Ruby Bay
Ruby Bay is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island. It is located between Māpua and Tasman on Te Mamaku / Ruby Bay. Ruby Bay was named after small 'rubies' found within the moutere gravel.
Demographics
Ruby Bay is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Before the 2023 census, it was part of the larger Ruby Bay-Māpua SA2 statistical area.Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a smaller boundary, covering. Using that boundary, Ruby Bay had a population of 678 at the 2018 [New Zealand census], an increase of 57 people since the 2013 New [Zealand census|2013 census], and an increase of 123 people since the 2006 census. There were 249 households, comprising 327 males and 351 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 105 people aged under 15 years, 66 aged 15 to 29, 330 aged 30 to 64, and 171 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 95.1% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 1.3% Pasifika, 0.9% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.4% had no religion, 27.9% were Christian, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 183 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 75 people had no formal qualifications. 138 people earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 237 people were employed full-time, 93 were part-time, and 9 were unemployed.