Army Bay is a northern coastal suburb of

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, New Zealand. It is on the

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about 47 kilometres (by road) north of the city centre. It is named for the

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area north of

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. The military area was used to quarantine New Zealanders and Pacific Islanders evacuated from

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during the

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in February 2020.

Demographics

Army Bay covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Army Bay had a population of 1,482 in the

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, a decrease of 84 people (−5.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 72 people (5.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 720 males, 759 females and 3 people of other genders in 546 dwellings. 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 264 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 195 (13.2%) aged 15 to 29, 702 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 318 (21.5%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.3%

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(

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); 9.3%

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; 5.1% Pasifika; 6.5% Asian; 2.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Māori language by 1.2%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 13.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 37.0, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 30.8%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.2%

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, and 0.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.7%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 621 (51.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 252 (20.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 195 people (16.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 591 (48.5%) people were employed full-time, 174 (14.3%) were part-time, and 24 (2.0%) were unemployed.

Notes

{{Hibiscus Coast Populated places in the Auckland Region Beaches of the Auckland Region Hibiscus Coast Bays of the Auckland Region