Waitākere ward

Waitākere Ward is a district of Auckland Council in New Zealand. It consists of the part of the old Waitakere City lying west of a line from Te Atatū Peninsula to Titirangi.

Waitākere Ward
ward of Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
IslandNorth Island
RegionAuckland Region
Area
[1]
 • Land358.95 km2 (138.59 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2021)[2]
 • Total185,500

The ward elects two councillors, currently Linda Cooper and Shane Henderson, who have oversight of its two local boards, Henderson-Massey and Waitākere Ranges.

Demographics

Waitakere ward covers 358.95 km2 (138.59 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 185,500 as of June 2021, with a population density of 517 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006144,288—    
2013156,081+1.13%
2018170,514+1.78%
Source: [3]

Waitakere ward had a population of 170,514 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 14,433 people (9.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 26,226 people (18.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 52,704 households. There were 84,312 males and 86,205 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 34.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 38,010 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 36,177 (21.2%) aged 15 to 29, 78,606 (46.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 17,724 (10.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 56.6% European/Pākehā, 15.8% Māori, 18.1% Pacific peoples, 23.3% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 35.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.9% had no religion, 37.6% were Christian, 4.3% were Hindu, 2.4% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 31,212 (23.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 21,096 (15.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 22,464 people (17.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 70,071 (52.9%) people were employed full-time, 17,391 (13.1%) were part-time, and 6,114 (4.6%) were unemployed.[3]

Councillors
Election Councillors Elected Affiliation Votes Notes
2010 1 Penny Hulse Independent 18,125 Hulse was appointed Deputy Mayor of Auckland by mayor Len Brown, and served alongside him until he stepped down. She was replaced by Bill Cashmore upon Phil Goff becoming Mayor in 2016.
2 Sandra Coney Best for the West 13,451
2013 1 Penny Hulse West at Heart 19,498
2 Linda Cooper Independent 11,437
2016[4] 1 Penny Hulse West at Heart 19,935[5] Hulse retired from Auckland Council at the 2019 elections.[6]
2 Linda Cooper Independent 12,442[5]
2019 1 Linda Cooper Independent 14,750[7]
2 Shane Henderson Labour 14,695[7]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Waitakere Ward (07604).
  4. "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. "Ward councillors – Waitākere Ward confirmed" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. "Penny Hulse farewells council life". Our Auckland. Auckland Council. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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