Baylys Beach

Baylys Beach is a beach and settlement on the west coast of Northland, New Zealand. The beach is on the northern side of the settlement, with Ripiro Beach on the southern side. Dargaville is 13 km (8.1 mi) to the east.[3]

Baylys Beach
Baylys Beach
Baylys Beach
Coordinates: 35.951°S 173.748°E / -35.951; 173.748
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictKaipara District
WardWest Coast-Central Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityKaipara District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total410
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)

History

The Battle of Moremonui was fought about 6 km northwest of Baylys Beach between Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi iwi in 1807 or 1808.[4]

The coast saw many shipwrecks during the 19th century. Aurora was wrecked in 1840 when leaving Kaipara Harbour[5] and the French corvette L'Alcméne was wrecked in 1851 with the loss of 12 lives.[6]

The beach may have been named after an early settler named Bayly who owned 20 km of the shoreline.[7] The name has been in use since at least 1918.[8]

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Baylys Beach as a rural settlement, which covers 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 410 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 732 people per km2. Baylys Beach is part of the larger Kaipara Coastal statistical area.[9]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006279—    
2013309+1.47%
2018309+0.00%
Source: [10]

Baylys Beach had a population of 309 at the 2018 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2013 census, and an increase of 30 people (10.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 141 households, comprising 156 males and 153 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 42 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 36 (11.7%) aged 15 to 29, 162 (52.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 72 (23.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.3% European/Pākehā, 19.4% Māori, 5.8% Pacific peoples, 2.9% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.3% had no religion, 35.0% were Christian and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (14.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 57 (21.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 39 people (14.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 120 (44.9%) people were employed full-time, 36 (13.5%) were part-time, and 9 (3.4%) were unemployed.[10]

Notes
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 May 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). Baylys Beach, Northland (Map). NZ Topo Map.
  4. "Musket Wars – Beginnings". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 19 October 2021.
  5. Ingram, C. W. N. (1977). New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795–1975 (5 ed.). A. H. and A. W Reed. p. 15. ISBN 0 589 01047 6.
  6. "The story of the wrecked L'Alcmene". Dargaville News. 13 March 2013.
  7. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 10.
  8. "Monsters of the Deep". Northern Advocate. 8 April 1918.
  9. 2018 Census place summary: Kaipara Coastal
  10. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000988 and 7000989.
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