Woodend Beach is a small rural community in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. The beach is part of Pegasus Bay.
Demographics Woodend Beach is described by Stats NZ as a rural settlement, which covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. It is part of the larger Pegasus Bay statistical area.
Woodend Beach had a population of 225 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 39 people (−14.8%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 18 people (−7.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 123 males and 102 females in 102 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 42 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 24 (10.7%) aged 15 to 29, 114 (50.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (18.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.3% European (Pākehā), 8.0% Māori, 2.7% Asian, and 8.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori by 1.3%, and other languages by 5.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.0% Christian, 2.7% New Age, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.0%, and 8.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (18.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 108 (59.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 42 (23.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people (6.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 96 (52.5%) full-time, 24 (13.1%) part-time, and 6 (3.3%) unemployed.
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