Arkles Bay

Arkles Bay is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area located in New Zealand. It is located on the southern side of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, in the Hibiscus Coast, located north of the Auckland CBD. It is part of the Albany Ward area for local government purposes. Arkles Bay is known for its sheltered beaches, suitable for swimming and paddle boarding.

History

The first European settler in the area was William Laing Thorburn, who bought land here in 1854 after cutting firewood in the Weiti River area from 1848 onwards. In 1878, the farm was bought by Scottish immigrant George Arkles, who operated boarding houses with his brother Andrew Arkles from the bay.

Demographics

Arkles Bay, including Wade Heads, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
Wade Heads-Arkles Bay had a population of 1,998 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 114 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,017 males, 978 females and 6 people of other genders in 714 dwellings. 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.8 years. There were 336 people aged under 15 years, 336 aged 15 to 29, 1,008 aged 30 to 64, and 321 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.0% European ; 8.0% Māori; 2.7% Pasifika; 6.8% Asian; 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 16.1%. No language could be spoken by 1.4%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 36.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.5% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.6%, and 8.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 306 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 876 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 363 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 306 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 936 people were employed full-time, 252 were part-time, and 39 were unemployed.