{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2022}} {{stack begin}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Matakatia | image = Tindalls 4Sep09.jpg | caption1 = Tindalls Beach | city1 = Auckland | ward = Albany ward | board = Hibiscus and Bays | council = Auckland Council | area = 293 | areasource = <ref name="Area"/> | population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tindalls-Matakatia|y}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | coordinates = {{coord|-36.620720|174.779100|region:NZ|display=inline,title}} | postcode = 0930 | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Matakatia | north = Tindalls Beach | northeast = Gulf Harbour | east = Gulf Harbour | southeast = | south = (Matakatia Bay) | southwest = Manly | west = (Polkinghornes Bay) | northwest = }} {{stack end}} '''Matakatia''' is a suburb situated on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, towards the northern end of Auckland, New Zealand. It is about 43 kilometres (by road) north of the city centre.
Kotanui Island, also called Frenchmans Cap, is a sharp triangular rock rising from the water about {{cvt|1,000|m}} offshore.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/85962896/drone-operator-captures-the-hibiscus-coast|title=Drone operator captures incredible aerial footage of Auckland's Hibiscus Coast|publisher=Stuff|date=2 November 2016}}</ref>
==History== The Waiau portage between Matakatia and Tindalls Beach allowed the movement of waka in the early 19th century.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Auckland-Waikato Historical Journal|issue=66–72|title=Unknown title|page=27|date=1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hi4xAQAAIAAJ&q=Matakatia}}</ref>
A road was developed through the area in 1938<ref>{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19380326.2.7.8?query=Matakatia|title=Road Formation|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=26 March 1938|page=5}}</ref> and sections were sold the following year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19390401.2.9.7?query=Matakatia|title=Houses and Land For Sale|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=1 April 1939|page=7}}</ref>
The area to the north was Tindall's farm in the 1920s<ref>{{cite book|title=The Iron-Bound Coast: Karekare in the Early Years|first=Wallace|last=Badham|year=2009|isbn=9781877514012|publisher=Oratia Books|page=75|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lZJYgRzbEpEC&q=Tindalls+Beach&pg=PT38}}</ref> and is now the suburb of Tindalls Beach.
==Demographics== Tindalls-Matakatia statistical area, which includes Tindalls Beach, covers {{Convert|2.93|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tindalls-Matakatia|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tindalls-Matakatia|y}}|R}}/2.93|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,548|2013|1,749|2018|1,977|2023|1,938|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Tindalls-Matakatia (115400)|tindalls-matakatia|Tindalls-Matakatia}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}} thumb|Kotanui Island Tindalls-Matakatia had a population of 1,938 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 39 people (−2.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 189 people (10.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 951 males, 978 females and 6 people of other genders in 729 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.115400.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 49.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 294 people (15.2%) aged under 15 years, 270 (13.9%) aged 15 to 29, 900 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 474 (24.5%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.6% European (Pākehā); 8.8% Māori; 2.6% Pasifika; 7.1% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 1.2%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 13.8%. No language could be spoken by 0.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 33.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 32.0% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.1%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 342 (20.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 873 (53.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 321 (19.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 345 people (21.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 780 (47.4%) people were employed full-time, 255 (15.5%) were part-time, and 24 (1.5%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.115400.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Tindalls-Matakatia (115400)}}</ref>
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{{Hibiscus Coast}} Category:Populated places in the Auckland Region Category:Beaches of the Auckland Region Category:Hibiscus Coast