Mairangi Bay

Mairangi Bay is a coastal suburb of North Shore, Auckland, located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, on the south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. Mairangi Bay came under the local governance of the North Shore City Council until subsumed into the Auckland Council in 2010.

For the container ship, see MV Mairangi Bay.

Mairangi Bay
Suburb
Mairangi Arts Centre
Mairangi Arts Centre
Coordinates: 36°44′19″S 174°44′54″E
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardAlbany ward
Local boardHibiscus and Bays
Area
[1]
 • Land172 ha (425 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total5,910
Postcode(s)
0630
Pinehill Murrays Bay (Hauraki Gulf)
Windsor Park
Mairangi Bay
 (Hauraki Gulf)
Sunset North Campbells Bay Campbells Bay

The Bay's beach itself has, along with adjacent Murrays and Campbells Bays, undergone civil works projects since 2004 to improve stormwater management.[3]

Demographics

Mairangi Bay covers 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,910 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 3,436 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20065,277—    
20135,346+0.19%
20185,646+1.10%
Source: [4]

Mairangi Bay had a population of 5,646 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 300 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 369 people (7.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,866 households, comprising 2,721 males and 2,928 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 1,056 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,050 (18.6%) aged 15 to 29, 2,646 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 900 (15.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 70.4% European/Pākehā, 5.0% Māori, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 27.3% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 43.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.6% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,671 (36.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 342 (7.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,227 people (26.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,235 (48.7%) people were employed full-time, 810 (17.6%) were part-time, and 108 (2.4%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea (km2)PopulationDensity (per km2)HouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Mairangi Bay North0.922,9013,15396642.0 years$38,300[5]
Mairangi Bay South0.802,7453,43190041.8 years$38,200[6]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800
Waves crash onto the Mairangi Bay coast.

Education

Mairangi Bay School and St John's School are coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with rolls of 382[7] and 273[8] respectively as at February 2023.[9] Mairangi Bay School was founded in 1967.[10] St John's is a state integrated Catholic School, which was founded in 1961.[11]

Rangitoto College is a large secondary school in Windsor Park, to the west of Mairangi Bay.

Amenities

A popular public walkway passes through coastal Mairangi Bay, connecting Campbells Bay to Browns Bay in the north. The walkway passes sections of exposed Waitemata sandstone.[12]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. Works & Environment Committee, North Shore City Council, 3 December 2002 Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mairangi Bay North (120500) and Mairangi Bay South (120800).
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Mairangi Bay North
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Mairangi Bay South
  7. Education Counts: Mairangi Bay School
  8. Education Counts: St Johns School
  9. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  10. "Mairangi Bay Case Study 2" (PDF). Edtech Limited. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  11. "A History of Development". St John's School. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  12. Janssen, Peter (January 2021). Greater Auckland Walks. New Holland Publishers. p. 43-44. ISBN 978-1-86966-516-6. Wikidata Q118136068.
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