Beach Haven, New Zealand

Beach Haven
Suburb
View of the beach at Beach Haven from Beach Haven Wharf
View of the beach at Beach Haven from Beach Haven Wharf
Map
Coordinates: 36°48′01″S 174°41′27″E / 36.8004°S 174.6907°E / -36.8004; 174.6907
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardNorth Shore ward
Local boardKaipātiki Local Board
Established1922
Area
[1]
 • Land367 ha (907 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
11,000
Postcode(s)
0626
Ferry terminals(Beach Haven Wharf)
Hospitals(Beach Haven Hospice)
(Waitematā Harbour), Greenhithe (Waitematā Harbour), Greenhithe Bayview
(Waitematā Harbour), Hobsonville
Beach Haven
 Birkdale
(Waitematā Harbour) Birkdale Birkdale

Beach Haven is a northwestern suburb of the North Shore, located in Auckland, New Zealand. It was originally a small area of holiday baches in the larger suburb of Birkdale. The area has gentrified rapidly over recent years as young professionals moved into the area.[3]

Geography

Beach Haven is located on the western North Shore, on the eastern shores of the Upper Waitematā Harbour. Southern Beach Haven is a suburban area known as Kauri Park.

History

Prior to European settlement, the Beach Haven area was covered to the water’s edge by thick bush, pōhutukawa, ferns and giant kauri trees. Maori tribes inhabited the area, but were decimated by wars and finally succumbed to the newly acquired guns of Hongi Hika. In 1844 the area was sold to the Government and became deserted. One of the first settlers in the district established an orchard near Soldier’s Bay and as the kauri trees were gradually removed from the land, it was found to be an ideal place for fruit growing, especially grapes and strawberries. Most of the kauri trees taken out were used by boat builders for masts and spurs.[4]

The first European settlers arrived in the 1860s and by the 1880s the area was a popular summer resort, with many city dwellers making the trip across the harbour to Island Bay for excursions and holidays.[4]

Historically Beach Haven, along with neighbouring Birkdale served as a market garden for Auckland. Beach Haven also had sawmills and baches.[5]

In 1923, the Birkdale Land Company bought and surveyed the land around where the wharf is now and it was then marketed as the Beach Haven Estate, "the Gem of the Waitemata."[6]

After the construction of the Harbour Bridge in 1959, housing subdivisions completed the transformation into an urban area.[citation needed]

Demographics

Beach Haven covers 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 11,000 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,997 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20069,831—    
201310,137+0.44%
201810,566+0.83%
Source: [7]

Beach Haven had a population of 10,566 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 429 people (4.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 735 people (7.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,549 households, comprising 5,217 males and 5,349 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 2,337 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 2,076 (19.6%) aged 15 to 29, 5,070 (48.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,080 (10.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 73.6% European/Pākehā, 14.6% Māori, 11.2% Pacific peoples, 13.7% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 33.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.8% had no religion, 34.4% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 1.3% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,463 (29.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 969 (11.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 2,016 people (24.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,659 (56.6%) people were employed full-time, 1,164 (14.1%) were part-time, and 354 (4.3%) were unemployed.[7]

Individual statistical areas
Name Area (km2) Population Density (per km2) Households Median age Median income
Beach Haven West 1.21 3,417 2,824 1,224 35.3 years $41,800[8]
Beach Haven East 1.12 3,984 3,557 1,209 31.9 years $35,600[9]
Beach Haven South 1.34 3,165 2,362 1,116 38.5 years $47,000[10]
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Administration

Beach Haven forms part of the North Shore ward and Kaipatiki Local Board under the Auckland Council. Prior to 2010, the area had been administered as part of the Birkenhead Borough Council and then as part of North Shore City Council.

Under the voting district for elections to the Parliament of New Zealand it forms part of the Northcote electorate.

Facilities, services and amenities

Beach Haven has one main shopping area with a variety of shops, including a French cafe, two bakeries, a post office, a gym and a police community constable office. There are several preschools and one primary school that serve the area. Churches in the area include the Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, Mormon and Assembly Of God.

Beach Haven is surrounded by many beaches which are suitable for swimming, including Charcoal Bay which is considered one of the most beautiful bays in the Waitematā Harbour.[11] The area also has a wharf which is a very popular feature of Beach Haven. The first wharf was built in 1887. It was known for decades as the Birkdale wharf and occasionally the Hellyers' Creek wharf. The biggest park in Beach Haven is Shepherds Park which has a 1.6 km walk through native bush beside Oruamo or Hellyers Creek, as well as squash, bowling and tennis facilities. It also has rugby and soccer grounds and is home to Birkenhead United AFC.

