How is this Māori ranking built?

It ranks New Zealand suburbs (Stats NZ SA2 areas) by the number of residents identifying with Māori ethnicity in the 2023 Census, ordered by count. Each row also shows the figure as a share of the suburb population.

Why can the ethnicity shares add up to more than 100%?

Stats NZ ethnicity is multi-response — a person can identify with more than one ethnicity — so the combined shares for a suburb can exceed 100%. The count still reflects how many people identified with this group.

Does a high ranking mean a suburb is a good place to buy?

No. This is a demographic concentration screen, not a property recommendation. Use it to find where a community is largest, then open the suburb page to weigh rent, income, schools, transport, and deprivation context.

What is the next step after this ranking?

Open a suburb detail page for a fuller read, save candidates to the shortlist, or compare two suburbs once you have a realistic pair.

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Ethnicity · New Zealand · 100 suburbs ranked · Census 2023

Top NZ Suburbs by Māori Population

New Zealand suburbs with the highest number of Māori residents, ranked by count from Stats NZ Census 2023.

Top suburb

KaikoheNORTHLAND

Leading count

3,720

% of population

81.5%

Source

Stats NZ Census 2023

Ranking

Top NZ Suburbs by Māori Population

New Zealand suburbs with the highest number of Māori residents, ranked by count from Stats NZ Census 2023.

100 results

How to read this ranking

Use top nz suburbs by māori population to find concentration, not overall quality.

BEST FOR

Spotting where an ethnic community is most concentrated.

This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ethnic group has the largest visible footprint.

READ IT AS

A multi-response count first, not a recommendation.

Stats NZ ethnicity is multi-response, so a suburb’s shares can sum above 100%. High counts reflect scale and concentration, not affordability, schools, safety, or investment quality.

NEXT STEP

Open the suburb pages before making a decision.

Use the ranking to find candidate suburbs, then confirm rent levels, incomes, schools, transport, and deprivation context on the suburb pages.

AVAILABLE evidence

Census concentration signal

This ranking is backed by demographic counts. It is good for finding clusters, not for deciding suburb quality alone.

CLUSTER SCREEN

This ranking finds concentration, not suburb quality.

Use top rows as research leads, then test affordability, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Kaikohe and #2 Wairoa as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

