Surfdale
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2022}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Surfdale
| image = Surfdale from Kennedy Point.jpg
| caption1 = Surfdale from Kennedy Point
| map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{Coord|-36.796|175.032}}|zoom=13}}
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| coordinates = {{Coord|-36.796|175.032|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| city1 = Auckland
| ward = Waitematā and Gulf ward
| board = Waiheke Local Board
| council = Auckland Council
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| established =
| area = 261
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Surfdale|y}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| trainstations =
| ferryterminals = Kennedy Point
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| hospitals =
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Surfdale
| north =
| northeast = Palm Beach
| east = Ostend
| southeast = (Pukiki Bay)
| south = (Waitematā Harbour)
| southwest =
| west = (Huruhi Bay)
| northwest = Oneroa
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Surfdale is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand. The original name being Okahu, Surfdale beach on Huruhi Bay has tidal mudflats, and is often used for windsurfing or kitesurfing.{{cite web|url=http://www.waihekelocal.co.nz/activities/waiheke-beaches/surfdale-beach/|title=Discover - Surfdale Beach|publisher=Waiheke Local|accessdate=20 August 2020}} Shelly beach on Pukiki Bay is sandy and shelly.{{cite web|url=http://www.waihekelocal.co.nz/activities/waiheke-beaches/shelly-beach/|title=Discover - Shelly Beach|publisher=Waiheke Local|accessdate=20 August 2020}} The area was developed in the mid–1920s.{{Cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT19240103.2.63.1|newspaper=New Zealand Tablet|title=Surfdale - Auckland's Unique, Biggest, and Most Popular Seaside Resort (advertisement)|date=3 January 1924|page=36}}
Demographics
Surfdale covers {{Convert|2.61|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=21 January 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Surfdale|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Surfdale|y}}|R}}/2.61|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,698|2013|1,881|2018|2,067|2023|2,058|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Surfdale (147600)|surfdale|Surfdale}}}}
Surfdale had a population of 2,058 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 9 people (−0.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 177 people (9.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 999 males, 1,053 females and 9 people of other genders in 795 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%2Bdo1.147600.2023&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}} 5.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 297 people (14.4%) aged under 15 years, 291 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,065 (51.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 405 (19.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.3% European (Pākehā); 13.8% Māori; 3.9% Pasifika; 7.0% Asian; 6.6% 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 97.1%, Māori language by 3.6%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 18.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 34.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 19.1% Christian, 1.2% Hindu, 0.9% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 66.5%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 531 (30.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 819 (46.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 405 (23.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 243 people (13.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 882 (50.1%) people were employed full-time, 300 (17.0%) were part-time, and 42 (2.4%) 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.147600.2013%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=Surfdale (147600)}}
Education
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Two of the three schools on Waiheke Island are on Donald Bruce Road in the Surfdale area.
Waiheke High School is a secondary school (Year 7–13) with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|530|y}} students.{{TKI|530|Waiheke High School}}
Te Huruhi Primary School is a contributing primary school (Year 1–6) with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1177|y}} students.{{TKI|1177|Te Huruhi Primary School}} Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}