Waitākere Ranges Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the

Auckland Council Auckland Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is ...

, and is one of the two boards 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 ...

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

Titirangi Titirangi is a suburb of West Auckland in the Waitākere Ranges local board area of the city of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is an affluent, residential suburb located 13 kilometres (8 miles) to the southwest of the Auckland city centre ...

, Glen Eden and

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and the towns of

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, Karekare,

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and

Laingholm Laingholm is a small community situated in the Waitākere Ranges of West Auckland, New Zealand, West Auckland, New Zealand. The name is derived from George and John Laing, who farmed the area starting in 1854, before it was subdivided. Celebrati ...

, and covers the area from

Waitākere Ranges The Waitākere Ranges is a mountain range in New Zealand. Located in West Auckland between metropolitan Auckland and the Tasman Sea, the ranges and its foothills and coasts comprise some of public and private land. The area, traditionally kno ...

to O'Neill Bay. The total population residing in the board's area, in the 2013 New Zealand census, was 48,396. The board is governed by six 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

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Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area had a population of 52,095 at the

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, an increase of 3,696 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6,597 people (14.5%) since the

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. There were 17,262 households, comprising 25,887 males and 26,205 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 36.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 11,337 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 9,933 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 25,434 (48.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,388 (10.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 74.5% European/

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, 12.7%

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, 11.7% Pacific peoples, 14.0%

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, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 29.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 30.8% were

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, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.9% were

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, 1.4% were

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, 1.1% were

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and 2.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 11,430 (28.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 5,217 (12.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9,354 people (23.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 22,473 (55.1%) people were employed full-time, 6,027 (14.8%) were part-time, and 1,485 (3.6%) were unemployed.

Current Term Board Members 2019 Election

The current 2019 Board members are :Greg Presland (Chair), Future West :Ken Turner, WestWards :

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, Future West :Michelle Clayton, WestWards :Mark Allen, FutureWest :Saffron Toms Future West

2019 election results

1. PRESLAND, Greg Future West 6556 2. TURNER, Ken - WestWards 6242 3. CONEY, Sandra - Future West 6067 4. TOMS, Saffron - Future West 5603 5. ALLEN, Mark - Future West 5448 6. CLAYTON, Michelle WestWards-Independent 5350 HENDERSON, Neil Future West 5317 ROBERTS, Mark Future West 4964 POTAUAINE, Linda WestWards 4462 KELLY, Cheryl WestWards-Independent 4139 CATHCART, Angus WestWards 3835 DEMPSTER, Dave WestWards 2760 SHEPHERD, Christine Independent 2451 HARTNETT, Tony Independent 2326 WINEERA, Michelle Independent 1506 Blank 729

2018 by-election results

Ken Turner was the successful candidate in the by-election. :Michelle Clayton – Independent (2,103 votes) :Tiaria Fletcher – Future West (1,625 votes) :Rob Gore – (936 votes) :Ken Turner – WestWards (3,883 votes)

References

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