Cable Bay | |
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| Coordinates: 34°59′35″S 173°28′59″E / 34.993°S 173.483°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Ward | Te Hiku |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)
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| • Total | 1,100 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Cable Bay is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 10 runs through it. It is one of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, separated from Taipa on the west by the Taipa River and from Coopers Beach on the east by Otanenui Stream. [3]
The name comes from the Pacific Cable Station which was a terminus of a telegraph cable running between New Zealand and British Columbia as part of the All Red Line. The station was established in 1902 [4] and operated until the terminus was moved to Auckland in 1912. [5] [6]
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Cable Bay as a rural settlement. It covers 3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,100 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 303 people per km2. Cable Bay is part of the larger Taumarumaru statistical area. [7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 2006 | 612 | — |
| 2013 | 693 | +1.79% |
| 2018 | 891 | +5.15% |
| Source: [8] | ||
Cable Bay had a population of 891 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people (28.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 279 people (45.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 351 households, comprising 414 males and 477 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.87 males per female, with 132 people (14.8%) aged under 15 years, 105 (11.8%) aged 15 to 29, 381 (42.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 273 (30.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 80.5% European/Pākehā, 27.6% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 3.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.2% had no religion, 36.7% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 138 (18.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 162 (21.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 84 people (11.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 255 (33.6%) people were employed full-time, 114 (15.0%) were part-time, and 33 (4.3%) were unemployed. [8]
Notes
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ^ Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Cable Bay, Northland.
- ^ "Pacific Cable Station". Gisborne Times. 15 February 1902.
- ^ Glover, Bill (5 September 2021). "Pacific Cable 1902-1926". History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications.
- ^ Swarbrick, Nancy (1 March 2015). "Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Bay, Northland". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Taumarumaru
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000047–7000048, 7000050–7000052 and 7000055.