Mission Bay is a seaside suburb of Auckland city, on the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb's beach is a popular resort, located alongside Tamaki Drive. The area also has a wide range of eateries. Mission Bay is located seven kilometres to the east of the city centre, on the southern shore of the Waitematā Harbour, between Ōrākei and Kohimarama. It covers an area of 1.08 km2 (267 acres), about three quarters of which comprises low hills, surrounding the remaining quarter, which slopes down to the sea. Local government of Mission Bay is the responsibility of the Ōrākei Local Board, which also includes the suburbs of Ōrākei, Kohimarama, St Heliers, Glendowie, St Johns, Meadowbank, Remuera and Ellerslie. Demographics Mission Bay covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Mission Bay had a population of 4,341 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 150 people (3.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 207 people (5.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,677 households, comprising 2,016 males and 2,325 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.87 males per female. The median age was 43.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 612 people (14.1%) aged under 15 years, 801 (18.5%) aged 15 to 29, 2,115 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 819 (18.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 78.1% European/Pākehā, 4.3% Māori, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 17.7% Asian, and 4.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 39.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.8% had no religion, 40.6% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.9% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 1.5% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,695 (45.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 234 (6.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $49,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,338 people (35.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,983 (53.2%) people were employed full-time, 513 (13.8%) were part-time, and 87 (2.3%) were unemployed. History Mission Bay sits on three parcels of land comprising part of the Kohimarama block bought from the Crown in the early 1840s. The area used to be referred