Rothesay Bay is a small

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region. The suburb is roughly the same size as

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, the suburb to the immediate south. The name is taken from the small

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into the

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land adjoining the

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, alongside which is the Rothesay Bay Creek. To the north is situated Browns Bay, while to the south is Murray's Bay. Rothesay Bay beach is in a wind funnel and gets a sea breeze. It is currently under the local governance of the

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Demographics

Rothesay Bay covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Rothesay_Bay_-_Auckland

Rothesay Bay had a population of 2,886 at the

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, an increase of 180 people (6.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 273 people (10.4%) since the

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. There were 960 households, comprising 1,407 males and 1,482 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 558 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 561 (19.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,368 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 399 (13.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 79.4% European/

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, 4.7%

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, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 17.9%

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, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 43.0, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.7% had no religion, 33.9% were

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, 0.6% were

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, 0.5% were

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, 0.4% were

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and 1.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 876 (37.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 165 (7.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $43,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 708 people (30.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,191 (51.2%) people were employed full-time, 420 (18.0%) were part-time, and 66 (2.8%) were unemployed.

Notable residents

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who played

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in the

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grew up in Rothesay Bay until he was 6 years old.

References

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Photographs of Rothesay Bay
held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland North Shore, New Zealand Bays of the Auckland Region East Coast Bays