Andersons Bay
Andersons Bay | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′42″S 170°31′42″E / 45.8950°S 170.5284°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Dunedin |
Local authority | Dunedin City Council |
Area | |
• Land | 126 ha (311 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 2,490 |
Vauxhall |
Waverley | Shiel Hill |
Musselburgh |
Andersons Bay
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Tainui | Ocean Grove |
Andersons Bay (sometimes spelt in the grammatically correct former form Anderson's Bay, and often known locally simply as "Andy Bay") is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located in the southeast of the city's urban area, 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) southeast of the city's centre.
Geography
The suburb of Andersons Bay extends south from the
The suburb's name is also occasionally used by Dunedinites for the area extending north along the
South of the Andersons Bay Inlet the suburb comprises residential housing. It is bounded by
Close to the southern edge of the Andersons Bay Inlet a large memorial stone commemorates the Taranaki Māori prisoners of the New Zealand Wars who were transported south to Dunedin, many of whom constructed the causeway across the head of the inlet and much of Dunedin's foreshore roads as forced labour. A branch railway ran along Portobello Road in this area from the 1870s until 1912.
One of Dunedin's secondary schools, Bayfield High School stands on reclaimed land at the southern end of the inlet. This school lies close to the boundary of the suburbs of Andersons Bay and Musselburgh.
Andersons Bay's main roads include Portobello Road and Portsmouth Drive (in the industrial area north of the inlet, and Musselburgh Rise, Silverton Street, and Somerville Street (in the residential area to the south). Shore Street and Marne Street skirt the western and eastern shores of the inlet; Marne Street links with Larnach Road, which runs steeply up to the suburbs of
History
Andersons Bay gained its current name due to early settler James Anderson and his son and daughter-in-law John and Isabella, who were the first European settlers in the district in 1844 - four years before the official founding of the Otago Settlement and Dunedin. James's grandson John was the first European child born in the area, in 1846.[4] Their home was close to what is now the corner of Somerville and Silverton Streets, a corner known for many years by the now almost-forgotten name of Ross's Corner.[5]
Andersons Bay had its own council briefly, the Bay Town Board. This administered the area from 1905 until its amalgamation with Dunedin City in 1912.
Andersons Bay hit news headlines in 1995 after one of New Zealand's most notorious crimes took place in Every Street, close to the boundary of Andersons Bay and
On 15 March 2019 part of Somerville Street in Andersons Bay was cordoned off while police, including Armed Offenders Squad officers, searched a house formerly occupied by a suspect in the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Tahuna and Tainui
Tahuna and Tainui are two small, somewhat vaguely defined suburbs which lie to the south of Andersons Bay and Musselburgh, close to Dunedin's southern coastline (Ocean Beach). Both are often considered parts of either Musselburgh or Andersons Bay.
Demographics
Andersons Bay covers 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,490 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,976 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,391 | — |
2013 | 2,340 | −0.31% |
2018 | 2,379 | +0.33% |
Source: [7] |
Andersons Bay had a population of 2,379 at the
Ethnicities were 92.1% European/Pākehā, 8.1% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, 5.2% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.3% had no religion, 33.0% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 672 (35.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 255 (13.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 390 people (20.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 984 (51.6%) people were employed full-time, 339 (17.8%) were part-time, and 63 (3.3%) were unemployed.[7]
Education
Andersons Bay School is a primary
The school celebrated its 150th anniversary with a reunion in 2008.[10]
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Note: In this article, "the Musselburgh Rise" refers to the outcrop, "Musselburgh Rise" (without "the") refers to the road. This reflects the standard usage within Dunedin for the names of the two places.
- ISBN 0-86868-030-3. p. 23
- ^ Hayward, P. (1998) Intriguing Dunedin Street Walks. Dunedin: Express Office Services. p.29
- ISBN 0-86868-030-3. p. 24
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Andersons Bay (355600). 2018 Census place summary: Andersons Bay
- ^ Education Counts: Andersons Bay School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ McLean, Elspeth (27 September 2008). "Home kids' celebrate a bond". Otago Daily Times.