Henderson-Massey Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the

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, and is overseen by the council's

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. The ward elects two councillors, currently Shane Henderson and Ken T ...

and

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councillors. The board's administrative area includes the suburbs of West Harbour,

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Glendene Glendene is a suburb of West Auckland, in New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. Glendene is a mainly residential suburb with the north-eastern portion devoted to light industry. History Glendene is named afte ...

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, Henderson South,

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Te Atatū Peninsula Te Atatū Peninsula (formerly Te Atatu North) is a waterfront suburb of West Auckland surrounded by the Waitematā Harbour. The area was home to brickworks and farmland until the Northwestern Motorway was constructed in the 1950s, after which Te ...

, and

Te Atatū South Te Atatū South (also written as "Te Atatu South") is a residential suburb in West Auckland, New Zealand. Its location allows the suburb easy access to the city and Henderson town centre. Its elevation allows views back on to the city and Wait� ...

, and covers from the foothills of the Waitākere Ranges in the west and the Waitematā Harbour in the east. The board is governed by eight board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

Demographics

Henderson-Massey Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Henderson-Massey Local Board Area had a population of 118,422 at the

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, an increase of 10,737 people (10.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 19,632 people (19.9%) since the

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. There were 35,439 households, comprising 58,425 males and 59,997 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 33.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 26,673 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 26,241 (22.2%) aged 15 to 29, 53,172 (44.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 12,333 (10.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 48.7% European/

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, 17.2%

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, 20.9% Pacific peoples, 27.5%

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, and 3.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 37.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.9% had no religion, 40.5% were

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, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.9% were

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, 2.8% were

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, 1.7% were

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and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 19,776 (21.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 15,879 (17.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 13,110 people (14.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 47,598 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 11,367 (12.4%) were part-time, and 4,629 (5.0%) were unemployed.

2016-19 term

Shane Henderson Shane Henderson is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland Councillor. Political career After graduating from law school, Henderson worked as a community lawyer in Henderson. In 2013, Henderson campaigned as a local counsellor for th ...

(Chair), Labour :Peter Chan (Deputy Chair), Independent :Paula Bold-Wilson, Labour :Brenda Brady, Independent :Warren Flaunty, Independent :Will Flavell, Labour :Matt Grey, Labour :Vanessa Neeson, Independent

2019-22 term

: Chris Carter (Chair) (Labour) :Will Flavell (Labour) :Brooke Loader (Labour) :Brenda Brady (Independent) :Peter Chan (Independent) :Ingrid Papau (Independent) :Matt Grey (Independent) :Vanessa Neeson (Independent)

References

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