Millwater, New Zealand
suburb of the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand
Millwater is a northern suburb of Auckland, located in New Zealand. It is about 33 kilometres (by road) north of the city centre. The Auckland Northern Motorway and Orewa River form its western and northern boundaries respectively.
Millwater was built on former farmland in 2005. Development is expected to be complete in 2022, with an anticipated population of 10,000.
A companion suburb of Milldale is intended on the other side of the Northern Motorway, and this will include a new primary school for the area.
Demographics
Millwater covers 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 8,790 as of June 2025, with a population density of 2,108 people per km2.
Millwater had a population of 7,947 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,001 people (33.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 7,080 people (816.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,933 males, 3,993 females and 21 people of other genders in 2,382 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+.
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