Scotts Landing


Scotts Landing, also called Mahurangi East, is a rural settlement in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is at the end of a narrow peninsula on the eastern side of Mahurangi Harbour. Algies Bay is to the north.

History

, accessible from Scotts Landing at low tide via a causeway, was a pā site in the 16th century.
In 1852, the Scott homestead was constructed, later burning down in a fire. This was replaced by a new Georgian-style house, built in 1877.
Mahurangi Heads School operated from 1869. It closed in the 1920s or 1930s, but the school building was still standing about 1941.

Governance

The Eastern Mahurangi Road Board governed the area from 24 July 1868 to 1923.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East as a rural settlement, which covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East is part of the larger Mahurangi Peninsula statistical area.
Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East had a population of 207 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 15 people since the 2013 census. There were 102 males, 102 females and 3 people of other genders in 87 dwellings. 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 63.1 years. There were 24 people aged under 15 years, 12 aged 15 to 29, 87 aged 30 to 64, and 81 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 98.6% European, 8.7% Māori, 1.4% Pasifika, and 1.4% Asian. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori language by 1.4%, and other languages by 7.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 26.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.5% Christian, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.4% New Age, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.9%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 54 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 87 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 18 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 30 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 54 people were employed full-time and 42 were part-time.

Amenities

at Scott Point
Burton Wells Scenic Reserve is a park named after a local surveyor.