Ruby Bay

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| settlement_type = Rural settlement

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| image_caption = The view from Ruby Bay beach across Tasman Bay to Nelson and the Barnicoat Range.

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = New Zealand

| subdivision_type1 = Territorial authority

| subdivision_name1 = Tasman

| subdivision_type2 = Ward

| subdivision_name2 = Moutere-Waimea Ward

| seat_type = Electorates

| seat = {{ubl|West Coast-Tasman|Te Tai Tonga (Māori)}}

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| leader_title = Territorial Authority

| leader_name = Tasman District Council

| leader_title1 = Mayor of Tasman

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| leader_title2 = West Coast-Tasman MP

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| leader_title3 = Te Tai Tonga MP

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Ruby Bay is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island. It is located between Māpua and Tasman on Te Mamaku / Ruby Bay.{{Cite web|url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/39107|title=Ruby Bay|website=New Zealand Gazetteer|publisher=Toitū Te Whenua - Land Information New Zealand|accessdate=26 July 2021}} Ruby Bay was named after small 'rubies' (red chert) found within the moutere gravel.{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=B.L. |title=The fruits of labour : a history of the Moutere Hills Area served by the Port of Mapua}}

Demographics

Ruby Bay is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers {{Convert|4.83|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=5 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Ruby Bay|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Ruby Bay|y}}|R}}/4.83|0}} people per km². Before the 2023 census, it was part of the larger Ruby Bay-Māpua SA2 statistical area.{{NZ census place summary 2018|ruby-bay-mapua|Ruby Bay-Māpua}}

{{Historical populations|2006|555|2013|621|2018|678|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a smaller boundary, covering {{Convert|2.96|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Ruby Bay had a population of 678 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (9.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 123 people (22.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 249 households, comprising 327 males and 351 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 105 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 66 (9.7%) aged 15 to 29, 330 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (25.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.1% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 1.3% Pasifika, 0.9% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.4% had no religion, 27.9% were Christian, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 183 (31.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 75 (13.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 138 people (24.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 237 (41.4%) people were employed full-time, 93 (16.2%) were part-time, and 9 (1.6%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|7022670–7022672 and 7022676}}

References

Category:Populated places in the Tasman District

Category:Populated places around Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere