Thornton Bay

Thornton Bay is a settlement on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, between Te Puru to the north and Whakatete Bay to the south. runs through it. Ngarimu Bay immediately to the south is considered to be part of the same urban area by Statistics New Zealand.
Thornton's Bay was named for R. Thornton, an orchardist who settled in the area in 1890. Ngarimu Bay is named after Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, the first Māori person to be awarded the Victoria Cross.

Demographics

Thornton Bay-Ngārimu 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. Thornton Bay-Ngārimu Bay is part of the larger Thames Coast statistical area.
Thornton Bay-Ngārimu Bay had a population of 285 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 24 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 9 people since the 2013 census. There were 141 males and 147 females in 123 dwellings. 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 61.8 years. There were 18 people aged under 15 years, 24 aged 15 to 29, 123 aged 30 to 64, and 120 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 94.7% European ; 11.6% Māori; 1.1% Pasifika; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori language by 3.2%, Samoan by 1.1%, and other languages by 3.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.7% Christian, 1.1% Buddhist, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.7%, and 10.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 63 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 138 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 63 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 99 people were employed full-time, 48 were part-time, and 3 were unemployed.