Stanmore Bay

Stanmore Bay is a suburb and beach located on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The beach is on the northern side of the peninsula.

History

Stanmore bay was first settled by European settlers in the 1850s, and was named Glanville's Bay after the early residents. It was renamed Stanmore bay by the Hill family, who called it this after Stanmore in London. The area was named Stanmore by Walter James Hill son of Henry Hill who emigrated to New Zealand in 1853, because it reminded the family of Stanmore, England where they came from. The Hill family purchased 500 acres to farm but because it was only accessible by boat, they found it difficult to pursue farming there.

Demographics

Stanmore Bay covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
Stanmore Bay had a population of 10,770 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 558 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,545 people since the 2013 census. There were 5,220 males, 5,505 females and 42 people of other genders in 3,975 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.1 years. There were 2,211 people aged under 15 years, 1,812 aged 15 to 29, 5,052 aged 30 to 64, and 1,698 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.2% European ; 11.9% Māori; 3.5% Pasifika; 11.2% Asian; 1.5% 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 96.3%, Māori language by 1.6%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 14.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.5%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.9% Christian, 1.6% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.9%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,611 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 4,491 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,941 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 1,290 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,644 people were employed full-time, 1,164 were part-time, and 213 were unemployed.

Name	Area	Population	Density	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Vipond	1.38	2,889	2,093	1,116	40.6 years	$44,300
Stanmore Bay West	0.99	2,646	2,673	951	36.7 years	$50,300
Stanmore Bay East	1.34	2,844	2,122	1,056	37.7 years	$45,100
Whangaparāoa Central	2.03	2,388	1,176	855	37.2 years	$49,900
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Education

is a secondary school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of . The college opened at the beginning of 2005, incorporating Hibiscus Coast Intermediate School. It was initially called Stanmore Bay Secondary School.
Stanmore Bay School is a contributing primary school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of . The school celebrated its 25th Jubilee in 2004.
Both schools are coeducational.