Campbells Bay is a suburb of the North Shore located in Auckland, New Zealand.[4]

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Campbells Bay
Suburb of Auckland
Coordinates: 36.75°S 174.76°E / -36.75; 174.76
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albany ward
Local board	Hibiscus and Bays
Area [1]
• Land	174 ha (430 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	2,970
Postcode(s)	0630, 0620[3]

Windsor Park	Mairangi Bay	(Hauraki Gulf)
Sunnynook	Campbells Bay	(Hauraki Gulf)
Glenfield North	Forrest Hill	Castor Bay

The suburb is currently under the local governance of the Auckland Council and is in the Albany ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of the city of Auckland.

Centennial Park is a popular recreational space that has walking tracks and stunning harbour views.

The Bay's beach has, along with adjacent Murrays Bay and Mairangi Bay, undergone civil works projects since 2004 to improve stormwater management.[5]

Demographics

Campbells Bay covers 1.74 km² (0.67 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,970 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 1,707 people per km².

Campbells Bay had a population of 2,889 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 54 people (1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 201 people (7.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 957 households, comprising 1,407 males and 1,485 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 43.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 555 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 522 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,356 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 459 (15.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 80.5% European/Pākehā, 4.2% Māori, 0.6% Pacific peoples, 18.2% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 37.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 56.6% had no religion, 34.0% were Christian, 0.7% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 981 (42.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 159 (6.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $46,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 813 people (34.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,152 (49.4%) people were employed full-time, 408 (17.5%) were part-time, and 69 (3.0%) were unemployed.[6]

Education

Campbells Bay Primary School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 887 students as of July 2022.[7][8]

References

External links

• Photographs of Campbells Bay held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.