Red Beach is a suburb surrounding the beach of the same name on the

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, New Zealand, at the base of the

Whangaparāoa Peninsula The Whangaparāoa Peninsula is a suburban area about 30–50 km north of Auckland, New Zealand. It had residents in It stretches from Red Beach, New Zealand, Red Beach, where it connects to Kingsway, Orewa and Silverdale, and exte ...

. The suburb of Silverdale is to the south-west, and

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to the north.

Geography

The beach is on the

Hauraki Gulf The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2,Weiti River to the south and the Ōrewa River to the north. The beach is named for its reddish colour.Hayward, B.W., 2020. ''Mountains, volcanoes, coasts and caves: origins of Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural wonders'' Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland University Press. 384 pp. The sand is light brownish-grey in colour and its "red" colour is due to fragments of dark orange-brown, iron-stained,

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shell. The majority of the iron-stained shells consists of highly fragmented

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shells, which are less than across.Hayward, B.W., 2023
''Red Beach - What's in a name?''
''Geocene.'' 32, pp. 16-17. The Hibiscus Coast Highway runs through the suburb. This was previously

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and then State Highway 17. The majority of highway traffic now travels along the Northern Motorway inland instead, as the motorway was redesignated as State Highway 1 when an extension was completed in 2009. All road access to the rest of Whangaparāoa Peninsula runs through the suburb.

History

Red Beach was named after the red shells found along the beach. The 44 hectare Peninsula Golf Course, established in 1956, was rezoned for residential development in 2013, despite local opposition and Fletcher Living gained resource consent to build 520 houses on the site in December 2014.

Demographics

Red Beach covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Red Beach had a population of 9,546 in the

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, an increase of 1,197 people (14.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,992 people (26.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,569 males, 4,959 females and 21 people of other genders in 3,525 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,713 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,470 (15.4%) aged 15 to 29, 4,113 (43.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,250 (23.6%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.7% European (

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); 8.1%

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; 2.8% Pasifika; 11.0% Asian; 1.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.4%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 15.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 32.5, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 37.9%

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, 1.2%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.2%

Māori religious beliefs Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

, 0.9%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.1%

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, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.3%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,611 (20.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,957 (50.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,761 (22.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $42,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 1,320 people (16.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,828 (48.9%) people were employed full-time, 1,086 (13.9%) were part-time, and 114 (1.5%) were unemployed.

Landmarks and attractions

Popular attractions include: *The Red Beach Surf Club *Totara Views *William Bayes play ground *Red Beach Shops

Annual events

*Red Beach School

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*Streetlight Competition

Education

Red Beach School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students. The school opened in 1989 covering years 1–8, but reduced its age range when Hibiscus Coast Intermediate opened in 1997 (the intermediate later became part of Whangaparaoa College). KingsWay School is a state integrated composite (years 1–13) school with a roll of students. The school provides a non-denominational Christian-based education. Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

Notes

External links

Red Beach School website

KingsWay School website

held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Hibiscus Coast Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Area Populated places in the Auckland Region Beaches of the Auckland Region Hibiscus Coast