Green Bay, New Zealand

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Barron Green and Green Bay village
Green Bay, New Zealand
Coordinates: 36°55′46″S174°41′06″E / 36.92944°S 174.68500°E / -36.92944; 174.68500
CountryNew Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward Whau ward
Local board Whau Local Board
Area
[1]
  Land229 ha (566 acres)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
  Total4,900
Titirangi North New Lynn Avondale
Titirangi
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Blockhouse Bay
Wood Bay (Manukau Harbour)(Manukau Harbour)

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. [3]

Contents

Green Bay beach is part of the Karaka Park coastal walk. [4] 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). [5] The area was originally called Karaka Bay, but was renamed to the current name to avoid confusion with other bays named Karaka. [6]

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. [7]

Demographics

Green Bay covers 2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 4,900 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 2,140 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20064,350    
20134,596+0.79%
20184,788+0.82%
Source: [8]

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. [8]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea (km2)PopulationDensity (per km2)HouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Green Bay North1.041,7821,71364541.1 years$32,000 [9]
Green Bay South1.263,0062,3861,18845.6 years$33,000 [10]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800
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Green Bay shops

Education

Green Bay High School is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 1715. [11] It opened in 1973. [12]

Green Bay Primary School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 635. [13] It opened in 1960, and covered years 1-6 until an intermediate department was added in 1997. [14]

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

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  8. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Green Bay North (137300) and Green Bay South (138000).
  9. 2018 Census place summary: Green Bay North
  10. 2018 Census place summary: Green Bay South
  11. Education Counts: Green Bay High School
  12. "About Us". Green Bay High School. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  13. Education Counts: Green Bay Primary School
  14. "A Brief History". Green Bay Primary School. Retrieved 14 May 2009.