Cable Bay, Northland

Cable Bay
Coordinates: 34.993°S 173.483°E / -34.993; 173.483
Country	New Zealand
Region	Northland Region
District	Far North District
Ward	Te Hiku
Community	Te Hiku
Subdivision	Doubtless Bay
Electorates	Northland Te Tai Tokerau
Government
• Territorial Authority	Far North District Council
• Regional council	Northland Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	3.63 km^2 (1.40 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	1,100
• Density	300/km^2 (780/sq mi)

Cable Bay is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 10 runs through it. It is one of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, separated from Taipa on the west by the Taipa River and from Coopers Beach on the east by Otanenui Stream.^[3]

The name comes from the Pacific Cable Station which was a terminus of a telegraph cable running between New Zealand and British Columbia as part of the All Red Line. The station was established in 1902^[4] and operated until the terminus was moved to Auckland in 1912.^[5][6]

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Cable Bay as a rural settlement. It covers 3.63 km² (1.40 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 1,100 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 303 people per km². Cable Bay is part of the larger Taumarumaru statistical area.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	612	—
2013	693	+1.79%
2018	891	+5.15%
Source: [8]

Cable Bay had a population of 891 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people (28.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 279 people (45.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 351 households, comprising 414 males and 477 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.87 males per female, with 132 people (14.8%) aged under 15 years, 105 (11.8%) aged 15 to 29, 381 (42.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 273 (30.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 80.5% European/Pākehā, 27.6% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 3.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.2% had no religion, 36.7% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 138 (18.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 162 (21.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 84 people (11.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 255 (33.6%) people were employed full-time, 114 (15.0%) were part-time, and 33 (4.3%) were unemployed.^[8]

Notes

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
2. "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
3. Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Cable Bay, Northland.
4. "Pacific Cable Station". Gisborne Times. 15 February 1902.
5. Glover, Bill (5 September 2021). "Pacific Cable 1902-1926". History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications.
6. Swarbrick, Nancy (1 March 2015). "Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Bay, Northland". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
7. 2018 Census place summary: Taumarumaru
8. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000047–7000048, 7000050–7000052 and 7000055.