| Official Name: | Glenbrook Beach |
| Native Name: | Kahawai |
| Native Name Lang: | mi |
| Coordinates: | -37.163°N 174.713°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Name1: | Auckland Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
| Subdivision Name2: | Auckland Council |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name3: | Franklin ward |
| Subdivision Type4: | Board |
| Subdivision Name4: | Franklin Local Board |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.17 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 2681 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Area Code: | 09 |
Glenbrook Beach is a rural community at the northern end of a peninsula formed between the Waiuku River and Taihiki River in Auckland, New Zealand. Waiuku is 14 km south by road.[1]
The area is also known as Kawahai, after a species of fish which has been a substantial food source for the local Ngāti Te Ata iwi.[2]
Glenbrook Beach was first subdivided in the mid 1920s.[3] [4] Electric power supply was connected at the end of the decade.[5] [6]
Statistics New Zealand describes Glenbrook Beach as a rural settlement, which covers 1.17km2[7] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Glenbrook Beach is part of the larger Glenbrook statistical area.
Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a smaller boundary, covering 0.43km2.[7] Using that boundary, Glenbrook Beach had a population of 303 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people (1.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 27 people (9.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 117 households, comprising 147 males and 156 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 40.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 66 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 45 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 150 (49.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (13.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.1% European/Pākehā, 17.8% Māori, 5.0% Pacific peoples, 5.0% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.4% had no religion, 24.8% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (16.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 36 (15.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 45 people (19.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 126 (53.2%) people were employed full-time, 27 (11.4%) were part-time, and 15 (6.3%) were unemployed.