Cable Bay is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. runs through it. It is one of the

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string of settlements, separated from

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on the west by the Taipa River and from Coopers Beach on the east by Otanenui Stream. The name comes from the Pacific Cable Station which was a terminus of a telegraph cable running between New Zealand and

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as part of the

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. The station was established in 1902 and operated until the terminus was moved to Auckland in 1912.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Cable Bay as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Cable Bay is part of the larger Doubtless Bay statistical area. Cable Bay had a population of 1,158 in the

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, an increase of 267 people (30.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 462 people (66.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 546 males and 612 females in 492 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 54.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 183 people (15.8%) aged under 15 years, 111 (9.6%) aged 15 to 29, 501 (43.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 363 (31.3%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 81.1% European (

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); 32.4%

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; 4.9% Pasifika; 3.1% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori language by 8.5%, Samoan by 0.8% and other languages by 7.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.2, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 32.9%

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, 0.3%

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, 1.8%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.5%

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, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.1%, and 8.8% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 138 (14.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 507 (52.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 279 (28.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 72 people (7.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 357 (36.6%) people were employed full-time, 138 (14.2%) were part-time, and 30 (3.1%) were unemployed.

References

{{Far North District Far North District Populated places in the Northland Region