Whalers Gate covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Whalers Gate had a population of 2,724 in the
2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 393 people (16.9%) since the
2018 census, and an increase of 804 people (41.9%) since the
2013 census. There were 1,287 males, 1,428 females, and 9 people of
other genders in 1,029 dwellings. 2.0% of people identified as
LGBTIQ+. The median age was 47.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 444 people (16.3%) aged under 15 years, 357 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,101 (40.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 822 (30.2%) aged 65 or older. ==Notes==