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Manurewa-Papakura ward

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Manurewa-Papakura Ward
Location of Manurewa-Papakura Ward
CountryNew Zealand
IslandNorth Island
RegionAuckland Region
Area
 • Land77.34 km2 (29.86 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
189,100

Manurewa-Papakura Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects two councillors and covers the Manurewa and Papakura Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Angela Dalton and Daniel Newman.

Demographics

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Manurewa-Papakura ward covers 77.34 km2 (29.86 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 189,100 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,445 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006118,752—    
2013127,875+1.06%
2018153,303+3.69%
Source: [3]
Population density in the 2023 census

Manurewa-Papakura ward had a population of 153,303 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 25,428 people (19.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 34,551 people (29.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 40,611 households, comprising 76,443 males and 76,860 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 30.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 38,322 people (25.0%) aged under 15 years, 37,137 (24.2%) aged 15 to 29, 63,807 (41.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 14,037 (9.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 36.7% European/Pākehā, 26.3% Māori, 29.0% Pacific peoples, 24.7% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 34.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 32.6% had no religion, 42.4% were Christian, 2.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 6.9% were Hindu, 2.2% were Muslim, 1.5% were Buddhist and 5.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18,300 (15.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 23,361 (20.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 14,049 people (12.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 59,469 (51.7%) people were employed full-time, 12,525 (10.9%) were part-time, and 6,690 (5.8%) were unemployed.[3]

Councillors

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Manurewa-Papakura Ward councillors of Auckland
Incumbent
Angela Dalton
Daniel Newman
Term lengthThree years
Inaugural holderJohn Walker
Calum Penrose
Formation1 November 2010
Websitewww.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Election Councillors elected Affiliation Votes Notes
2010 1 John Walker Independent 20996
2 Calum Penrose Manurewa-Papakura First Action 17266
2013 1 John Walker Independent for Manurewa-Papakura 15577
2 Calum Penrose Independent for Manurewa-Papakura 13696
2016[4] 1 Daniel Newman Manurewa-Papakura Action Team 15423[5]
2 John Walker Independent 14794[5] Retired at the 2019 elections.[6]
2019 1 Angela Dalton Manurewa-Papakura Action Team 17362[7]
2 Daniel Newman Manurewa-Papakura Action Team 15904[7]
2022 1 Daniel Newman Manurewa-Papakura Action Team 15,214[8]
2 Angela Dalton 12,055[8]

Election Results

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Election Results for the Manurewa-Papakura Ward:

Name Affiliation Votes
1 Daniel Newman Manurewa-Papakura Action Team 15214
2 Angela Dalton 12055
Rangi McLean Manurewa-Papakura Action Team 7948
Sago Feagaiga Labour 6315
Ilango Krishnamoorthy Labour 4049
Karin Kerr 3046
Blank 924
Informal 42

References

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  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Manurewa-Papakura Ward (07612).
  4. ^ "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Ward councillors – Manurewa-Papakura Ward confirmed" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. ^ Truebridge, Nick (26 September 2019). "Olympic gold medalist and Auckland councillor Sir John Walker calls it a day". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Local Elections 2022 - Official Results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.