à Ârere Point is a rural township in the Auckland Region. It is located on the Hauraki Gulf just outside the Auckland metropolitan area. Facilities include a local store, playground, campground, picnic area, parking and limited mobility toilets. Activities include wild life watching, fishing and swimming.
The name was altered to include a macron in 2019.
à Ârere Point is defined 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 Kawakawa Bay-Orere statistical area.
à Ârere Point had a population of 390 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 45 people (13.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 102 people (35.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 210 males and 180 females in 192 dwellings. 3.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 54.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 48 people (12.3%) aged under 15 years, 33 (8.5%) aged 15 to 29, 186 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 123 (31.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.2% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ), 23.8% MÃÂori, 8.5% Pasifika, 1.5% Asian, and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.5%, MÃÂori language by 4.6%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 6.2%. No language could be spoken by 0.8% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 14.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.8% Christian, 2.3% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 0.8% New Age, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.1%, and 9.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 54 (15.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 180 (52.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 111 (32.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people (6.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 132 (38.6%) people were employed full-time, 48 (14.0%) were part-time, and 12 (3.5%) were unemployed.
à Ârere School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1âÂÂ8) with a roll of as of The school was founded in 1890, and held a reunion in 2015 to celebrate 125 years.