South Taranaki District covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. South Taranaki District had a population of 29,025 in the
2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,491 people (5.4%) since the
2018 census, and an increase of 2,445 people (9.2%) since the
2013 census. There were 14,655 males, 14,262 females and 105 people of
other genders in 11,202 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as
LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 6,171 people (21.3%) aged under 15 years, 4,830 (16.6%) aged 15 to 29, 12,906 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,115 (17.6%) aged 65 or older. ==Government==