Murrays Bay
| Murrays Bay | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Population | 4,581 (2006) |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Rothesay Bay |
| Northeast | (Hauraki Gulf) |
| East | (Hauraki Gulf) |
| Southeast | (Hauraki Gulf) |
| South | Mairangi Bay |
| Southwest | Windsor Park |
| West | Pinehill |
| Northwest | Northcross |
Murrays Bay is a small suburb in Auckland's East Coast Bays region. The suburb is roughly the same size as Rothesay Bay, the suburb to the immediate north. It is primarily a residential area but does have a community centre, restaurant and café. Murrays Bay is regularly serviced by buses which go to Takapuna and Auckland City.
The population was 4,581 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 303 from 2001.[1]
Beach
Murrays Bay beach has a wharf that people jump off and fish in the Spring/Summer. There is a walkway to Rothesay Bay and Mairangi Bay. There is a sailing club that sails from the beach regularly.
Governance
Murrays Bay is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.
Education
Murrays Bay Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7-8) school with a roll of approximately 1,030.[2] Murrays Bay School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 560.[3] Both schools are coeducational, and have a decile rating of 10. The two schools share a site, and were established in 1958.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Quickstats about Murrays Bay
- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Murrays Bay Intermediate
- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Murrays Bay School
- ↑ "Murrays Bay School and Murrays Bay Intermediate". Safe School Community International Accreditation Programme. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
External links
- Murrays Bay School website
- Murrays Bay Intermediate website
- Photographs of Murrays Bay held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
Coordinates: 36°43′52″S 174°44′41″E / 36.731148°S 174.744730°E