Western Bay of Plenty District is a territorial district within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The district envelops Tauranga city by land, and includes Matakana Island, at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.

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Western Bay of Plenty District
Territorial authority district
Kiwifruit orchard at Te Puke
Coordinates: 37°47′24″S 176°00′14″E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Bay of Plenty
Wards	Waihi Beach-Katikati Kaimai Te Puke-Maketu
Seat	Greerton, Tauranga
Government
• Mayor	James Denyer
• Deputy Mayor	John Scrimgeour
• Territorial authority	Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Area [1]
• Land	1,944.42 km2 (750.74 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	60,800
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	Map of postcodes
Website	www.westernbay.govt.nz

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The seat of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is at Greerton in Tauranga City (which is a separate area that is not part of the district). The district came into being in the local government reorganisation of 1989; with minor modifications to the boundaries, it merged the old Tauranga County and Te Puke Borough. The most significant changes were in the northwest, with Waihi Beach being transferred to the district from the old Ohinemuri County, and near Tauranga City, where some of the hinterland, formerly in the county, was transferred to the city.

Western Bay of Plenty District covers 1,944.42 km² (750.74 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 60,800 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 31 people per km². 2,780 live in Waihi Beach, 5,800 in Katikati, and 10,250 in Te Puke.

Western Bay of Plenty District had a population of 51,321 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 7,629 people (17.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 9,495 people (22.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 18,462 households, comprising 25,647 males and 25,677 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 45.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 9,555 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 8,130 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 22,881 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,758 (21.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 81.4% European/Pākehā, 19.2% Māori, 2.7% Pacific peoples, 6.5% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.1% had no religion, 33.3% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 6,735 (16.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 7,935 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 6,438 people (15.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 19,869 (47.6%) people were employed full-time, 7,083 (17.0%) were part-time, and 1,215 (2.9%) were unemployed.^[3]