Scotts Landing
{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
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|image_skyline = Scotts Landing sign.jpg
|image_caption = Scotts Landing sign
|area_total_km2 = 2.56
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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= Local 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
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Scotts Landing, also called Mahurangi East, is a rural settlement in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is at the end of a narrow peninsula on the eastern side of Mahurangi Harbour. Algies Bay is to the north.{{cite map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz6912/Burton-Wells-Reserve/Auckland|title=Burton Wells Reserve, Auckland|map=NZ Topo Map|first=Gavin|last=Harriss|date=March 2022}}
History
Casnell Island (Motu Maunganui), accessible from Scotts Landing at low tide via a causeway, was a pā site in the 16th century.{{cite web|url=https://scottslanding.org/casnell-island/|title=Casnell Island|date=3 June 2019|publisher=Mahurangi East Residents & Ratepayers Association}}
In 1852, the Scott homestead was constructed, later burning down in a fire.{{citeq|Q118136068|page=25}} This was replaced by a new Georgian-style house, built in 1877.{{cite magazine|url=https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/articles/news/2020/02/new-mahurangi-parkland-provides-unrivalled-access-to-harbour/|title=New Mahurangi parkland provides unrivalled access to harbour|magazine=Our Auckland|date=20 February 2020|publisher=Auckland Council}}{{Cite web |title=Mahurangi Regional Park |url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parkmaps/map-mahurangi-regional-park.pdf |access-date=30 May 2022 |website=Auckland City Council}}
Mahurangi Heads School operated from 1869.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19350530.2.26query=Mahurangi+Heads+school|newspaper=Northern Advocate|date=30 May 1935|title=Northland Schools in the Year 1870}} It closed in the 1920s or 1930s, but the school building was still standing about 1941.
Governance
The Eastern Mahurangi Road Board governed the area from 24 July 1868 to 1923.{{cite book | last=Bloomfield | first=Gerald Taylor | title=The Evolution of Local Government Areas in Metropolitan Auckland, 1840-1971 | publisher=Auckland University Press | publication-place=Auckland | date=1973 | isbn=0-19-647714-X |page=124}}
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|2.56|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=14 December 2024}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East|y}}|R}}/2.56|0}} people per km2. Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East is part of the larger Mahurangi Peninsula statistical area.{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=14 December 2024}}
{{Historical populations|2006|165|2013|192|2018|177|2023|207|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|7001341 and 7001350}}}}
File:Casnell Island, Mahurangi Harbor.jpg
Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East had a population of 207 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (16.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 15 people (7.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 102 males, 102 females and 3 people of other genders in 87 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%2Bdo1.1086.2023&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 63.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 24 people (11.6%) aged under 15 years, 12 (5.8%) aged 15 to 29, 87 (42.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 81 (39.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 98.6% European (Pākehā), 8.7% Māori, 1.4% Pasifika, and 1.4% Asian. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori language by 1.4%, and other languages by 7.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 26.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.5% Christian, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.4% New Age, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.9%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 54 (29.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 87 (47.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 18 (9.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 30 people (16.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 54 (29.5%) people were employed full-time and 42 (23.0%) were part-time.{{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.1086.2013%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=Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East (1086)}}
Amenities
Mahurangi Regional Park at Scott Point{{cite web|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parks-recreation/Pages/park-details.aspx?Location=3531|title=Scott Point, Mahurangi Regional Park (East)| publisher=Auckland Council|accessdate=25 May 2020}}
Burton Wells Scenic Reserve is a park named after a local surveyor.{{cite web|url=https://scottslanding.org/burton-wells/|title=Burton Wells| publisher=Mahurangi East Residents & Ratepayers Association|access-date=26 May 2022}}