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Matakatia
Suburb
Tindalls Beach
Coordinates: 36°37′15″S 174°46′45″E / 36.620720°S 174.779100°E / -36.620720; 174.779100
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albany ward
Local board	Hibiscus and Bays
Area
• Land	293 ha (724 acres)
Population
• Total	2,150
Postcode(s)	0930

	Tindalls Beach	Gulf Harbour
(Polkinghornes Bay)	Matakatia	Gulf Harbour
Manly	(Matakatia Bay)

Matakatia is a suburb situated on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, towards the northern end of Auckland, New Zealand. It is about 43 kilometres (by road) north of the city centre.

Kotanui Island, also called Frenchmans Cap, is a sharp triangular rock rising from the water about 1,000 metres offshore.

History

The Waiau portage between Matakatia and Tindalls Beach allowed the movement of waka in the early 19th century.

A road was developed through the area in 1938 and sections were sold the following year.

The area to the north was Tindall's farm in the 1920s and is now the suburb of Tindalls Beach.

Demographics

Tindalls-Matakatia statistical area, which includes Tindalls Beach, covers 2.93 km (1.13 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,150 as of June 2024, with a population density of 734 people per km.

Tindalls-Matakatia had a population of 1,938 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 39 people (−2.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 189 people (10.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 951 males, 978 females and 6 people of other genders in 729 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 49.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 294 people (15.2%) aged under 15 years, 270 (13.9%) aged 15 to 29, 900 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 474 (24.5%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.6% European (Pākehā); 8.8% Māori; 2.6% Pasifika; 7.1% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 1.2%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 13.8%. No language could be spoken by 0.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 33.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 32.0% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.1%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 342 (20.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 873 (53.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 321 (19.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 345 people (21.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 780 (47.4%) people were employed full-time, 255 (15.5%) were part-time, and 24 (1.5%) were unemployed.

Notes

1. ^ "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Drone operator captures incredible aerial footage of Auckland's Hibiscus Coast". Stuff. 2 November 2016.
4. "Unknown title". Auckland-Waikato Historical Journal (66–72): 27. 1995.
5. "Road Formation". New Zealand Herald. 26 March 1938. p. 5.
6. "Houses and Land For Sale". New Zealand Herald. 1 April 1939. p. 7.
7. Badham, Wallace (2009). The Iron-Bound Coast: Karekare in the Early Years. Oratia Books. p. 75. ISBN 9781877514012.
8. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tindalls-Matakatia (115400). 2018 Census place summary: Tindalls-Matakatia
9. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Tindalls-Matakatia (115400). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
10. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

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