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# Hamilton

Hamilton is a city in New Zealand. Its population was 174,741 in March 2023. Hamilton covers 110.4 km², with a population density of 1,631 people per km² in March 2023.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 52,626 people | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 174,741 people | city | 2023-03-07 | 2026-08-13 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Salary Net Avg Eur Month | `salary_net_avg_eur_month` | 2,371 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.6 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 29.49 · Feb 28.26 · Mar 27.2 · Apr 24.2 · May 21.47 · Jun 18.48 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.95 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 21.71 · Nov 25.94 · Dec 27.17 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan 8.17 · Feb 9.12 · Mar 6.56 · Apr 5.17 · May 2.16 · Jun 1.51 · Jul 1.08 · Aug 1.27 · Sep 1.36 · Oct 3.05 · Nov 5.18 · Dec 5.88 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 18.71 · Feb 19.17 · Mar 17.79 · Apr 15.44 · May 13.09 · Jun 10.97 · Jul 9.82 · Aug 10.43 · Sep 11.77 · Oct 13.13 · Nov 14.94 · Dec 17.16 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 110.4 km² | city | 2023-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 48.33 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 32.64 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] |
| Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 36.14 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 51.22 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 30.1 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,631 people/km² | city | 2023-03-07 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 4 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | HLZ | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 10 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [English Language Partners New Zealand](https://www.tec.govt.nz/assets/Publications-and-others/PELT-Directory-of-Providers.pdf) — Settlement Centre Waikato, Boundary Road, Hamilton · checked 2026-08-10
- [Waikato Institute of Education](https://www.tec.govt.nz/assets/Publications-and-others/PELT-Directory-of-Providers.pdf) — Level 5, 218 Anglesea Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204 · checked 2026-08-10
- [Te Pūkenga – Wintec Centre for Languages](https://www.tec.govt.nz/assets/Publications-and-others/PELT-Directory-of-Providers.pdf) — City Campus, Tristram Street, Hamilton · checked 2026-08-10
- [Hamilton](https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/our-strategies-and-programmes/supporting-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/welcoming-communities/immigration-new-zealand-leads-welcoming-communities/) · checked 2026-08-10

Only exact city-linked records are listed; this is not a complete directory of every language school in the city. Provider-supplied records stay separate from government-verified services.

## Public employment service

- [Work and Income employment service](https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Hamilton when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/hospitals-services/eligibility-subsidies/publicly-funded-healthcare)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [New Zealand country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/new-zealand/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Australia: 2,622 (1.5%)
- Pacific Islands: 5,601 (3.2%)
- United Kingdom and Ireland: 5,790 (3.3%)
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland): 1,908 (1.1%)
- North America: 1,089 (0.6%)
- Asia: 26,958 (15.6%)
- Middle East and Africa: 7,392 (4.3%)
- Other: 1,266 (0.7%)
- Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography
- Period: 2023 Census
- Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- European: 102,180 (58.5%)
- Māori: 44,445 (25.4%)
- Pacific Peoples: 11,862 (6.8%)
- Asian: 39,798 (22.8%)
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African: 4,674 (2.7%)
- Other Ethnicity: 1,776 (1.0%)
- Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography
- Period: 2023 Census
- Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- European nfd: 528 (0.3%)
- New Zealand European: 93,477 (53.5%)
- Other European: 10,767 (6.2%)
- Māori: 44,445 (25.4%)
- Pacific Peoples nfd: 96 (0.1%)
- Samoan: 4,170 (2.4%)
- Cook Islands Maori: 2,811 (1.6%)
- Tongan: 2,724 (1.6%)
- Niuean: 924 (0.5%)
- Tokelauan: 150 (0.1%)
- Fijian: 1,053 (0.6%)
- Other Pacific Peoples: 1,092 (0.6%)
- Asian nfd: 573 (0.3%)
- Southeast Asian: 7,533 (4.3%)
- Chinese: 9,771 (5.6%)
- Indian: 17,283 (9.9%)
- Other Asian: 4,989 (2.9%)
- Middle Eastern: 1,323 (0.8%)
- Latin American: 1,434 (0.8%)
- African: 1,932 (1.1%)
- Other Ethnicity: 1,776 (1.0%)
- Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography
- Period: 2023 Census
- Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001

## Sources

1. Stats NZ — Official source — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hamilton-city
2. Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population — Official source — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR
3. Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/nz/hamilton/ — Community source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Hamilton-Neuseeland
4. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=175.283330&latitude=-37.783330&format=JSON
5. 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. — Official source — https://services2.arcgis.com/vKb0s8tBIA3bdocZ/ArcGIS/rest/services/UR2023/FeatureServer/0/query?where=UR2023_V1_00%20IN%20('1007'%2C'1025'%2C'1026'%2C'1043'%2C'1055'%2C'1071'%2C'1094'%2C'1121'%2C'1125'%2C'1134'%2C'1142'%2C'1153'%2C'1157'%2C'1159'%2C'1160'%2C'1166'%2C'1169'%2C'1173'%2C'1174'%2C'1179'%2C'1180'%2C'1186'%2C'1187'%2C'1197'%2C'1199'%2C'1204'%2C'1215'%2C'1226'%2C'1229'%2C'1234'%2C'1242'%2C'1246'%2C'1257'%2C'1263'%2C'1266'%2C'1283'%2C'1288'%2C'1292'%2C'1296'%2C'1302'%2C'1308'%2C'1313'%2C'1316'%2C'1324'%2C'1331'%2C'1342'%2C'1347'%2C'1357'%2C'1364'%2C'1369'%2C'1381'%2C'1389'%2C'1390'%2C'1391'%2C'1394'%2C'1398'%2C'1403'%2C'1406'%2C'2010'%2C'2020'%2C'2042'%2C'2051'%2C'2058'%2C'2096'%2C'2102'%2C'2106'%2C'2134'%2C'2135'%2C'2139'%2C'2148'%2C'2158'%2C'2161'%2C'2187'%2C'2195'%2C'2200'%2C'2212'%2C'2217'%2C'2229'%2C'2243'%2C'2275'%2C'2278')&outFields=UR2023_V1_00%2CUR2023_V1_00_NAME%2CUR2023_V1_00_NAME_ASCII%2CLAND_AREA_SQ_KM%2CAREA_SQ_KM%2CShape__Area&returnGeometry=true&outSR=2193&geometryPrecision=2&f=geojson
6. Reproducible exact-UR2023 density using the existing official Stats NZ population denominator and the exact official UR2023 area. No observation geography is promoted. — Official source — https://services2.arcgis.com/vKb0s8tBIA3bdocZ/arcgis/rest/services/2023_Census_totals_by_topic_for_individuals_by_SA1/FeatureServer/0/query
7. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
8. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Hamilton, New Zealand: salary, cost of living, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/hamilton/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hamilton-new-zealand-salary-cost-of-living-jobs-climate_c6ca12b959aa,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hamilton, New Zealand: salary, cost of living, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/hamilton/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Hamilton, New Zealand: salary, cost of living, jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/hamilton/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/hamilton/
- Title: Hamilton, New Zealand: salary, cost of living, jobs, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/hamilton/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/hamilton.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/hamilton.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/nz/hamilton
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json