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.longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thornton_Bay&params=37.063_S_175.524_E_region:NZ_type:city(320)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°03′47″S</span> <span class="longitude">175°31′26″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.063°S 175.524°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-37.063; 175.524</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Waikato" title="Waikato">Waikato</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">District</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thames-Coromandel_District" title="Thames-Coromandel District">Thames-Coromandel District</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ward</th><td class="infobox-data">Thames ward</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Community Board</th><td class="infobox-data">Thames Community</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Electorates</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coromandel_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)">Coromandel</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Hauraki-Waikato" title="Hauraki-Waikato">Hauraki-Waikato</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Council</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thames-Coromandel_District_Council" title="Thames-Coromandel District Council">Thames-Coromandel District Council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-Area_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">0.95 km<sup>2</sup> (0.37 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(June 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">320</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">340/km<sup>2</sup> (870/sq mi)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thornton Bay</b> is a settlement on the west coast of the <a href="/wiki/Coromandel_Peninsula" title="Coromandel Peninsula">Coromandel Peninsula</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, between <a href="/wiki/Te_Puru" title="Te Puru">Te Puru</a> to the north and Whakatete Bay to the south. <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_25_(New_Zealand)" title="State Highway 25 (New Zealand)">State Highway 25</a> runs through it.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ngarimu Bay immediately to the south is considered to be part of the same urban area by Statistics New Zealand. </p><p>Thornton's Bay was named for R. Thornton, an orchardist who settled in the area in 1890.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ngarimu Bay is named after <a href="/wiki/Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa_Ngarimu" title="Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu">Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu</a>, the first Māori person to be awarded the Victoria Cross.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thornton_Bay&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thornton Bay-Ngārimu Bay is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 0.95 km<sup>2</sup> (0.37 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-Area_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had an estimated population of 320 as of June 2024,<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a population density of 337 people per km<sup>2</sup>. Thornton Bay-Ngārimu Bay is part of the larger <a href="/wiki/Te_Puru#Thames_Coast_statistical_area" title="Te Puru">Thames Coast statistical area</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2006</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">312</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2013</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">273</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.89%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2018</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">309</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.51%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-Census_2018_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ngarimu_Bay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Ngarimu_Bay.jpg/220px-Ngarimu_Bay.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Ngarimu_Bay.jpg/330px-Ngarimu_Bay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Ngarimu_Bay.jpg/440px-Ngarimu_Bay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Ngarimu Bay</figcaption></figure> <p>Thornton Bay-Ngārimu Bay had a population of 309 at the <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Zealand_census" title="2018 New Zealand census">2018 New Zealand census</a>, an increase of 36 people (13.2%) since the <a href="/wiki/2013_New_Zealand_census" title="2013 New Zealand census">2013 census</a>, and a decrease of 3 people (−1.0%) since the <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Zealand_census" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 New Zealand census">2006 census</a>. There were 150 households, comprising 156 males and 153 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 21 people (6.8%) aged under 15 years, 27 (8.7%) aged 15 to 29, 129 (41.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 126 (40.8%) aged 65 or older.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2018_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ethnicities were 97.1% European/<a href="/wiki/P%C4%81keh%C4%81" title="Pākehā">Pākehā</a>, 8.7% <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a>, 1.0% <a href="/wiki/Pasifika_New_Zealanders" title="Pasifika New Zealanders">Pacific peoples</a>, 2.9% <a href="/wiki/Asian_New_Zealanders" title="Asian New Zealanders">Asian</a>, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2018_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.6% had no religion, 38.8% were <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_New_Zealand" title="Christianity in New Zealand">Christian</a> and 1.9% had other religions.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2018_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of those at least 15 years old, 66 (22.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (16.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 45 people (15.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 99 (34.4%) people were employed full-time, 54 (18.8%) were part-time, and 9 (3.1%) were unemployed.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2018_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thornton_Bay&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Area-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Area_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Area_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787">"ArcGIS Web Application"</a>. <i>statsnz.maps.arcgis.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:1%">Thames Ward</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hikutaia" title="Hikutaia">Hikutaia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kauaeranga" class="mw-redirect" title="Kauaeranga">Kauaeranga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kopu,_New_Zealand" title="Kopu, New Zealand">Kopu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matatoki" title="Matatoki">Matatoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngarimu_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngarimu Bay">Ngarimu Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puriri,_New_Zealand" title="Puriri, New Zealand">Puriri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapu,_New_Zealand" title="Tapu, New Zealand">Tapu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Mata,_Thames-Coromandel_District" title="Te Mata, Thames-Coromandel District">Te Mata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Puru" title="Te Puru">Te Puru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames,_New_Zealand" title="Thames, New Zealand">Thames</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink 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