Cable Bay, Northland
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Cable Bay
|image_skyline = Doubtless Bay, Northland NZ.jpg
|image_caption = View of Cable Bay and greater Doubtless Bay
|area_total_km2 = 3.63
|population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
|population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}}
|population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Cable Bay|y}}
|population_density_km2 = auto
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = New Zealand
|subdivision_type1= Region
|subdivision_name1= Northland Region
|subdivision_type2= District
|subdivision_name2= Far North District
|subdivision_type3= Ward
|subdivision_name3= Te Hiku
|subdivision_type4= Community
|subdivision_name4= Te Hiku
|subdivision_type5= Subdivision
|subdivision_name5= Doubtless Bay
|leader_title = Territorial Authority
|leader_name = Far North District Council
|leader_title1 = Regional council
|leader_name1 = Northland Regional Council
|leader_title2 = Mayor of Far North
|leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Far North District Mayor|y}}
|leader_title3 = Northland MP
|leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Northland MP|y}}
|leader_title4 = Te Tai Tokerau MP
|leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tokerau MP|y}}
|seat_type = Electorates
|seat = {{ubl|Northland|Te Tai Tokerau}}
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|coordinates = {{coord|-34.993|173.483|scale:10000_region:NZ|display=it}}
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Cable Bay is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. {{NZlSH|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.{{cite map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz10793/Cable-Bay/Northland|map=NZ Topo Map|title=Cable Bay, Northland|first=Gavin|last=Harriss|date=November 2021}}
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{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19020215.2.11|newspaper=Gisborne Times|date=15 February 1902|title=Pacific Cable Station}} and operated until the terminus was moved to Auckland in 1912.{{cite web|url=https://atlantic-cable.com/Cables/1902PacificGB/index.htm|title=Pacific Cable 1902-1926|first=Bill|last=Glover|publisher=History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications|date=5 September 2021}}{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/461/pacific-cable-station-doubtless-bay-northland|encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|title=Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Bay, Northland|first=Nancy|last=Swarbrick|date=1 March 2015}}
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Cable Bay as a rural settlement. It covers {{Convert|3.63|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=29 March 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Cable Bay|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Cable Bay|y}}|R}}/3.63|0}} people per km2. Cable Bay is part of the larger Doubtless Bay statistical area.{{NZ census place summary 2018|taumarumaru|Taumarumaru}}
{{Historical populations|2006|612|2013|696|2018|891|2023|1,158|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|7000047–7000048, 7000050–7000052 and 7000055}}}}
Cable Bay had a population of 1,158 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 267 people (30.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 462 people (66.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 546 males and 612 females in 492 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%2Bdo1.1009.2023&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}} 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 54.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 183 people (15.8%) aged under 15 years, 111 (9.6%) aged 15 to 29, 501 (43.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 363 (31.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 81.1% European (Pākehā); 32.4% Māori; 4.9% Pasifika; 3.1% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori language by 8.5%, Samoan by 0.8% and other languages by 7.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 32.9% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.3% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.1%, and 8.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 138 (14.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 507 (52.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 279 (28.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 72 people (7.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 357 (36.6%) people were employed full-time, 138 (14.2%) were part-time, and 30 (3.1%) 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.1009.2013%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=Cable Bay (1009)}}
