Algies Bay
Algies Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula about 68 kilometres (by road) north of the city centre.
Algies Bay | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Rodney Ward |
| Snells Beach | (Kawau Bay) | (Kawau Bay) |
| (Mahurangi Inlet) |
    |
(Kawau Bay) |
| (Mahurangi Inlet) | Scotts Landing | Martins Bay |
Highfield Garden Reserve is an area of public land just north of Algies Bay. Until 1985, it was a privately owned flower-growing and orchard business, which also had donkeys. The owners gifted it to the public, and it now has gardens, walks, fruit trees, and a donkey sanctuary.[1]
Scandrett Regional Park[2] and Mahurangi Regional Park East[3] are south of Algies Bay. Mahurangi Regional Park at Scott Point[4] (often called Scotts Landing) has a historic building, the Scott Homestead.[5] A causeway between Scotts Landing and Casnell Island (Motu Maunganui) is accessible.at low tide. The island was a pā site in the 16th century.[6]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 933 | — |
| 2013 | 1,041 | +1.58% |
| 2018 | 1,185 | +2.63% |
| Source: [7] | ||
Algies Bay-Scotts Landing had a population of 1,185 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 144 people (13.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 252 people (27.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 498 households. There were 564 males and 621 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 60.2 years, with 135 people (11.4%) aged under 15 years, 99 (8.4%) aged 15 to 29, 471 (39.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 477 (40.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.4% European/Pākehā, 6.3% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, 4.3% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 23.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.6% had no religion, 43.3% were Christian, and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 240 (22.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 189 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,500. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 327 (31.1%) people were employed full-time, 168 (16.0%) were part-time, and 24 (2.3%) were unemployed.[7]
Notes
- "Highfield Garden Reserve - Donkeys With A View". Junction. 30 June 2019.
- "Scandrett Regional Park". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Sadler Point, Mahurangi Regional Park (East)". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Scott Point, Mahurangi Regional Park (East)". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "New Mahurangi parkland provides unrivalled access to harbour". Our Auckland. Auckland Council. 20 February 2020.
- "Casnell Island". Mahurangi East Residents & Ratepayers Association. 3 June 2019.
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Algies Bay-Scotts Landing (111900). 2018 Census place summary: Algies Bay-Scotts Landing