Stanmore Bay
suburb of Auckland, New Zealand
Stanmore Bay is a suburb and beach located on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The beach is on the northern side of the peninsula.
History
Stanmore bay was first settled by European settlers in the 1850s, and was named Glanville's Bay after the early residents. It was renamed Stanmore bay by the Hill family, who called it this after Stanmore in London. The area was named Stanmore by Walter James Hill son of Henry Hill who emigrated to New Zealand in 1853, because it reminded the family of Stanmore, England where they came from. The Hill family purchased 500 acres to farm but because it was only accessible by boat, they found it difficult to pursue farming there.
Demographics
Stanmore Bay covers 5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 13,200 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,946 people per km2.
Stanmore Bay had a population of 10,770 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 558 people (5.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,545 people (16.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 5,220 males, 5,505 females and 42 people of other genders in 3,975 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+.
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