Green Bay, New Zealand Explained

Green Bay
Caption1:Barron Green and Green Bay village
City1:Auckland
Ward:Whau ward
Council:Auckland Council
Board:Whau Local Board
Coordinates:-36.9294°N 174.685°W
Area:229
Map:
Zoom:13

Green Bay is a suburb of West Auckland. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. The main road running through Green Bay is Godley Road and this is the Urban Route 15 that follows through Green Bay to Titirangi and Laingholm.[1]

Green Bay beach is part of the Karaka Park coastal walk.[2] In pre-European times, the beach was the southern end of Te Toanga Waka, the Whau River portage connecting the Waitematā and Manukau harbours. At the west end of the beach there was a large Māori at Motukaraka (which is today Karaka Park).[3] The area was originally called Karaka Bay, but was renamed to the current name to avoid confusion with other bays named Karaka.[4]

New Zealand’s largest wild bird hospital and rescue centre, BirdCare Aotearoa, is based in Green Bay, managing more than 6,000 admissions of sick or injured birds each year.[5]

Demographics

Green Bay covers 2.29km2[6] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Green Bay had a population of 4,788 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 192 people (4.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 438 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,833 households, comprising 2,253 males and 2,535 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female, with 879 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 687 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,028 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,194 (24.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 74.9% European/Pākehā, 8.1% Māori, 7.5% Pacific peoples, 19.0% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 31.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.0% had no religion, 37.8% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.1% were Hindu, 2.0% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 984 (25.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 672 (17.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 744 people (19.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,794 (45.9%) people were employed full-time, 492 (12.6%) were part-time, and 99 (2.5%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas
Name Area (km2) Population Density (per km2) Households !Median age Median income
Green Bay North 1.04 1,782 1,713 645 41.1 years $32,000
Green Bay South 1.26 3,006 2,386 1,188 45.6 years $33,000
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

Green Bay High School is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of . It opened in 1973.[7]

Green Bay Primary School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of . It opened in 1960, and covered years 1-6 until an intermediate department was added in 1997.[8]

Both schools are coeducational, and situated next to each other on Godley Road.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory. 3rd. 978-0-7319-2048-8. 2008. map 105.
  2. Web site: Manukau Harbour Beaches . Waitakere City Council . 2009-05-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090519093447/http://www.waitakere.govt.nz/cnlser/pbr/beaches/mkhrbch.asp#Green . 19 May 2009 . dmy .
  3. Web site: Manukau coastline, from Green Bay to Onehunga . Glen . A.W. . November 2006 . Blockhouse Bay Historical Society . 2009-05-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105233636/http://www.blockhousebay.com/area/manukaucoastline.php . 5 January 2009 .
  4. Book: Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide. 9th. 1994. 18.
  5. News: The New Zealand Herald. The New Zealand Herald. Caring for native NZ birds: Inside NZ’s largest wild bird hospital. Joanna Wane. 9 December 2023. 9 December 2023.
  6. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application. 16 November 2023. statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.
  7. Web site: About Us. Green Bay High School. 2009-05-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090806055723/http://www.greenbayhigh.school.nz/main.cfm?id=9541. 6 August 2009. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: A Brief History. Green Bay Primary School. 2009-05-14.