Beach Haven is well serviced by bus connections to Takapuna and the CBD. In August 2012 after years of delays, Auckland Transport announced that it would spend NZ$1.35m to upgrade the wharf at Beach Haven, allowing a ferry service to the city to begin at the start of 2013 to coincide with a new service to Hobsonville. It was expected that this new service will ease traffic congestion on Onewa Road and service the wider areas of Glenfield and Birkdale.[12] The ferry service opened with five sailings a day in February 2013. Beach Haven and Hobsonville wharves are the first new ferry services to be built in Auckland in 50 years.[13]

Beach Haven is known for House of Chocolate (formerly La Maison du Chocolat), a working chocolate factory that was established in 1999.[14][15]

Culture & community

A garden project (funded by local council) began construction in April 2015 and was completed by the end of the year.[16]

In 2013, the community learned that the Beach Haven Methodist Church – which sits on a prominent site in the village – was to be demolished by the Lifewise trust to make way for accessible housing units. The church was built by the community in one day in 1939 using donated timber. "We are dismayed at the prospect of losing the old church building which was built in 1939 in one day by the Beach Haven community," said Lisbeth Alley of the Heart of Beach Haven group. The group and the trust have committed to working together to find a way of keeping the church.[17]

Methodist Mission Northern's property development arm, Airedale Property Trust, spent years discussing the church's future with the community. Bruce Stone, chief executive, said APT was approached by the church to put the land to better use for the community. "There is a shortage of purpose-built housing for people with disabilities," Stone said. "This [development] allows the church to use land in a new way. If [the church] could have been retained on site and used as a part of development, it would have been."[18]

In 2013, the Kaipatiki Community Policing Project won a national award.[19] Kainga Ora have been building high density social housing complexes in the area since 2016.

The hip hop artist Sir T. grew up in Beach Haven and often raps about the area.[20]

Housing

In October 2012, Metro magazine reported Beach Haven had shown one of the biggest increases in property prices in the city over the previous 10 years (admittedly off a lower base than other areas) and named it "One to watch". The magazine was particularly enthusiastic about Island Bay Road.[21][verification needed] In 2014, Metro named Beach Haven one of Auckland's hottest suburbs, noting: "A new ferry service, a meandering coastline offering all sorts of delights and a growing sense of community make Beach Haven one of the new hot spots. Still pretty cheap, but we doubt it will stay that way."[22][promotion?]

Houses are a mix of original character baches, 1950s and 1960s bungalows, apartments as well as architecturally designed homes near the water. Many houses have waterfront access and jetties.[5]

Education

Beach Haven School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 482.[23] Kauri Park School is a coeducational primary with a roll of 385.[24] Rolls are as of August 2024.[25] Both schools pride themselves on their multi-cultural make-up.

The local college is Birkenhead College, situated between Beach Haven and Birkdale.

References

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Wilson, Simon. "Metro".
  4. ^ a b "History". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  5. ^ a b Lewis, Penny (8 March 2010). "So you want to live in: Beach Haven". The New Zealand Herald.
  6. ^ Reed, A.W. (2010). Place Names of New Zealand. New Zealand: Penguin. p. 44.
  7. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Beach Haven West (121800), Beach Haven East (122400) and Beach Haven South (123900).
  8. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Beach Haven West
  9. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Beach Haven East
  10. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Beach Haven South
  11. ^ Clement, Diana (12 March 2012). "Auckland: Ten of the best secret beaches". The New Zealand Herald.
  12. ^ Dearnaley, Matthew (21 August 2012). "Beach Haven's boat comes in early". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Two new ferry services open in Auckland". 3 February 2013.
  14. ^ Community Facilities Trust Birkenhead/Northcote (2006). Harbourside Explorer: A Guide to Exploring What's In and Around Birkenhead and Northcote (2nd ed.). North Shore City. pp. 4–5.
  15. ^ "Our Story". House of Chocolate. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Beach Haven Community Space construction begins". Auckland Council. 4 April 2015.
  17. ^ Etheridge, Jess. "Historic church to go - but where?". North Shore Times.
  18. ^ "Beach Haven residents upset historic church was taken without warning". Stuff. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  19. ^ Penman, Maryke. "Beach Haven policing project wins award". North Shore Times.
  20. ^ "Sir T". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  21. ^ Wilson, Simon (October 2012). "The Best Streets in Auckland". Metro.
  22. ^ "Finding a Home in Auckland: A Metro Property Special | Metro Mag". www.metromag.co.nz. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014.
  23. ^ Education Counts: Beach Haven School
  24. ^ Education Counts: Kauri Park School
  25. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

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