Clarks Beach
title: "Clarks Beach" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["franklin-local-board-area", "populated-places-in-the-auckland-region", "populated-places-around-the-manukau-harbour"] topic_path: "general/franklin-local-board-area" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarks_Beach" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Clarks Beach |
| native_name_lang | |
| image_skyline | Aerial view of western tip of Clarks Beach.jpg |
| image_caption | Aerial view of Clarks Beach |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 13 |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | New Zealand |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Auckland Region |
| subdivision_type2 | Territorial authority |
| subdivision_name2 | Auckland Council |
| subdivision_type3 | Ward |
| subdivision_name3 | Franklin ward |
| subdivision_type4 | Board |
| subdivision_name4 | Franklin Local Board |
| seat_type | Electorates |
| seat | |
| leader_title | Territorial Authority |
| leader_name | Auckland Council |
| leader_title2 | Mayor of Auckland |
| leader_name2 | |
| leader_title3 | Port Waikato MP |
| leader_name3 | |
| leader_title4 | Hauraki-Waikato MP |
| leader_name4 | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
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| area_rural_footnotes | |
| area_metro_footnotes | |
| area_magnitude | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.41 |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| website | |
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Clarks Beach is a small town of Auckland, New Zealand. It is in the former Franklin District local government area.
Primarily a beachside rural town, situated within the Manukau Harbour, at the mouth of the Waiuku River, it fronts the harbour and is north facing. It is known as one of the few beaches where scallops can be collected by hand at low tide.
About 50 ha immediately to the east of the existing town was rezoned to allow mixed housing in 2016. The Clarks Beach Waterfront Estate development started subsequently in 2019.
Seagrove aerodrome operated near Clarks Beach during World War II.
Demographics
Stats NZ describes Clarks Beach as a small urban area. It covers 2.41 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Clarks Beach had a population of 1,581 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 189 people (13.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 252 people (19.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 804 males, 774 females and 3 people of other genders in 576 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 45.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 285 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 237 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 726 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 336 (21.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.3% European (Pākehā); 19.5% Māori; 7.8% Pasifika; 8.7% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.5%, Māori language by 3.2%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 9.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.9% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.0%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 267 (20.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 750 (57.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 282 (21.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 198 people (15.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 669 (51.6%) people were employed full-time, 165 (12.7%) were part-time, and 30 (2.3%) were unemployed.
References
References
- "Rezoning and Residential Subdivision, Clarks Beach". Civil Plan Consultants.
- "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service".
- {{NZ census 2018. Clarks Beach (159400). clarks-beach. Clarks Beach
- "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
- "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
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