Population
In the early days before World War II the beach had a very small permanent population centred around 5 farms and a few retired people, though in summer the population would be much bigger as there were many baches. After World War II the population grew steadily as the Bucklands sold off parcels of land for subdivision. When the primary school started in 1955 with a roll of about 180, the population was about 1000. The biggest growth came with widespread subdivision between 1963 and 1970. Bucklands Beach is a northern suburb of Manukau City which is a part of the Auckland urban area. According to the 2001 census, Bucklands Beach has a population of 2370.
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