{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2015}} {{stack begin}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Stanley Point | image = Auckland Harbour Bridge from Mt Victoria, Devonport - Flickr - 111 Emergency.jpg | caption1 = Stanley Point, the westernmost part of Stanley Bay | city1 = Auckland | ward = North Shore ward | council = Auckland Council | board = Devonport-Takapuna Local Board | established = | area = 99 | areasource = <ref name="Area"/> | population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Stanley Point|y}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | airports = | hospitals = | mapframe = | mapframe-zoom = 13 | caption2 = | postcode = 0624<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzpostcode.com/search/?keyword=auckland+stanley-point&region=Auckland|title=Search Result - auckland stanley point Auckland - New Zealand Postcode}}</ref> | coordinates = {{coord|-36.827|174.789|region:NZ|display=inline,title}} }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Stanley Point | north = (Ngataringa Bay) | northeast = (Ngataringa Bay) | east = Devonport | southeast = (Waitematā Harbour) | south = (Waitematā Harbour) | southwest = (Waitematā Harbour) | west = (Waitematā Harbour) | northwest = (Shoal Bay) }} {{stack end}} '''Stanley Point''' (previously Stanley Bay) is a small suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand, near Devonport, another suburb. It is mostly residential. The Devonport Naval Base lies to the east of the bay on the south side of the Stanley Bay peninsula and is connected to storage facilities on the north side at Ngataringa Bay by a tunnel.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory|edition=3rd|isbn=978-0-7319-2048-8|year=2008|at=maps 66–67}}</ref>

==Name== The suburb was known as Stanley Bay until December 2007 when The New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) officially named the suburb as Stanley Point.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notice of Intention to Assign or Alter Place Names - 2007-ln3603 - New Zealand Gazette |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2007-ln3603 |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=gazette.govt.nz}}</ref><ref>{{LINZ|id=5554|name=5554 |access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref>

The area is named after Owen Stanley, captain of {{HMS|Britomart|1808}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://navymuseum.co.nz/1800-1913-owen-stanley-and-hms-britomart/|accessdate=12 April 2019|title=(1800–1913) Owen Stanley and HMS Britomart|publisher=National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy}}</ref> who conducted a survey of the Waitematā Harbour in 1841.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Streets/11068.detail|title=Stanley Street|publisher=Auckland Museum|accessdate=2009-02-07}}</ref> During the construction of the Calliope Dock in the 1880s, Stanley Bay was home to a Māori village for the labourers who worked on the dock construction.<ref name="EvolvingAuckland3.1">{{Cite book| editor-first=John| editor-last=La Roche |editor-link=John La Roche |title=Evolving Auckland: The City's Engineering Heritage |year=2011 |publisher=Wily Publications |chapter=Development of Auckland Ports |first=Les |last=Jones |pages=87–104 |isbn=9781927167038}}</ref>

==Demographics== Stanley Point covers {{Convert|0.99|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=7 January 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Stanley Point|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Stanley Point|y}}|R}}/0.99|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|2,028|2013|2,040|2018|2,025|2023|1,977|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Stanley Point (131400)|stanley-point|Stanley Point}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}} Stanley Point had a population of 1,977 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 48 people (−2.4%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 63 people (−3.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,032 males, 939 females and 3 people of other genders in 624 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%2Bdo1.131400.2023&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> 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 342 people (17.3%) aged under 15 years, 501 (25.3%) aged 15 to 29, 867 (43.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 264 (13.4%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.2% European (Pākehā); 9.4% Māori; 3.5% Pasifika; 5.9% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 1.8%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 13.1%. No language could be spoken by 1.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 24.1% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 66.8%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 744 (45.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 723 (44.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 162 (9.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $58,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 486 people (29.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 999 (61.1%) people were employed full-time, 210 (12.8%) were part-time, and 21 (1.3%) 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.131400.2013%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=Stanley Point (131400)}}</ref>

==Education== thumb|Stanley Bay School (state contributing school in Auckland, New Zealand) Stanley Bay School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6), with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1512|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref>{{TKI|1512|Stanley Bay School}}</ref> The school motto is "Those Who Do Their Best Do Well".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stanleybay.school.nz/|title=Stanley Bay School|publisher=Stanley Bay School|accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref> The school was founded in 1909<ref>{{Cite news|title=Stanley Bay School dates back 90 years|last=Cornelius|first=Rod|date=10 September 2001|publisher=Devonport Flagstaff|pages=16-17}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.stanleybay.school.nz/ Stanley Bay School] *[https://www.soundcloud.com/chaos-in-the-cbd/chaos-in-the-cbd-78-to-stanley/ Chaos In The CBD - 78 To Stanley Bay] *[http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=SEE_ALSO&QF0=Subjects&QI0==%22Stanley+Bay%22&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2FHeritageImages%2Findex.htm&TN=heritageimages&SN=AUTO29070&SE=1274&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=HIOReport&EF=&DF=HIORecord&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=2&ID=&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=331&NR=1&NB=0&SV=0&SS=1&BG=&FG=&QS=index&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1 Photographs of Stanley Bay] held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.

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