Acacia Bay

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Suburb of Taupo District in New Zealand

Acacia Bay
Suburb of Taupo District
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Country	New Zealand
City	Taupo District
Electoral ward	Taupō-Kaingaroa
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,653

Kinloch		Nukuhau
	Acacia Bay
	(Lake Taupo)	(Tapuaeharuru Bay)

Acacia Bay is a community on a small inlet on the western shores of Tapuaeharuru Bay, Lake Taupo in New Zealand. There are four main beach areas. It is located approximately 2 miles west of Taupo.

Acacia Bay is the location of the , a retreat centre and pioneering centre in the revival of organic and biodynamic horticulture, which was moved to the site in 1971. The trust has esoteric roots, having been founded in 1939 by the widow of Dr. Robert Felkin, a noted member of the Stella Matutina Order and Order of the Golden Dawn.^[2]

Demographics[]

Acacia Bay had a population of 1,653 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 228 people (16.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 420 people (34.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 660 households. There were 825 males and 825 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 50.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 264 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 180 (10.9%) aged 15 to 29, 783 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 420 (25.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.9% European/Pākehā, 9.8% Māori, 0.5% Pacific peoples, 1.8% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 18.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.4% had no religion, 37.7% were Christian, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (21.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 198 (14.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 678 (48.8%) people were employed full-time, 237 (17.1%) were part-time, and 27 (1.9%) were unemployed.^[1]

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Coordinates: 38°42′09″S 176°01′51″E / 38.7026°S 176.0307°E / -38.7026; 176.0307