Timaru District covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Timaru District had a population of 47,547 in the
2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,251 people (2.7%) since the
2018 census, and an increase of 3,615 people (8.2%) since the
2013 census. There were 23,478 males, 23,913 females and 159 people of
other genders in 19,758 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as
LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 8,349 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 7,449 (15.7%) aged 15 to 29, 20,850 (43.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,902 (22.9%) aged 65 or older. ==History==