Living in Waihī
In Waihī, unemployment is 3.3% (2023).
Waihi is a city in New Zealand, with a population of 5,682 in March 2023. The city covers 9.55 km², with a population density of 700.3 people per km² in March 2023.
Which New Zealand-wide rules apply when you move to Waihī?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 35.54 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | One NZ fixed broadband3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 37.06 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | One NZ Endless Plus3Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 1,304 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority4Official · county |
Is Waihī 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Waihi?
The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz9
Waihī 3.3%
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 quarter8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 %country median 3.3% — about the same | 31 Dec 2023 | tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz9Official |
What does a salary buy in Waihī?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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 | − €1,304 |
| 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 | €1,095 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waihī. 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 Waihī. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Waihi?
Police recorded about 5,172 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 202610
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,172 incidents per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 202610Official · county |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Waihī. 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
How many people live in Waihi?
The published population was 5,682 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population7
By nationality
National passport82.7%Foreign residents17.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 9.55 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 | 981 people | 31 Dec 2023 | tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz9Official |
| Population density | 700.3 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.5Official |
| Population | 5,682 people | 7 Mar 2023 | Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population7Official |
International community in Waihī
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 | 333 | 5.9% |
| Asia | 231 | 4.1% |
| Australia | 120 | 2.1% |
| Middle East and Africa | 108 | 1.9% |
| Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland) | 96 | 1.7% |
| Pacific Islands | 48 | 0.9% |
| North America | 36 | 0.6% |
| Other | 9 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Ancestry or ethnicity
Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand European | 4,449 | 78.3% |
| Māori | 1,329 | 23.4% |
| Other European | 333 | 5.9% |
| Indian | 156 | 2.7% |
| Southeast Asian | 108 | 1.9% |
| Samoan | 93 | 1.6% |
| Tongan | 66 | 1.2% |
| Chinese | 63 | 1.1% |
| Cook Islands Maori | 57 | 1.0% |
| Other Ethnicity | 54 | 1.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| European nfd | 27 | 0.5% |
| Niuean | 24 | 0.4% |
| Other Pacific Peoples | 18 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 18 | 0.3% |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.3% |
| Fijian | 12 | 0.2% |
| Middle Eastern | 12 | 0.2% |
| Asian nfd | 9 | 0.2% |
| African | 9 | 0.2% |
| Pacific Peoples nfd | 3 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Ancestry or ethnicity
Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| European | 4,728 | 83.2% |
| Māori | 1,329 | 23.4% |
| Asian | 345 | 6.1% |
| Pacific Peoples | 246 | 4.3% |
| Other Ethnicity | 54 | 1.0% |
| Middle Eastern/Latin American/African | 33 | 0.6% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Alternatives for people set on Waihī
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.
Katikati as a Waihī alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,965 Katikati vs 5,172 Waihī−43%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Katikati vs 3.3% Waihī−21%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,971 Katikati vs €3,063 Waihī−3%
- Residents: 5,580 Katikati vs 5,682 Waihī−2%
Cities near Waihī
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in New Zealand
Other cities in New Zealand to compare with Waihī, nearest in population first.
How does Waihī compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Waihī 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.
How many people live in Waihi?
The published population was 5,682 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.
How safe is Waihi?
Police recorded about 5,172 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 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Waihi?
The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.
What is the typical salary around Waihī?
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 Waihī?
981 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.
Is Waihī a good place to live?
Waihī 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 Waihī?
Paeroa, Katikati, Te Aroha are near Waihī. 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 Waihī?
The official country of birth distribution records 333 people (5.9%) 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). Waihī, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f5adabd55b342bc7c63b9edb8b741b19]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/waihi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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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
- 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
- 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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