Coopers Beach is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 10 runs through it. It is one of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, separated from Cable Bay on the west by Otanenui Stream and from Mangōnui on the east by Mill Bay Road.[3]

Coopers Beach
Coopers Beach from Rangikapiti Pā
Coordinates: 34.993°S 173.509°E / -34.993; 173.509
Country	New Zealand
Region	Northland Region
District	Far North District
Ward	Te Hiku
Government
• Territorial Authority	Far North District Council
• Regional council	Northland Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population  (2018 Census)[2]
• Total	570
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)

The settlement is named for coopers who build and repair barrels.[4]

Taumarumaru Reserve on the western side of Coopers Beach contains three pā sites. Taumarumaru Pā is on the central ridge, with Ohumuhumu Pā and Otanenui Pā on the headland.[5]

Rangikapiti Pā is a heritage site northeast of Coopers Beach which retains terraces and a defensive ditch around the pā.[6]

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Coopers Beach as a rural settlement. It covers 1.72 km² (0.66 sq mi).[1] Coopers Beach is part of the larger Taumarumaru statistical area.[7]

Coopers Beach had a population of 570 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (22.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 138 people (31.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 231 households, comprising 273 males and 297 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 105 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 51 (8.9%) aged 15 to 29, 207 (36.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 210 (36.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 75.3% European/Pākehā, 31.6% Māori, 6.3% Pacific peoples, 2.6% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.7% had no religion, 42.6% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (18.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 105 (22.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 39 people (8.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 120 (25.8%) people were employed full-time, 63 (13.5%) were part-time, and 18 (3.9%) were unemployed.[2]

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