| Official Name: | Himatangi Beach |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Coordinates: | -40.3717°N 175.235°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Manawatū District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
| Leader Name: | Manawatū District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Regional council |
| Leader Name1: | Horizons Regional Council |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | Early 1700s |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.95 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | NZST |
| Utc Offset: | -12 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5551 |
Himatangi Beach is a small coastal community in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 32 kilometres west of Palmerston North in the centre of the largest sand dune geographical feature in New Zealand.[1]
Himatangi Beach is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 0.95km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. It is part of the larger Oroua Downs statistical area.
Himatangi Beach had a population of 513 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 81 people (18.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 66 people (14.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 228 households, comprising 264 males and 249 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female, with 60 people (11.7%) aged under 15 years, 63 (12.3%) aged 15 to 29, 252 (49.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 132 (25.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.9% European/Pākehā, 16.4% Māori, 0.6% Pacific peoples, 2.3% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.8% had no religion, 28.7% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 48 (10.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 153 (33.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 54 people (11.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 189 (41.7%) people were employed full-time, 51 (11.3%) were part-time, and 21 (4.6%) were unemployed.
The population increases to several thousand in the summer.