Murrays Bay is a small

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in the

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region, located in the North Shore of

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. The suburb is roughly the same size as Rothesay Bay, the suburb to the immediate north. It is primarily a residential area but does have a community centre,

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and café. Murrays Bay is regularly serviced by buses which go to

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and the

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History

The bay is named after Joseph Murray, who purchased a large section of the area, eventually expanding his land to 174 acres.

Demographics

Murrays Bay covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Murrays Bay had a population of 4,764 at the

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, an increase of 60 people (1.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 183 people (4.0%) since the

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. There were 1,554 households, comprising 2,322 males and 2,442 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 867 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 960 (20.2%) aged 15 to 29, 2,310 (48.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 627 (13.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 71.2% European/

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, 4.3%

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, 1.0% Pacific peoples, 25.8%

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, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 45.4, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.9% had no religion, 35.1% were

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, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were

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, 0.8% were

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, 1.4% were

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and 1.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,458 (37.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 264 (6.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,104 people (28.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,929 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 642 (16.5%) were part-time, and 138 (3.5%) were unemployed.

Beach

Murrays Bay beach has a wharf that people jump off and fish in the Spring/Summer. There is a walkway to Rothesay Bay and Mairangi Bay. There is a sailing club that sails from the beach regularly.

Governance

Murrays Bay is under the local governance of the

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Education

Murrays Bay Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7–8) school with a roll of students as at . Murrays Bay School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students as at . Both schools are

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, and have a decile rating of 10Z. The two schools share a site, and were established in 1958. Murrays bay stabbing incident: at June 23, 2022, a man stabbed several people and being captured by police.

Notes

External links

Murrays Bay School website

Murrays Bay Intermediate website

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