Upper Harbour Local Board

The Upper Harbour 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 Albany Ward councillors.

Upper Harbour Local Board
Local board of Auckland Council
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardAlbany Ward
Legislated2010
Government
 • Board chairMargaret Miles
Area
[1]
 • Land69.73 km2 (26.92 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2021)[2]
 • Total71,300
Local Board Members[3]
Structure
Independent
2 / 6
Living Upper Harbour
2 / 6
Not affiliated
2 / 6
Elections
Last election
2019
Next election
2022

The board is named for the upper reaches of Auckland's Waitematā Harbour. Its administrative area consists of the suburbs clustered around the upper reaches, and covers much of the north of Auckland's North Shore and part of west Auckland.[4]

The board is governed by six board members elected at-large.

Demographics

Upper Harbour Local Board Area covers 69.73 km2 (26.92 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 71,300 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 1,023 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200642,876—    
201353,670+3.26%
201862,841+3.21%
Source: [5]

Upper Harbour Local Board Area had a population of 62,841 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9,171 people (17.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 19,965 people (46.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 19,737 households. There were 30,900 males and 31,938 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 11,589 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 14,130 (22.5%) aged 15 to 29, 29,520 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 7,602 (12.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 55.3% European/Pākehā, 5.1% Māori, 2.4% Pacific peoples, 39.6% Asian, and 4.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 50.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.1% had no religion, 33.9% were Christian, 2.6% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 2.2% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 16,953 (33.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 4,851 (9.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 11,400 people (22.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 26,145 (51.0%) people were employed full-time, 7,245 (14.1%) were part-time, and 1,662 (3.2%) were unemployed.[5]

2019–2022 term

The current board members, elected in the 2019 local body elections, in election order:[6]

Margaret Miles, Independent, (7323 votes)
Anna Atkinson, Living Upper Harbour, (6398 votes)
Lisa Whyte, not affiliated, (6071 votes)
Uzra Balouch, not affiliated, (5767 votes)
Nicholas Mayne, Living Upper Harbour, (5663 votes)
Brian Neeson, Independent, (5012 votes)

2016–2019 term

The board members, elected in the 2016 local body elections, in election order:[7]

Lisa Whyte, Auckland Future, (7826 votes)
Margaret Miles, Independent, (6533 votes)
Brian Neeson, Independent, (6097 votes)
Uzra Balouch, not affiliated, (5434 votes)
John MClean, Independent, (5336 votes)
Nicholas Mayne, not affiliated, (4577 votes)

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. "Election results 2016". Aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. "Hibiscus and Bays local board map" (PDF). Aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Upper Harbour Local Board Area (CMB07603). 2018 Census place summary: Upper Harbour Local Board Area
  6. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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