| Official Name: | Scotts Landing |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.56 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Auckland Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rodney ward |
| Subdivision Type3: | Local board |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rodney Local Board |
| Subdivision Type4: | Subdivision |
| Subdivision Name4: | Warkworth subdivision |
| Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
| Leader Name: | Auckland Council |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Coordinates: | -36.485°N 174.725°W |
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.[1]
Casnell Island (Motu Maunganui), accessible from Scotts Landing at low tide via a causeway, was a pā site in the 16th century.[2]
In 1852, the Scott homestead was constructed, later burning down in a fire.[3] This was replaced by a new Georgian-style house, built in 1877.[4] [5] [3]
Mahurangi Heads School operated from 1869.[6] It closed in the 1920s or 1930s, but the school building was still standing about 1941.
Statistics New Zealand describes Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East as a rural settlement, which covers 2.56km2[7] 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 Algies Bay-Scotts Landing statistical area.
Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East had a population of 177 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 18 people (−9.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12 people (7.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 87 households, comprising 90 males and 87 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female, with 12 people (6.8%) aged under 15 years, 12 (6.8%) aged 15 to 29, 69 (39.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 84 (47.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 100.0% European/Pākehā, 6.8% Māori, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.9% had no religion, 30.5% were Christian and 3.4% were Buddhist.
Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (36.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 15 (9.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 39 people (23.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 42 (25.5%) people were employed full-time, 36 (21.8%) were part-time, and 3 (1.8%) were unemployed.
Mahurangi Regional Park at Scott Point[8]
Burton Wells Scenic Reserve is a park named after a local surveyor.[9]