Glenbrook Beach

Glenbrook Beach is a rural community at the northern end of a peninsula formed between the Waiuku River and Taihiki River in Auckland, New Zealand. Waiuku is 14 km south by road.[3]

Glenbrook Beach
Kahawai
Glenbrook Beach Community Hall
Glenbrook Beach Community Hall
Coordinates: 37.163°S 174.713°E / -37.163; 174.713
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardFranklin ward
BoardFranklin Local Board
Electorates
Area
[1]
 • Total0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total550
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Postcode
2681
Area code09

The area is also known as Kawahai, after a species of fish which has been a substantial food source for the local Ngāti Te Ata iwi.[4]

Glenbrook Beach was first subdivided in the mid 1920s.[5][6] Electric power supply was connected at the end of the decade.[7][8]

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Glenbrook Beach as a rural settlement, which covers 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 550 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,279 people per km2. Glenbrook Beach is part of the larger Glenbrook statistical area.[9]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006276—    
2013300+1.20%
2018303+0.20%
Source: [10]

Glenbrook Beach had a population of 303 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people (1.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 27 people (9.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 117 households, comprising 147 males and 156 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 40.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 66 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 45 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 150 (49.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (13.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.1% European/Pākehā, 17.8% Māori, 5.0% Pacific peoples, 5.0% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.4% had no religion, 24.8% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (16.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 36 (15.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 45 people (19.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 126 (53.2%) people were employed full-time, 27 (11.4%) were part-time, and 15 (6.3%) were unemployed.[10]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. Harriss, Gavin (March 2022). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Glenbrook Beach, Auckland.
  4. "Story of Kawahai". Auckland Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. "County Affairs—Glenbrook Beach". Franklin Times. 16 February 1925.
  6. "Franklin County Works". New Zealand Herald. 23 January 1926.
  7. "Local & General—Light for Glenbrook Beach". Franklin Times. 28 August 1929.
  8. "Electric Power". Franklin Times. 23 October 1929.
  9. 2018 Census place summary: Glenbrook
  10. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7010297.
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