Albany Ward is an
Auckland Council
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ward which elects two councillors and covers the
Hibiscus and Bays and
Upper Harbour Local Boards. The two councillors are currently John Watson and Wayne Walker.
Demographics
Albany ward covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Albany ward had a population of 166,854 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 23,355 people (16.3%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 42,123 people (33.8%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 56,415 households, comprising 81,522 males and 85,332 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 38.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 31,047 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 32,538 (19.5%) aged 15 to 29, 77,307 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 25,962 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 71.2% European/
Pākehā
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, 6.0%
Māori
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, 2.2%
Pacific peoples, 24.9%
Asian
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, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 44.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.7% had no religion, 36.0% were
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, 0.2% had
Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% were
Hindu
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, 0.9% were
Muslim
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, 1.4% were
Buddhist
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and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 40,245 (29.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 14,676 (10.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 31,788 people (23.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 68,169 (50.2%) people were employed full-time, 20,235 (14.9%) were part-time, and 4,149 (3.1%) were unemployed.
Councillors
Election Results
Election Results for the Albany Ward:
2022 Election Results
References
{{Subdivisions of Auckland Council
Wards of the Auckland Region