EUR/month31 Jul 2026District figureOfficial source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate3.7%country median 3.3% — 12% aboveOfficial source · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz

Recorded crime2,965incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026District figureOfficial source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

PM2.5, annual mean5.5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations

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

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 Te Puke.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	1,425 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁸Official · county

Is Te Puke 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 worker39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–50%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–75%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 24–48%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–70%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 17–45%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Te Puke?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Te Puke is 3.7%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Te Puke 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,971 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter¹²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Te Puke?

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

Left over each month€913of €2,410 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.	€2,410
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,425
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	€913

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Te Puke Salary needed to live in Te Puke

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Te Puke. 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

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Te Puke. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Te Puke?

Police recorded about 2,965 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 2026¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,965 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Nearest airport	TRG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Te Puke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 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 observations²

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

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

PM2.55.5WHO 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 Te Puke is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 15 cities with data, 3 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

5–67–88–99–1010–1111–1215–16

Te Puke 5.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 30.05 · Feb 31.38 · Mar 28.36 · Apr 24.84 · May 20.87 · Jun 17.19 · Jul 15.14 · Aug 16.89 · Sep 18.78 · Oct 21.55 · Nov 28.03 · Dec 27.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 7.28 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 6.24 · Apr 3.96 · May 0.63 · Jun -0.54 · Jul -0.72 · Aug -0.72 · Sep 1.04 · Oct 0.85 · Nov 3.88 · Dec 5.22 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 18.52 · Feb 18.8 · Mar 16.99 · Apr 14.31 · May 11.66 · Jun 9.42 · Jul 8.3 · Aug 9.04 · Sep 10.52 · Oct 12.16 · Nov 14.33 · Dec 16.69 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Te Puke?

The published population was 9,114 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport74.5%
Foreign residents25.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	12.13 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 residents	2,322 people	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁴Official
Population density	856.1 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	9,114 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹¹Official

International community in Te Puke

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	1,353	15.1%
United Kingdom and Ireland	321	3.6%
Australia	186	2.1%
Pacific Islands	150	1.7%
Middle East and Africa	114	1.3%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	90	1.0%
Other	81	0.9%
North America	27	0.3%

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	5,226	57.3%
Māori	2,646	29.0%
Indian	1,209	13.3%
Other European	414	4.5%
Chinese	285	3.1%
Southeast Asian	189	2.1%
Other Asian	147	1.6%
Samoan	144	1.6%
Other Pacific Peoples	105	1.2%
Cook Islands Maori	99	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Other Ethnicity	90	1.0%
Latin American	78	0.9%
Tongan	45	0.5%
European nfd	39	0.4%
Niuean	36	0.4%
Asian nfd	36	0.4%
Fijian	33	0.4%
Pacific Peoples nfd	12	0.1%
Tokelauan	12	0.1%
African	12	0.1%
Middle Eastern	9	0.1%

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	5,568	61.1%
Māori	2,646	29.0%
Asian	1,851	20.3%
Pacific Peoples	444	4.9%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	99	1.1%
Other Ethnicity	90	1.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Te Puke

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.

Rotorua as a Te Puke alternative in the same region

40 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.

Residents: 55,326 Rotorua vs 9,114 Te Puke+507%
Median gross pay, region: €3,319 (2024) Rotorua vs €2,971 (2025) Te Pukeno percentage
Nearest airport: 7.0 km Rotorua vs 17.0 km Te Puke−59%

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Whangārei as a Te Puke alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 291 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 9,114 Te Puke+491%
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Whangārei vs 17.0 km Te Puke−65%
Median gross pay, region: €3,245 (2024) Whangārei vs €2,971 (2025) Te Pukeno percentage

Full comparison More about Whangārei

Cities near Te Puke

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

Tauranga 16.9 km away

Rent: 1,496 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Matamata9,132 residents Morrinsville9,003 residents Waiuku9,531 residents Greymouth8,337 residents Huntly8,232 residents Motueka8,190 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Te Puke 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 Te Puke?

The published population was 9,114 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

Is the air quality good in Te Puke?

How safe is Te Puke?

What is the unemployment rate in Te Puke?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

What is the typical salary around Te Puke?

The median gross salary is 2,971 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Te Puke?

2,322 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

Is Te Puke a good place to live?

Te Puke 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 Te Puke?

Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Otumoetai, Bethlehem are near Te Puke. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Te Puke?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,353 people (15.1%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Te Puke, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8f024bfa7ac20f3907141288d03dec76]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/te-puke/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_te-puke-new-zealand-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_e8027956e179,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Te Puke, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8f024bfa7ac20f3907141288d03dec76},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/te-puke/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Coordinate identity evidence services2.arcgis.com · checked 2026-09-06
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
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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Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter api.data.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-07
Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent) Tenancy Services (MBIE) · tenancy.govt.nz · checked 2026-09-18
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