The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay, and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway. This local board sits in the

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office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the

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offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the

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of Auckland Council, which also includes the

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Demographics

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area had a population of 57,975 at the

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, an increase of 2,505 people (4.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 5,322 people (10.1%) since the

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. There were 20,760 households, comprising 27,903 males and 30,069 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 10,392 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 11,553 (19.9%) aged 15 to 29, 26,604 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 9,426 (16.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 69.3% European/

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, 5.5%

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, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 26.3%

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, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 43.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 35.8% were

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, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were

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, 1.2% were

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, 1.6% were

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and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 18,423 (38.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,798 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12,798 people (26.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,724 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 7,008 (14.7%) were part-time, and 1,431 (3.0%) were unemployed.

Board

It elects 6 board representatives, currently those representatives are:

Election results

2019 results

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Board chairs

The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term. Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.

References

External links

* https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/organisation/devonport-takapuna-local-board {{Subdivisions of Auckland Council Devonport-Takapuna Local boards of the Auckland Region