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Bayview, New Zealand

Coordinates: 36°46′23″S 174°42′29″E / 36.773°S 174.708°E / -36.773; 174.708
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Bayview
View of Bayview from the Kaipatiki Creek
View of Bayview from the Kaipatiki Creek
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Coordinates: 36°46′23″S 174°42′29″E / 36.773°S 174.708°E / -36.773; 174.708
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral ward
Local board
Area
 • Land304 ha (751 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
9,650
Postcode(s)
0629
Greenhithe Unsworth Heights Totara Vale
Greenhithe
Bayview
Glenfield
Beach Haven Birkdale Glenfield

Bayview is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand. The area was included into the North Shore ward in 2010, one of the new thirteen administrative areas of the new Auckland Council.

Demographics

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Bayview covers 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 9,650 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 3,174 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20067,869—    
20138,406+0.95%
20189,057+1.50%
Source: [3]

Bayview had a population of 9,057 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 651 people (7.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,188 people (15.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,841 households, comprising 4,575 males and 4,485 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 1,833 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 2,145 (23.7%) aged 15 to 29, 4,404 (48.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 672 (7.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 54.0% European/Pākehā, 8.1% Māori, 6.1% Pacific peoples, 37.1% Asian, and 5.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 49.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.9% had no religion, 36.9% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.9% were Hindu, 2.2% were Muslim, 1.9% were Buddhist and 2.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,292 (31.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 744 (10.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,332 people (18.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,215 (58.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,053 (14.6%) were part-time, and 258 (3.6%) were unemployed.[3]

Individual statistical areas
Name Area (km2) Population Density (per km2) Households Median age Median income
Bayview East 1.37 3,618 2,641 1,134 32.6 years $36,400[4]
Bayview West 0.73 2,376 3,255 741 33.6 years $38,200[5]
Bayview South 0.93 3,063 3,294 966 32.5 years $38,400[6]
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

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Bayview School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 421 students as of August 2024.[7][8] The adjoining Bayview Community Centre has an Early Learning Centre for pre-schoolers, while Bayview Kindergarten offers pre-school education for 3-5 year olds.

Manuka Primary School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of 293 students as of August 2024.[7][9] The school was founded in 1968.[10]

Amenities

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Bayview is home to Manuka Reserve, a nature reserve that includes kauri trees, some with a diameter of over two metres, estimated to be 800 years old.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Bayview East (121000), Bayview West (121400) and Bayview South (122100).
  4. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Bayview East
  5. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Bayview West
  6. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Bayview South
  7. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  8. ^ Education Counts: Bayview School
  9. ^ Education Counts: Manuka Primary School
  10. ^ Glenfield : Reunion Organising Committee (1993). Manuka school 25th jubilee : 25 years, 1968-1993.
  11. ^ Janssen, Peter (January 2021). Greater Auckland Walks. New Holland Publishers. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-86966-516-6. Wikidata Q118136068.
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