Mellons Bay | |
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Coordinates: 36°53′11″S174°55′42″E / 36.886461°S 174.928342°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Local authority | Auckland Council |
Electoral ward | Howick ward |
Local board | Howick Local Board |
Area | |
• Land | 168 ha (415 acres) |
Population (June 2023) [2] | |
• Total | 4,100 |
Eastern Beach (2.2 km) | (Waitematā Harbour) | |
Half Moon Bay (2.3 km) | Mellons Bay | |
Highland Park (2.6 km) | Howick (1.2 km) | Cockle Bay (2.1 km) |
Mellons Bay is a suburb of East Auckland. It is south of Eastern Beach and north of Howick.
Mellons Bay is located on the eastern edges of metropolitan East Auckland along the Hauraki Gulf coast. [3] and consists of two ridges joined by a wide steep gully facing east. [4] The bay itself is located to the east of the suburb, and looks out towards the Tāmaki Strait and Waiheke Island. [5]
The traditional Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki name for Mellons Bay was Okokino, referring to the bad gusts of winds that were hazards for waka travelling along the coast. [6] The major European settlement in the area began in 1847, with the establishment of the Howick fencible settlement, a settlement of retired British Army soldiers intended to defend Auckland from potential attacks. [7] Mellons Bay was named after the Irish William Mellon, who settled there around 1856. [6] A seawall to combat erosion was constructed at Mellons Bay in 2016. [7]
Mellons Bay covers 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 4,100 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 2,440 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 3,594 | — |
2013 | 3,681 | +0.34% |
2018 | 4,017 | +1.76% |
Source: [8] |
Mellons Bay had a population of 4,017 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 336 people (9.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 423 people (11.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,365 households, comprising 1,989 males and 2,031 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 44.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 711 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 711 (17.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,929 (48.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 663 (16.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 73.7% European/Pākehā, 4.4% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 25.2% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 42.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.1% had no religion, 39.9% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 2.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,137 (34.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 273 (8.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,005 people (30.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,590 (48.1%) people were employed full-time, 540 (16.3%) were part-time, and 108 (3.3%) were unemployed. [8]
Uxbridge Art Gallery has been operating since 1981. [9] [10]
Mellons Bay School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 481 as of August 2024. [11] [12]
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