Waitematā and Gulf Ward is an
Auckland Council
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ward which elects one councillor and covers the
Great Barrier,
Waiheke, and
Waitematā Local Boards. The current councillor is
Mike Lee
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.
Demographics
Waitematā and Gulf ward covers
with as estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Waitematā and Gulf ward had a population of 74,130 in the
2023 New Zealand census
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, a decrease of 1,686 people (−2.2%) since the
2018 census, and an increase of 3,960 people (5.6%) since the
2013 census. There were 36,969 males, 36,555 females and 609 people of
other genders in 34,902 dwellings.
9.5% of people identified as
LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 7,074 people (9.5%) aged under 15 years, 22,491 (30.3%) aged 15 to 29, 36,162 (48.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 8,403 (11.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 63.9%
European (
Pākehā
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); 9.6%
Māori
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Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
; 6.0%
Pasifika; 26.9%
Asian; 4.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.3%, Māori language by 2.4%, Samoan by 1.0%, and other languages by 29.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.3% (e.g. too young to talk).
New Zealand Sign Language
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was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 45.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 23.7%
Christian
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, 3.8%
Hindu
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, 1.8%
Islam
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, 0.5%
Māori religious beliefs
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
, 2.1%
Buddhist
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, 0.6%
New Age
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, 0.3%
Jewish
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, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had
no religion were 59.9%, and 5.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 30,999 (46.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 24,039 (35.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 12,018 (17.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $48,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 13,692 people (20.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 36,633 (54.6%) people were employed full-time, 9,591 (14.3%) were part-time, and 2,595 (3.9%) were unemployed.
Councillors
Election results
Election Results for the Waitematā and Gulf Ward:
2022 election results
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References
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Wards of the Auckland Region