Source: Statistics New Zealand
Statistical area 2 and 3 population projections: 2023(base)–2053 – sixth instalment
– information release
29 July 2026
Statistical area 2 (SA2) and statistical area 3 (SA3) population projections released in Aotearoa Data Explorer (ADE) provide an indication of future changes in the size and age-sex structure of the population usually living in each area.
About this release
This is the sixth instalment of the statistical area 2 (SA2) and statistical area 3 (SA3) population projections. This release includes SA2 and SA3 areas for the following territorial authority areas:
- South Taranaki district
- Queenstown-Lakes district
- Dunedin city
- Southland district.
These projections are by five-year age group and sex. Projections for additional territorial authority areas will be released progressively during 2026, as they become available.
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