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, towards the northern end of

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. Manly Village is an established shopping centre, with the residential areas of Big Manly Beach to the north and Little Manly Beach to the south. The area was once a seaside holiday location, but has become residential suburbs within commuting distance of central Auckland city.

Demographics

Manly covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Manly had a population of 5,904 at the

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, an increase of 261 people (4.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 651 people (12.4%) since the

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. There were 2,238 households, comprising 2,829 males and 3,075 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 1,065 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 993 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,562 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,284 (21.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 92.7% European/

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, 9.5%

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, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 3.8%

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, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 26.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.8% had no religion, 33.6% were

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, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were

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, 0.2% were

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, 0.9% were

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and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,005 (20.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 720 (14.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,038 people (21.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,280 (47.1%) people were employed full-time, 696 (14.4%) were part-time, and 165 (3.4%) were unemployed.

History

Initially inhabited primarily by

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, Manly is also home to two Pā sites. In 1851 it was brought by the

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as part of the Mahurangi purchase. By the 1890s, the land was settled by the Polkinghorne family. In the 1920s, Ted Brown and Laurie Taylor began development of the area, also constructing a pier off Little Manly Beach. During this time the region was renamed after Manly a geographically similar seaside suburb north of

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. Around 1927 the Hopper Family moved into the area, and farmed the area for a number of years. Later in the 1950s, the family then began subdividing the remaining land along with various other parts of the

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Education

Whangaparaoa School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of students as of The school celebrated its centenary in 2002.

Sport and Recreation

Sailing

The

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hosts a variety of Regional, National and International Regattas off the coast of Big Manly Beach. The Club also provides a variety of Learn to Sail Programmes through the Russell Coutts Sailing Foundation, and has links to schools in the area.

Bowling

Manly is also home to the Manly Bowling Club each year hosts a number of Bowling, and social events.

Triathlon

Manly Park has a number of times hosted th
Weet-bix Tryathlon

Notes

External links

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