Puketāpapa Local Board | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland |
Territorial authority | Auckland |
Ward | Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward |
Legislated | 2010 |
Government | |
• Chair | Ella Kumar (C&R) |
• Deputy Chair | Fiona Lai (C&R) |
Area | |
• Land | 18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)
[2] | |
• Total | 61,100 |
Local Board Members | |
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Structure | |
4 / 6 | |
2 / 6 | |
Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
The Puketāpapa Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward councilors.
The Puketāpapa board, named after the Māori name for Mount Roskill, covers the suburbs of Hillsborough, Lynfield, Mount Roskill, Three Kings, Waikowhai, and Wesley. [3]
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The first board members were elected by the nationwide local elections, which were held on Saturday 9 October 2010.
Puketāpapa Local Board Area covers 18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 61,100 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 3,264 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 50,802 | — |
2013 | 52,938 | +0.59% |
2018 | 57,555 | +1.69% |
Source: [4] |
Puketāpapa Local Board Area had a population of 57,555 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 4,617 people (8.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6,753 people (13.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 17,328 households, comprising 28,677 males and 28,878 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 33.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 10,098 people (17.5%) aged under 15 years, 15,078 (26.2%) aged 15 to 29, 25,365 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 7,014 (12.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 33.6% European/ Pākehā, 6.0% Māori, 15.2% Pacific peoples, 49.1% Asian, and 4.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 52.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 32.1% had no religion, 36.6% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 14.0% were Hindu, 7.4% were Muslim, 2.4% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 16,167 (34.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 5,763 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 7,668 people (16.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,505 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 6,654 (14.0%) were part-time, and 1,908 (4.0%) were unemployed. [4]
The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections, in election order: [5]
The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, in election order: [6]