Papakura Local Board
Papakura Local Board | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland |
| Territorial authority | Auckland |
| Ward | Manurewa-Papakura ward |
| Legislated | 2010 |
| Government | |
| • Board chair | Brent Catchpole |
| Area | |
| • Land | 40.23 km2 (15.53 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 80,400 |
Local Board Members | |
|---|---|
| Structure | |
Papakura Action Team | 4 / 6 |
Papakura First | 2 / 6
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| Elections | |
Last election | 2019 |
Next election | 2022 |
The Papakura 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 extends between Alfriston and Drury, and includes Takanini, Hingaia, Red Hill, Pahurehure and the Papakura town centre.[3]
Demographics
Papakura Local Board Area covers 40.23 km2 (15.53 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 80,400 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,999 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 41,559 | — |
| 2013 | 45,636 | +1.35% |
| 2018 | 57,636 | +4.78% |
| Source: [4] | ||
Papakura Local Board Area had a population of 57,636 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 12,000 people (26.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 16,077 people (38.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 17,049 households, comprising 28,599 males and 29,037 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 32.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 13,632 people (23.7%) aged under 15 years, 13,155 (22.8%) aged 15 to 29, 24,786 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,063 (10.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 49.1% European/Pākehā, 26.8% Māori, 16.9% Pacific peoples, 23.4% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 30.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.0% had no religion, 36.4% were Christian, 2.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.7% were Hindu, 1.5% were Muslim, 1.3% were Buddhist and 6.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 8,019 (18.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 8,688 (19.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 6,738 people (15.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,541 (53.5%) people were employed full-time, 4,956 (11.3%) were part-time, and 2,313 (5.3%) were unemployed.[4]
2019–2022 term
The current members of the board, elected at the 2019 local body elections, are:[5]
- Keven Mealamu, Papakura First – (6079 votes)
- Brent Catchpole, Papakura Action Team – (5247 votes)
- George Hawkins, Papakura Action Team – (4549 votes)
- Jan Robinson, Papakura Action Team – (4030 votes)
- Felicity Auva'a, Papakura First – (3699 votes)
- Sue Smurthwaite, Papakura Action Team – (3666 votes)
2016–2019 term
The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were:[6]
- Brent Catchpole (Chair)
- Felicity Auva'a (Deputy chair)
- George Hawkins
- Bill McEntee
- Michael Turner
- Katrina Winn
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "About Local Board". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Papakura Local Board Area (CMB07620). 2018 Census place summary: Papakura Local Board Area
- ^ "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Contact Local Board". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council.