Manurewa Local Board | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland |
Territorial authority | Auckland |
Ward | Manurewa-Papakura ward |
Legislated | 2010 |
Government | |
• Board chair | Joseph Allan |
Area | |
• Land | 37.12 km2 (14.33 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)
[2] | |
• Total | 110,900 |
Local Board Members | |
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Structure | |
Manurewa Action Team | 8 / 8 |
Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
The Manurewa Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor. [3]
The local board area includes the areas of Wiri, Hillpark, Manurewa East, Homai, Weymouth and Wattle Downs. [3]
Manurewa Local Board Area covers 37.12 km2 (14.33 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 110,900 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 2,988 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 77,190 | — |
2013 | 82,242 | +0.91% |
2018 | 95,670 | +3.07% |
Source: [4] |
Manurewa Local Board Area had a population of 95,670 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 13,428 people (16.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 18,480 people (23.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 23,562 households, comprising 47,841 males and 47,826 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 29.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24,687 people (25.8%) aged under 15 years, 23,985 (25.1%) aged 15 to 29, 39,021 (40.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 7,977 (8.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 29.2% European/ Pākehā, 26.0% Māori, 36.3% Pacific peoples, 25.4% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 36.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 28.1% had no religion, 46.1% were Christian, 2.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.6% were Hindu, 2.7% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 5.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 10,281 (14.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 14,673 (20.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 7,311 people (10.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 35,928 (50.6%) people were employed full-time, 7,569 (10.7%) were part-time, and 4,377 (6.2%) were unemployed. [4]
The current board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, are: [5]
The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were: [6]