Gulf Harbour
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Gulf Harbour is a development some 4 km from the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula
, towards the northern end of Auckland
, New Zealand
. It has one of the country's largest marina
s, one of the country's top golf
courses, and is regarded as a retreat for Auckland's well-off. The site is also known as Hobbs Bay, and was sold in the early seventies by landowners, the Hobbs family, who still retain some of the coastal area including the Hobbs Bay beach. In contrast, nearby Army Bay features middle-class housing.
The population was 1,899 in the 2006 Census
, an increase of 1,014 from 2001. A reputation as a rich people's residence is borne out by Statistics New Zealand
data which shows it as the Auckland suburb with the highest median income, at NZ$60,000.
A ferry
service operates between Gulf Harbour and downtown Auckland
. The Auckland Regional Council
plans to increase the ferry service in 2009.
Wentworth College
is a secondary (years 7-13) school with a roll of 236. It is a private school which opened in 2003. Wentworth Primary School is a private primary school which opened in February 2008 on the same site.
All three schools are coeducational. The two established schools have a decile rating
of 10, but Wentworth Primary does not yet have a decile rating.
Whangaparaoa Peninsula
Whangaparaoa Peninsula is a peninsula and suburban area, around 25 km north of Auckland, New Zealand. Part of Rodney District, as of 2006, it had 22,788 residents, many of them in the eponymous town of Whangaparaoa on its southern side.-Geography:...
, towards the northern end of Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It has one of the country's largest marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
s, one of the country's top golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
courses, and is regarded as a retreat for Auckland's well-off. The site is also known as Hobbs Bay, and was sold in the early seventies by landowners, the Hobbs family, who still retain some of the coastal area including the Hobbs Bay beach. In contrast, nearby Army Bay features middle-class housing.
The population was 1,899 in the 2006 Census
New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings
The New Zealand government department Statistics New Zealand conducts a census of population and dwellings every five years. The census scheduled for 2011 was cancelled due to circumstances surrounding the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, however, and legislation introduced to hold the next...
, an increase of 1,014 from 2001. A reputation as a rich people's residence is borne out by Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand is the national statistical office of New Zealand.-Organisation:New Zealand's Minister of Statistics is Maurice Williamson who serves as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and holds several other posts within government...
data which shows it as the Auckland suburb with the highest median income, at NZ$60,000.
A ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
service operates between Gulf Harbour and downtown Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. The Auckland Regional Council
Auckland Regional Council
The Auckland Regional Council was the regional council of the Auckland Region. Its predecessor the Auckland Regional Authority was formed in 1963 and became the ARC in 1989...
plans to increase the ferry service in 2009.
Education
Gulf Harbour School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 466.Wentworth College
Wentworth College, New Zealand
Wentworth College is a private secondary college in Gulf Harbour, in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Wentworth Primary is a private primary school which shares the site.-Primary:The primary services years one to six with a low school roll of just 35 students....
is a secondary (years 7-13) school with a roll of 236. It is a private school which opened in 2003. Wentworth Primary School is a private primary school which opened in February 2008 on the same site.
All three schools are coeducational. The two established schools have a decile rating
Socio-Economic Decile
Decile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
of 10, but Wentworth Primary does not yet have a decile rating.