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Distribution

100 suburbs · midpoint ≈ 1,467

Leader: Kaikohe · 3,720

# ▲	SUBURB	REGION	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Kaikohe	NORTHLAND	3,720	81.5%	4,563
2	Wairoa	HAWKES-BAY	3,510	74.6%	4,707
3	Ōpōtiki	BAY-OF-PLENTY	2,871	75.8%	3,786
4	Tūrangi	WAIKATO	2,436	64.2%	3,792
5	Huntly West	WAIKATO	2,406	75.4%	3,192
6	Kaitāia West	NORTHLAND	2,370	68.2%	3,477
7	Outer Kaiti	GISBORNE	2,367	83.0%	2,853
8	Kaiti South	GISBORNE	2,256	70.0%	3,222
9	Maraenui	HAWKES-BAY	2,211	58.5%	3,780
10	Tamarau	GISBORNE	2,034	76.0%	2,676
11	Waingarara-Waimana	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,965	77.9%	2,523
12	Monika Reserve	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,941	58.9%	3,297
13	Raumanga	NORTHLAND	1,923	57.5%	3,345
14	Waitara West	TARANAKI	1,905	45.2%	4,218
15	Dargaville	NORTHLAND	1,887	37.6%	5,016
16	Whakatāne West	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,884	54.7%	3,444
17	Fordlands	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,875	70.3%	2,667
18	Elgin	GISBORNE	1,860	67.8%	2,745
19	Kawerau Central	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,833	69.6%	2,634
20	Kaitāia East	NORTHLAND	1,824	73.6%	2,478
21	Nawton East	WAIKATO	1,776	40.6%	4,377
22	Lochain Park	HAWKES-BAY	1,749	58.6%	2,985
23	Flaxmere South	HAWKES-BAY	1,731	59.3%	2,919
24	Otangarei	NORTHLAND	1,731	78.3%	2,211
25	Ngāruawāhia Central	WAIKATO	1,713	52.0%	3,297
26	Pukehangi North	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,707	64.2%	2,658
27	Moerewa	NORTHLAND	1,701	92.2%	1,845
28	Murupara	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,692	89.8%	1,884
29	Flaxmere West	HAWKES-BAY	1,683	59.6%	2,826
30	Papakura Eastburn	AUCKLAND	1,677	49.2%	3,411
31	Tikipunga South	NORTHLAND	1,677	44.3%	3,789
32	Western Heights (Rotorua District)	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,665	66.5%	2,505
33	Putāruru	WAIKATO	1,659	37.2%	4,455
34	Cape Runaway	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,641	87.2%	1,881
35	Ōwhata West	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,638	50.7%	3,231
36	Crawshaw	WAIKATO	1,617	49.6%	3,261
37	Flaxmere Park	HAWKES-BAY	1,608	58.8%	2,736
38	Trident	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,593	46.6%	3,417
39	Koutu	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,590	72.8%	2,184
40	Glendale	WELLINGTON	1,566	35.2%	4,452
41	Pukekohe West	AUCKLAND	1,563	35.5%	4,407
42	Ōtaki	WELLINGTON	1,518	40.3%	3,771
43	Marewa East	HAWKES-BAY	1,515	44.0%	3,447
44	Onekawa South	HAWKES-BAY	1,509	45.1%	3,345
45	Rangaunu Harbour	NORTHLAND	1,506	60.5%	2,490
46	Ngāruawāhia North	WAIKATO	1,506	57.2%	2,634
47	Tikipunga North	NORTHLAND	1,494	37.9%	3,939
48	Kamo East	NORTHLAND	1,494	45.6%	3,276
49	Waitara East	TARANAKI	1,476	44.8%	3,294
50	Moananui	WAIKATO	1,470	47.9%	3,066
51	Ngapuhi	NORTHLAND	1,467	76.4%	1,920
52	Ōwhata East	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,464	45.2%	3,240
53	Ōtorohanga	WAIKATO	1,446	45.5%	3,180
54	Titahi Bay South	WELLINGTON	1,440	38.5%	3,744
55	Whakatāne Central	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,437	42.7%	3,363
56	Paeroa	WAIKATO	1,437	32.2%	4,458
57	Huntly East	WAIKATO	1,422	40.9%	3,474
58	Kahikatea	WAIKATO	1,404	39.9%	3,522
59	Aranui	CANTERBURY	1,395	32.3%	4,314
60	Te Hapara South	GISBORNE	1,395	58.1%	2,400
61	Te Teko Lakes	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,383	77.5%	1,785
62	East Cape	GISBORNE	1,383	91.7%	1,509
63	Pleasant Heights	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,365	61.4%	2,223
64	Ruatōria-Raukumara	GISBORNE	1,344	93.1%	1,443
65	Wharekaka	GISBORNE	1,323	66.3%	1,995
66	Bader	WAIKATO	1,323	48.7%	2,718
67	Tarewa	NORTHLAND	1,314	64.9%	2,025
68	Camberley	HAWKES-BAY	1,311	54.6%	2,403
69	Enderley South	WAIKATO	1,293	43.2%	2,994
70	Mayfair	HAWKES-BAY	1,290	41.1%	3,141
71	Rowandale East	AUCKLAND	1,287	31.8%	4,050
72	Kaipara Coastal	NORTHLAND	1,284	33.4%	3,846
73	Glenholme North	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,281	47.6%	2,694
74	Te Kūiti East	WAIKATO	1,269	61.8%	2,052
75	Highbury East	MANAWATU-WHANGANUI	1,263	43.5%	2,904
76	Te Kūiti West	WAIKATO	1,254	48.1%	2,607
77	Dinsdale North	WAIKATO	1,254	31.4%	3,993
78	Strathmore (South Waikato District)	WAIKATO	1,254	50.1%	2,505
79	Dannevirke East	MANAWATU-WHANGANUI	1,248	37.1%	3,360
80	Rosehill	AUCKLAND	1,245	29.3%	4,245
81	Te Puke West	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,221	33.9%	3,597
82	Papakura North	AUCKLAND	1,215	32.8%	3,708
83	Randwick Park West	AUCKLAND	1,209	34.8%	3,477
84	Gate Pa	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,209	31.5%	3,843
85	Maeroa	WAIKATO	1,203	31.7%	3,789
86	Wattle Downs North	AUCKLAND	1,197	35.1%	3,408
87	Elsdon-Takapuwahia	WELLINGTON	1,197	51.2%	2,337
88	Waipaoa	GISBORNE	1,194	56.1%	2,127
89	Mangakakahi West	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,191	55.1%	2,163
90	Titoki	MANAWATU-WHANGANUI	1,188	38.7%	3,066
91	Enderley North	WAIKATO	1,188	47.9%	2,481
92	Dinsdale South	WAIKATO	1,176	28.6%	4,107
93	Greensboro	WAIKATO	1,173	28.6%	4,098
94	Weymouth South	AUCKLAND	1,167	31.1%	3,750
95	North Cape	NORTHLAND	1,164	61.1%	1,905
96	Nawton West	WAIKATO	1,161	30.9%	3,756
97	Rowandale West	AUCKLAND	1,158	32.4%	3,579
98	Mangapapa South	GISBORNE	1,149	56.7%	2,025
99	Rotoiti-Rotoehu	BAY-OF-PLENTY	1,146	55.0%	2,085
100	Papakura Massey Park	AUCKLAND	1,143	38.4%	2,979

FAQ

About this Māori ranking.

How is this Māori ranking built?

It ranks New Zealand suburbs (Stats NZ SA2 areas) by the number of residents identifying with Māori ethnicity in the 2023 Census, ordered by count. Each row also shows the figure as a share of the suburb population.
Why can the ethnicity shares add up to more than 100%?

Stats NZ ethnicity is multi-response — a person can identify with more than one ethnicity — so the combined shares for a suburb can exceed 100%. The count still reflects how many people identified with this group.
Does a high ranking mean a suburb is a good place to buy?

No. This is a demographic concentration screen, not a property recommendation. Use it to find where a community is largest, then open the suburb page to weigh rent, income, schools, transport, and deprivation context.
What is the next step after this ranking?

Open a suburb detail page for a fuller read, save candidates to the shortlist, or compare two suburbs once you have a realistic pair.