Living in Waiuku

In Waiuku, unemployment is 2.8% (2023).

The city covers 7.87 km², with a population density of 1,387.9 people per km² in March 2023. Waiuku had a population of 9,531 in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population9,531people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)3,291EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,403EUR/month31 Jul 2026District figureOfficial source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate2.8%country median 3.3% — 15% belowOfficial source · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz

Recorded crime5,492incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026District figureOfficial source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

PM2.5, annual mean5.15µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations

Lower unemployment than 63% of New Zealand cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other New Zealand city that publishes it.

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

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 broadband⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.06 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ Endless Plus⁵Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,403 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁸Official · county

Is Waiuku 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 worker41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–52%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–79%

Student34%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 22–46%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–73%

Retirement29%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 15–43%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Waiuku?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹³

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Waiuku is 2.8%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Waiuku 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,291 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter¹²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.8 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Waiuku?

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

Left over each month€1,158of €2,633 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.	€2,633
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,403
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	€1,158

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Waiuku?

Police recorded about 5,492 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 2026¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,492 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	45 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Nearest airport	AKL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Waiuku?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2023) — 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: 5.15 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

PM2.55.2WHO 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 Waiuku is 5.2 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

Waiuku 5.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 28 · Feb 28.15 · Mar 26.79 · Apr 24.58 · May 21.57 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 17.73 · Aug 18.28 · Sep 19.51 · Oct 21.77 · Nov 24.78 · Dec 26.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 11.12 · Feb 11.58 · Mar 10.11 · Apr 8.19 · May 5.25 · Jun 4.09 · Jul 3.65 · Aug 3.21 · Sep 4.35 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 7.81 · Dec 8.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 19.79 · Feb 20.38 · Mar 19.08 · Apr 17.01 · May 14.74 · Jun 12.63 · Jul 11.4 · Aug 11.76 · Sep 12.92 · Oct 14.24 · Nov 16.01 · Dec 18.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Waiuku?

The published population was 9,531 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport78.1%
Foreign residents21.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	7.87 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	2,088 people	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹³Official
Population density	1,388 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	9,531 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹¹Official

International community in Waiuku

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	732	7.7%
Asia	429	4.5%
Middle East and Africa	372	3.9%
Pacific Islands	186	2.0%
Australia	174	1.8%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	114	1.2%
North America	51	0.5%
Other	30	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	7,059	74.1%
Māori	2,094	22.0%
Other European	819	8.6%
Indian	345	3.6%
Samoan	261	2.7%
Cook Islands Maori	186	2.0%
Southeast Asian	174	1.8%
Chinese	168	1.8%
Tongan	135	1.4%
Other Ethnicity	105	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Other Asian	75	0.8%
Niuean	72	0.8%
Other Pacific Peoples	45	0.5%
Fijian	39	0.4%
Latin American	36	0.4%
European nfd	27	0.3%
African	21	0.2%
Middle Eastern	15	0.2%
Tokelauan	12	0.1%
Asian nfd	9	0.1%
Pacific Peoples nfd	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	7,722	81.0%
Māori	2,094	22.0%
Asian	765	8.0%
Pacific Peoples	639	6.7%
Other Ethnicity	105	1.1%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	75	0.8%

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

Alternatives for people set on Waiuku

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.

Tuakau as a Waiuku alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,374 Tuakau vs 5,492 Waiuku−39%
Residents: 5,736 Tuakau vs 9,531 Waiuku−40%
Median gross pay, region: €3,063 Tuakau vs €3,291 Waiuku−7%
Unemployment: 2.9% Tuakau vs 2.8% Waiuku+4%
Annual PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³ Tuakau vs 5.2 µg/m³ Waiukusame level
Nearest airport: 27.0 km Tuakau vs 27.0 km Waiukusame level

Full comparison More about Tuakau

Whangārei as a Waiuku alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 174 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 9,531 Waiuku+465%
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Whangārei vs 27.0 km Waiuku−78%
Median gross pay, region: €3,245 (2024) Whangārei vs €3,291 (2025) Waiukuno percentage

Full comparison More about Whangārei

Cities near Waiuku

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

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

All New Zealand cities

Matamata9,132 residents Te Puke9,114 residents Morrinsville9,003 residents Hāwera10,365 residents Lincoln10,611 residents Greymouth8,337 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Waiuku 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 Waiuku?

The published population was 9,531 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

Is the air quality good in Waiuku?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2023) — 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 Waiuku?

What is the unemployment rate in Waiuku?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

What is the typical salary around Waiuku?

The median gross salary is 3,291 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Waiuku?

2,088 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

Is Waiuku a good place to live?

Waiuku 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 Waiuku?

Pukekohe, Tuakau are near Waiuku. 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 Waiuku?

The official country of birth distribution records 732 people (7.7%) 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). Waiuku, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cd2446562cbd6e25844b21a488597a50]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/waiuku/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_waiuku-new-zealand-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_86659c1107ca,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Waiuku, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cd2446562cbd6e25844b21a488597a50},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/waiuku/},
  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
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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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
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