Long Bay, New Zealand facts for kids
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| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Auckland |
| Electoral ward | Albany ward |
| Local board | Hibiscus and Bays |
| Date established | 1862 |
| Population | 1365 (2018) |
| Postcode(s) | 0792 |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Karepiro Bay |
| Northeast | Hauraki Gulf |
| East | Hauraki Gulf |
| South | Torbay |
| Southwest | Torbay Heights |
| Northwest | Okura |
Long Bay is one of the northernmost suburbs of the North Shore, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area located in New Zealand.
The coastline is occupied by the Long Bay Regional Park, and the shoreline is in Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve, which opened in 1995. The beach is sandy and swimming is safe. It offers forest walks and scenic cliffs. This beach has low tide water.
The Vaughan Homestead is an historic house at the north end of the beach. It is open fortnightly to the public.
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History
A small Māori community of Ngāti Kahu lived at Long Bay, then called Te Oneroa, until the 1850s. The Vaughan family bought 600 hectares and farmed sheep from 1862 until selling their land to the Auckland Regional Council in 1965 to form the park. A gun emplacement was built on the coast north of the park to defend against invasion by Japanese forces during the Second World War. Remnants of the emplacement still exist.
Areas of farmland above Long Bay Regional Park were protected from development by an Environment Court ruling in July 2008. There is significant development of housing as of 2014 under the Auckland Council's Unitary Plan.
Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2006 | 147 | — |
| 2013 | 183 | +3.18% |
| 2018 | 1,365 | +49.46% |
Long Bay had a population of 1,365 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,182 people (645.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,218 people (828.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 414 households. There were 672 males and 693 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 35.3 years, with 282 people (20.7%) aged under 15 years, 282 (20.7%) aged 15 to 29, 687 (50.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 111 (8.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 48.1% European/Pākehā, 2.2% Māori, 1.1% Pacific Islanders, 49.5% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 64.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.1% had no religion, 33.2% were Christian, and 5.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 411 (38.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 84 (7.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,700. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 546 (50.4%) people were employed full-time, 186 (17.2%) were part-time, and 30 (2.8%) were unemployed.
Education
Long Bay College is a secondary (years 9 - 13) school with a roll of 1,792 students. The college celebrated its 25th jubilee in 2000. Long Bay School is a contributing primary (years 1 - 6) school with a roll of 478 students. Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of February 2024.
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Residential and commercial development underway in 2017
