Algies Bay


Algies Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula about 68 kilometres north of the city centre.
Highfield Garden Reserve is an area of public land just north of Algies Bay. Until 1985, it was a privately owned flower-growing and orchard business, which also had donkeys. The owners gifted it to the public, and it now has gardens, walks, fruit trees, and a donkey sanctuary.
Scandrett Regional Park and Mahurangi Regional Park East are south of Algies Bay. Mahurangi Regional Park at Scott Point has a historic building, the Scott Homestead. A causeway between Scotts Landing and Casnell Island is accessible.at low tide. The island was a pā site in the 16th century.

Demographics

Algies Bay-Scotts Landing had a population of 1,185 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 144 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 252 people since the 2006 census. There were 498 households. There were 564 males and 621 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 60.2 years, with 135 people aged under 15 years, 99 aged 15 to 29, 471 aged 30 to 64, and 477 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.4% European/Pākehā, 6.3% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, 4.3% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities.
The proportion of people born overseas was 23.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.6% had no religion, 43.3% were Christian, and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 240 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 189 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,500. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 327 people were employed full-time, 168 were part-time, and 24 were unemployed.