Buckleton Beach
{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Buckleton Beach
|image_skyline = Buckleton Beach.jpg
|image_caption = Buckleton Beach
|area_total_km2 = 0.13
|population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
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|population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Buckleton Beach|y}}
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = New Zealand
|subdivision_type1= Region
|subdivision_name1= Auckland Region
|subdivision_type2= Ward
|subdivision_name2= Rodney ward
|subdivision_type3= Community board
|subdivision_name3= Rodney Local Board
|subdivision_type4= Subdivision
|subdivision_name4= Warkworth subdivision
|leader_title = Territorial Authority
|leader_name = Auckland Council
|leader_title2 = Mayor of Auckland
|leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Auckland Mayor|y}}
|leader_title3 = Kaipara ki Mahurangi MP
|leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Kaipara ki Mahurangi MP|y}}
|leader_title4 = Te Tai Tokerau MP
|leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tokerau MP|y}}
|seat_type = Electorates
|seat = {{ubl|Kaipara ki Mahurangi|Te Tai Tokerau}}
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Buckleton Beach is a small settlement on the southern side of Tāwharanui Peninsula in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The beach is on Wanns Bay, which is a part of Kawau Bay.{{cite map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz6965/Buckleton-Beach/Auckland|title=Baddeleys Beach, Auckland|publisher=NZ Topo Map|first=Gavin|last=Harriss|date=October 2024}}
A property developer, Mr J G Buckleton, bought the land in 1954 and subdivided it in 1957.{{LINZ|name=Buckleton Beach|id=646|access-date=9 December 2024}}
Omaio is a garden covering {{convert|18|acres|order=flip}} near Buckleton Beach, developed since 2005 and named as being of International Significance by the New Zealand Gardens Trust.{{Cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/garden/131989066/first-a-farm-block-then-a-holiday-home-now-a-stunning-coastal-garden|title=First a farm block, then a holiday home, now a stunning coastal garden|publisher=Stuff|date=13 May 2023|first=Nicky|last=Pellegrino}}
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Buckleton Beach as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|0.13|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=9 December 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Buckleton Beach|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Buckleton Beach|y}}|R}}/0.13|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2013|6|2018|6|2023|15|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Buckleton Beach had a population of 15 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (150.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 9 people (150.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 6 males and 9 females in 9 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%2Bdo1.1424.2023&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}} The median age was 64.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 6 people (40.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 6 (40.0%) aged 65 or older.
All people who responded identified as European (Pākehā) and spoke English.{{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.1424.2013%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=Buckleton Beach (1424)}}