NgÃÂkuta Bay is a settlement and bay in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. The bay is part of Grove Arm in Queen Charlotte Sound / TÃ Âtaranui. Picton is about 11 km to the southeast via Queen Charlotte Drive. The bay was given its official name of NgÃÂkuta Bay on 27 May 2021 and it has been known as Ngakuta Bay since at least 1865.
NgÃÂkuta is a combination of the Te Reo MÃÂori words ngÃÂ, meaning plural "the", and kuta, a name for the tall spike sedge Eleocharis sphacelata. Together ngÃÂkuta means "the tall spike sedges".
NgÃÂkuta Bay is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is part of the larger Marlborough Sounds East statistical area.
NgÃÂkuta Bay had a population of 57 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (âÂÂ9.5%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 3 people (âÂÂ5.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 33 households, comprising 24 males and 33 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.73 males per female. The median age was 68.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 3 people (5.3%) aged under 15 years, 6 (10.5%) aged 15 to 29, 15 (26.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (57.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.7% European/PÃÂkehÃÂ, 5.3% MÃÂori, 0.0% Pasifika, 0.0% Asian, and 0.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.4% had no religion, 42.1% were Christian and 0.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (22.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 9 (16.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 15 (27.8%) people were employed full-time, 9 (16.7%) were part-time, and 0 (0.0%) were unemployed.