Scotts Landing, also called Mahurangi East, is a rural settlement in the

Auckland Region Auckland () is one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, which takes its name from the eponymous urban area. The region encompasses the Auckland Metropolitan Area, smaller towns, rural areas, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Containing ...

of New Zealand. It is at the end of a narrow peninsula on the eastern side of

Mahurangi Harbour Mahurangi Harbour is a natural harbour in New Zealand. It is located on the north-eastern coast of the Auckland Region near the town of Warkworth, and empties into the Hauraki Gulf. Geography The Mahurangi Harbour is a drowned river valle ...

Algies Bay Algies Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula about 68 kilometres (by road) north of the city centre. Highfield Garden Reserve is an area of public land just north of Algies Bay. Until 198 ...

is to the north.

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at Scott Point (often called Scotts Landing) has a historic building, the Scott Homestead built in 1877. A causeway between Scotts Landing and Casnell Island (Motu Maunganui) is accessible.at low tide. The island was a

pā The word pā (; often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages. Pā sites o ...

site in the 16th century. Burton Wells Scenic Reserve is a park named after a local surveyor. Mahurangi Heads School operated from 1869. It closed in the 1920s or 1930s, but the school building was still standing about 1941.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East as a rural settlement, which covers . Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East is part of the larger Algies Bay-Scotts Landing statistical area. Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East had a population of 177 at the

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, a decrease of 18 people (−9.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12 people (7.3%) since the

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. There were 87 households, comprising 90 males and 87 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female, with 12 people (6.8%) aged under 15 years, 12 (6.8%) aged 15 to 29, 69 (39.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 84 (47.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 100.0% European/Pākehā, 6.8% Māori, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.9% had no religion, 30.5% were Christian and 3.4% were Buddhist. Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (36.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 15 (9.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 39 people (23.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 42 (25.5%) people were employed full-time, 36 (21.8%) were part-time, and 3 (1.8%) were unemployed.

Notes

{{Rodney Local Board Area Matakana Coast Rodney District Populated places in the Auckland Region