Ruby Bay is a settlement in the

Tasman District Tasman District () is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, ...

of New Zealand's upper

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. It is located between Māpua and

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on Te Mamaku / Ruby Bay. Ruby Bay was named after small 'rubies' (red chert) found within the moutere gravel.

Demographics

Ruby Bay, comprising the statistical areas of 7022670, 7022671, 7022672 and 7022676, covers . It had a population of 678 at the

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, an increase of 57 people (9.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 123 people (22.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 249 households. There were 327 males and 351 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 105 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 66 (9.7%) aged 15 to 29, 330 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (25.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 95.1% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 0.9% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Although some people objected to giving their religion, 62.4% had no religion, 27.9% were Christian, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 183 (31.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 75 (13.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 237 (41.4%) people were employed full-time, 93 (16.2%) were part-time, and 9 (1.6%) were unemployed. Ruby Bay is part of the Ruby Bay-Māpua SA2 statistical area.

References

{{Tasman District Populated places in the Tasman District Populated places around Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere