Green Bay, New Zealand

Green Bay is an Auckland suburb. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. The main road running through Green Bay is Godley Road and this is the Urban Route 15 that follows through Green Bay to Titirangi and Laingholm.[1]

Green Bay
Suburb
A park in Green Bay
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Whau Ward
Population  (2018)
• Total	4,788

Titirangi North	New Lynn	Avondale
Titirangi	Green Bay	Blockhouse Bay
Wood Bay	(Manukau Harbour)	(Manukau Harbour)

Green Bay beach is part of the Karaka Park coastal walk.[2] In pre-European times, the beach was the southern end of a portage between the Waitemata and Manukau harbours via the Whau River. At the west end of the beach there was a large Māori pā at Motukaraka (which is today Karaka Park).[3] The area was originally called Karaka Bay, but was renamed to the current name to avoid confusion with other bays named Karaka.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	4,350	—
2013	4,596	+0.79%
2018	4,788	+0.82%
Source: [5]

Green Bay, comprising the statistical areas of Green Bay North and Green Bay South, had a population of 4,788 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 192 people (4.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 438 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,833 households. There were 2,253 males and 2,535 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female, with 879 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 687 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,028 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,194 (24.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 74.9% European/Pākehā, 8.1% Māori, 7.5% Pacific peoples, 19.0% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 31.9%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 47.0% had no religion, 37.8% were Christian, and 9.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 984 (25.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 672 (17.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,794 (45.9%) people were employed full-time, 492 (12.6%) were part-time, and 99 (2.5%) were unemployed.[5]

Education

Green Bay High School is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 1497.[6] It opened in 1973.[7]

Green Bay Primary School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 671.[8] It opened in 1960, and covered years 1-6 until an intermediate department was added in 1997.[9]

Both schools are coeducational, and situated next to each other on Godley Road.

Notes

1. Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. p. map 105. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
2. "Manukau Harbour Beaches". Waitakere City Council. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
3. Glen, A.W. (November 2006). "Manukau coastline, from Green Bay to Onehunga". Blockhouse Bay Historical Society. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
4. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 18.
5. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Green Bay North (137300) and Green Bay South (138000). 2018 Census place summary: Green Bay North 2018 Census place summary: Green Bay South
6. Education Counts: Green Bay High School
7. "About Us". Green Bay High School. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
8. Education Counts: Green Bay Primary School
9. "A Brief History". Green Bay Primary School. Retrieved 14 May 2009.

External links

• Photographs of Green Bay held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.