The Waitematā Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the three boards overseen by the council's

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councillor. The Waitematā board, named after the

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which forms its northern boundary, covers the Auckland central business district, and the suburbs of Arch Hill,

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, Grafton,

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, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby, Saint Marys Bay, Western Springs, and Westmere. The board is governed by seven board members elected at-large.

Demographics

Waitematā Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Waitematā Local Board Area had a population of 82,866 at the

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, an increase of 5,730 people (7.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 19,938 people (31.7%) since the

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. There were 34,521 households. There were 41,799 males and 41,070 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 31.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 7,818 people (9.4%) aged under 15 years, 30,387 (36.7%) aged 15 to 29, 38,118 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,543 (7.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 60.3% European/Pākehā, 6.1% Māori, 4.9% Pacific peoples, 31.5% Asian, and 5.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 50.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.2% had no religion, 28.4% were Christian, 4.9% were Hindu, 2.4% were Muslim, 2.3% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 34,839 (46.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 3,501 (4.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 20,538 people (27.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 41,883 (55.8%) people were employed full-time, 11,553 (15.4%) were part-time, and 3,225 (4.3%) were unemployed.

2019–2022 term

The current board members, elected in the 2019 local body elections, in election order: :Alexandra Bonham, City Vision (7547 votes) :Adriana Christie, City Vision (7405 votes) : Sarah Trotman, C&R Communities and Residents (6888 votes) (resigned in 2021, replaced by Glenda Fryer ) :

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, City Vision (6857 votes) :Julie Sandilands, City Vision (6773 votes) :Kerrin Leonie, City Vision (6767 votes) :Graeme Gunthorp, City Vision (6529 votes)

2016-19 term

Board members for this term were originally elected in the 2016 local body elections. The board members, in election order, were: : Pippa Coom, City Vision (8,514 votes) :Rob Thomas, Independent, (8114 votes) :Shale Chambers, City Vision, (7156 votes) :Adriana Christie, City Vision, (6904 votes) :

, City Vision, (6338 votes) :

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, City Vision, (5740 votes) : Denise Roche, City Vision, (elected in by-election)ⁿ¹ ⁿ¹Mark Davey, Auckland Future, (5959 votes), was an original board member but resigned effective 16 October 2017. Denise Roche was elected in a by-election held on 17 February 2018 to fill the vacancy.

2013-16 term

The members elected in the 2013 local body elections, in election order: :Pippa Coom, City Vision (8,228 votes) :Rob Thomas, Independent (7,419 votes) :Shale Chambers, City Vision (6,986 votes) :Greg Moyle, Team Waitemata (6,596 votes) :Christopher Dempsey, City Vision (6,329 votes) :Deborah Yates, City Vision, (5951 votes) :Vernon Tava, City Vision (5,757 votes)

2010-13 term

The first board members, elected in the 2010 local body elections, in election order: :Shale Chambers, City Vision (7,772 votes) :Pippa Coom, City Vision (7,658 votes) :Jesse Chalmers, City Vision (7,603 votes) :Rob Thomas, Independent (6,516 votes) :Greg Moyle, Citizens & Ratepayers (6,295 votes) :Tricia Reade, City Vision (5,773 votes) :Christopher Dempsey, City Vision (5,666 votes)

References

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