Manurewa-Papakura Ward is an
Auckland Council
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ward which elects two councillors and covers the
Manurewa
Manurewa is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand. It was part of Manukau City before the creation of the Auckland super city in 2010. It is located south of the Manukau City Centre, and southeast of Auckland CBD. The suburb is b ...
and
Papakura Local Boards. The two councillors are currently
Angela Dalton and
Daniel Newman.
Demographics
Manurewa-Papakura ward covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Manurewa-Papakura ward had a population of 153,303 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, 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
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. 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
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, 26.3%
Māori
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, 29.0%
Pacific peoples, 24.7%
Asian
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, 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
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, 2.7% had
Māori religious beliefs, 6.9% were
Hindu
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, 2.2% were
Muslim
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, 1.5% were
Buddhist
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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.
Councillors
Election Results
Election Results for the Manurewa-Papakura Ward:
2022 Election Results
References
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Wards of the Auckland Region