Living in Waikanae

In Waikanae, unemployment is 1.5% (2023).

The city covers 19.59 km², with a population density of 696.2 people per km² in March 2023. In March 2023, Waikanae had a population of 12,966.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population12,966people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)3,487EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,315EUR/month31 Jul 2026District figureOfficial source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate1.5%country median 3.3% — 55% belowOfficial source · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz

Recorded crime4,091incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026District figureOfficial source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

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

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 Waikanae.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 broadband³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.06 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ Endless Plus³Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,315 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁶Official · county

Is Waikanae a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 31–53%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 21–45%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–75%

Retirement28%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 14–42%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Waikanae?

The unemployment rate is 1.5 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹¹

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Waikanae is 1.5%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Waikanae 1.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,487 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	1.5 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Waikanae?

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

Left over each month€1,380of €2,768 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.	€2,768
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,315
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	€1,380

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Waikanae?

Police recorded about 4,091 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 2026¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,091 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Nearest airport	PPQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	7 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

21°14°

22°14°

20°12°

18°10°

16°8°

14°6°

13°5°

13°6°

15°8°

16°9°

18°10°

20°13°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

107

103

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

260

241

224

170

141

123

139

156

188

197

222

245

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 21.1 · Feb 21.6 · Mar 20.2 · Apr 17.7 · May 15.7 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 17.5 · Dec 19.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 13.6 · Feb 13.6 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 9.7 · May 8.2 · Jun 6 · Jul 4.9 · Aug 5.8 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 12.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 17.4 · Feb 17.6 · Mar 16 · Apr 13.7 · May 11.9 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 8.8 · Aug 9.6 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 13.9 · Dec 16.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 54.1 · Feb 60.3 · Mar 64.3 · Apr 71 · May 94.3 · Jun 107.3 · Jul 93.5 · Aug 84.8 · Sep 84.3 · Oct 102.9 · Nov 82.9 · Dec 83.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 259.8 · Feb 241.3 · Mar 223.9 · Apr 169.7 · May 141.1 · Jun 122.7 · Jul 139.4 · Aug 156 · Sep 188.2 · Oct 196.9 · Nov 221.8 · Dec 244.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official

Similar climate. In New Zealand: Lower Hutt ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±5.0 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±6.2 °C, Downey (United States) ±6.7 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±6.9 °C, Reims (France) ±7.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Waikanae?

The published population was 12,966 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport73.9%
Foreign residents26.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	19.59 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	3,381 people	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹¹Official
Population density	696.2 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.⁷Official
Population	12,966 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population⁹Official

International community in Waikanae

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	1,611	12.5%
Asia	534	4.1%
Middle East and Africa	378	2.9%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	339	2.6%
Australia	243	1.9%
North America	153	1.2%
Pacific Islands	84	0.7%
Other	39	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
European	11,628	89.7%
Māori	1,278	9.9%
Asian	780	6.0%
Pacific Peoples	348	2.7%
Other Ethnicity	171	1.3%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	105	0.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	10,647	82.1%
Māori	1,278	9.9%
Other European	1,143	8.8%
Southeast Asian	309	2.4%
Indian	225	1.7%
Other Ethnicity	171	1.3%
Samoan	165	1.3%
Chinese	141	1.1%
Other Asian	90	0.7%
Cook Islands Maori	81	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
European nfd	63	0.5%
Other Pacific Peoples	42	0.3%
Middle Eastern	39	0.3%
Latin American	39	0.3%
Asian nfd	33	0.3%
African	30	0.2%
Tongan	24	0.2%
Fijian	21	0.2%
Niuean	18	0.1%
Tokelauan	6	0.0%
Pacific Peoples nfd	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Waikanae

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.

Whangārei as a Waikanae alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 576 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 12,966 Waikanae+315%
Median gross pay, region: €3,245 (2024) Whangārei vs €3,487 (2025) Waikanaeno percentage
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Whangārei vs 7.0 km Waikanae−14%

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Cities near Waikanae

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

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Kaiapoi13,017 residents Te Awamutu13,380 residents Oamaru13,680 residents Tokoroa14,001 residents Wānaka11,922 residents Mosgiel14,589 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Waikanae 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 Waikanae?

The published population was 12,966 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

How safe is Waikanae?

What is the unemployment rate in Waikanae?

The unemployment rate is 1.5 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

What is the typical salary around Waikanae?

The median gross salary is 3,487 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Waikanae?

3,381 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

Is Waikanae a good place to live?

Waikanae 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 Waikanae?

Paraparaumu, Ōtaki are near Waikanae. 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 Waikanae?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,611 people (12.5%) 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). Waikanae, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9d08ef9da834177b2ebeedcbd2941c07]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/waikanae/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Waikanae, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9d08ef9da834177b2ebeedcbd2941c07},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/waikanae/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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