Grahams Beach

Grahams Beach
The reserve at Grahams Beach
The reserve at Grahams Beach
Map
Coordinates: 37°03′22″S 174°39′58″E / 37.056°S 174.666°E / -37.056; 174.666
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
WardFranklin ward
Community boardFranklin Local Board
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityAuckland Council
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
110
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)

Grahams Beach is a rural settlement on the northern tip of the Āwhitu Peninsula and south coast of the Manukau Harbour in the Auckland Region of New Zealand.[3] The settlement as described by Statistics New Zealand also includes Big Bay.[1]

Once known as Graham's Beach, it was on a ferry route between Waiuku and Onehunga in 1895.[4] A wharf was built in about 1903.[5] A primary school opened at Orua Bay in 1896,[6] and another flourished in Graham's Beach around 1927.[7] Both schools closed in 1949 when rural schools in the area were consolidated to Awhitu District School.[8]

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Grahams Beach as a rural settlement, which covers 4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 110 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 26 people per km2. Grahams Beach is part of the larger Āwhitu statistical area.[9]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006150—    
2013141−0.88%
2018135−0.87%
Source: [10]

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering 8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi) and including Orua Bay.[1] Using that boundary, Grahams Beach had a population of 135 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−4.3%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−10.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 66 households, comprising 72 males and 66 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female, with 18 people (13.3%) aged under 15 years, 12 (8.9%) aged 15 to 29, 63 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (33.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.6% European/Pākehā, 8.9% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 2.2% Asian, and 4.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.6% had no religion and 33.3% were Christian.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (10.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 27 (23.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 9 people (7.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 36 (30.8%) people were employed full-time, and 15 (12.8%) were part-time.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Harriss, Gavin (March 2022). Grahams Beach, Auckland (Map). NZ Topo Map.
  4. ^ "Advertisements - Shipping". Auckland Star. 1 August 1895.
  5. ^ "Wharf at Grahams Beach, Awitu". New Zealand Herald. 14 November 1903.
  6. ^ "Awitu". Auckland Star. 27 February 1896.
  7. ^ "Dates for Tenders". The Sun (Auckland). 10 August 1927.
  8. ^ "12 September 1949". Auckland Libraries. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  9. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Āwhitu
  10. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7009364 and 7009358.