Arkles Bay
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2023}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
|name=Arkles Bay
|image = View of Arkles Bay.jpg
|city1 = Auckland
|ward = Albany ward
|board = Hibiscus and Bays Local Board
|postcode = 0932
|coordinates = {{coord|-36.64252994|174.75061100|region:NZ|display=inline,title}}
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|population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Wade Heads-Arkles Bay|y}}
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|area = 166
|council = Auckland Council
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{{Adjacent place
|centre = Arkles Bay
|north = Whangaparaoa
|northeast = Manly
|east =
|northwest = Stanmore Bay
|west = Weiti River
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|south = (Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana)
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Arkles Bay is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area located in New Zealand. It is located on the southern side of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, in the Hibiscus Coast, located {{convert|25|km|mi}} north of the Auckland CBD.{{Cite web|title=New Zealand Topographic Map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-36.631765,174.775486&z=13|access-date=26 November 2021|website=NZ Topo Map|language=en}} It is part of the Albany Ward area for local government purposes.{{Cite web|last=Council|first=Auckland|title=Albany ward map|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/governing-body-wards-committees/wards/all-wards/Documents/albany-ward-map.pdf|url-status=live|website=aucklandcouncil.govt.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211154953/https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/governing-body-wards-committees/wards/all-wards/Documents/albany-ward-map.pdf |archive-date=11 February 2018 }} Arkles Bay is known for its sheltered beaches, suitable for swimming and paddle boarding.{{Cite web|date=7 April 2020|title=Arkles Bay|url=https://www.anitadobson.co.nz/arkles-bay/|access-date=26 November 2021|website=Anita Dobson & Kieran Barakat|language=en-US}}
History
The first European settler in the area was William Laing Thorburn, who bought land here in 1854 after cutting firewood in the Weiti River area from 1848 onwards. In 1878, the farm was bought by Scottish immigrant George Arkles,{{cite book|title=Why the Hibiscus? Place Names of the Hibiscus Coast|first=Robin |last=Grover |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-473-13484-6 |publisher=Silverdale Printing |pages=24}} who operated boarding houses with his brother Andrew Arkles from the bay.{{LINZ |id=56141 |name=Arkles Bay |access-date=9 January 2024}}
Demographics
Arkles Bay, including Wade Heads, covers {{Convert|1.66|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=20 December 2024}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Wade Heads-Arkles Bay|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Wade Heads-Arkles Bay|y}}|R}}/1.66|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2013|1,884|2018|1,956|2023|1,998|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Wade Heads-Arkles Bay had a population of 1,998 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people (2.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 114 people (6.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,017 males, 978 females and 6 people of other genders in 714 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.114902.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 336 people (16.8%) aged under 15 years, 336 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,008 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 321 (16.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.0% European (Pākehā); 8.0% Māori; 2.7% Pasifika; 6.8% Asian; 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 16.1%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 36.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.5% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.6%, and 8.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 306 (18.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 876 (52.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 363 (21.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 306 people (18.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 936 (56.3%) people were employed full-time, 252 (15.2%) were part-time, and 39 (2.3%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.114902.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Wade Heads-Arkles Bay (114902)}}