Levels Valley locality covers 58.83km2 (22.71sqmi). It is partly in the Levels Valley statistical area and partly in the Hadlow statistical area.
Historical population of Levels Valley locality
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
2006
402
—
2013
426
+0.83%
2018
489
+2.80%
2023
519
+1.20%
Source:
The locality had a population of 519 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (6.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 93 people (21.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 267 males and 243 females in 186 dwellings. 1.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 120 people (23.1%) aged under 15 years, 63 (12.1%) aged 15 to 29, 255 (49.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 81 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 94.8% European (Pākehā), 9.2% Māori, 0.6% Pasifika, 0.6% Asian, and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.3%, Māori by 0.6%, and other languages by 3.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 12.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
The sole religious affiliation given was 39.9% Christian. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.6%, and 3.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (21.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 255 (63.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 72 (18.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 54 people (13.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 234 (58.6%) full-time, 78 (19.5%) part-time, and 3 (0.8%) unemployed.
Levels Valley statistical area
The Levels Valley statistical area, which also includes Totara Valley and Cave, covers 386.38km2 (149.18sqmi). It had an estimated population of 1,090 as of June 2025, with a population density of 3 people per km2.
Historical population for the statistical area
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
2006
945
—
2013
1,014
+1.01%
2018
1,044
+0.58%
2023
1,062
+0.34%
Source:
Levels Valley statistical area had a population of 1,062 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (1.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 48 people (4.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 546 males, 513 females, and 3 people of other genders in 417 dwellings. 1.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 201 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 132 (12.4%) aged 15 to 29, 519 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 204 (19.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.9% European (Pākehā); 7.9% Māori; 0.8% Pasifika; 2.5% Asian; 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 4.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.9%, Māori by 1.1%, and other languages by 5.4%. No language could be spoken by 0.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 38.4% Christian, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.6% Jewish, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.8%, and 7.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 150 (17.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 519 (60.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 192 (22.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 87 people (10.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 468 (54.4%) full-time, 153 (17.8%) part-time, and 12 (1.4%) unemployed.
