Tamatea is a suburb in the west of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.

Tamatea covers 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,780 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,995 people per km2.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.5% had no religion, 32.8% were Christian, 3.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

378 people (9.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally.