Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward

The Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects two councillors and covers the Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa Local Boards. Currently the councillors are Christine Fletcher and Julie Fairey. Prior to 2019, this ward was known as the Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward.^[3]

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward
ward of Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Auckland Region
Area [1]
• Land	48.19 km2 (18.61 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	170,300

Demographics

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward covers 48.19 km² (18.61 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 170,300 as of June 2024, with a population density of 3,534 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	141,780	—
2013	151,497	+0.95%
2018	160,581	+1.17%
2023	158,010	−0.32%
The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 47.06 km2. Source: [4][5]

Population density in the 2023 census

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward had a population of 158,010 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 2,571 people (−1.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 6,513 people (4.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 77,853 males, 79,230 females and 927 people of other genders in 53,376 dwellings.^[6] 5.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 25,365 people (16.1%) aged under 15 years, 37,692 (23.9%) aged 15 to 29, 74,835 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 20,118 (12.7%) aged 65 or older.^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 48.6% European (Pākehā); 7.9% Māori; 11.1% Pasifika; 39.4% Asian; 3.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 92.2%, Māori language by 1.8%, Samoan by 2.6%, and other languages by 34.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 45.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[5]

Religious affiliations were 29.4% Christian, 8.3% Hindu, 4.7% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 2.3% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.4%, and 5.4% of people did not answer the census question.^[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 57,186 (43.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 47,160 (35.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 28,299 (21.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 22,767 people (17.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 72,195 (54.4%) people were employed full-time, 17,052 (12.9%) were part-time, and 4,089 (3.1%) were unemployed.^[5]

Councillors

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward councillors of Auckland
Incumbent Christine Fletcher Julie Fairey
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	Christine Fletcher Cathy Casey
Formation	1 November 2010
Website	www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Election		Councillors elected	Affiliation	Votes	Notes
2010	1	Christine Fletcher	Citizens & Ratepayers	20,777
	2	Cathy Casey	City Vision	15,087
2013	1	Christine Fletcher	Communities and Residents	17,939
	2	Cathy Casey	City Vision	16,545
2016[7]	1	Cathy Casey	City Vision	19,256[8]
	2	Christine Fletcher	Communities and Residents	16,925[8]
2019	1	Christine Fletcher	Communities and Residents	20239[9]
	2	Cathy Casey	City Vision	19255[9]
2022	1	Christine Fletcher	Communities and Residents	20021[10]
	2	Julie Fairey	City Vision	16966[10]

Election results

Election results for the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward (Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward until 2019):

2022 election results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
1	Christine Fletcher	Communities and Residents	20021
2	Julie Fairey	City Vision	16966
	Will McKenzie	Communities and Residents	16182
	Red Tsounga	City Vision	14013
	Stewart Brown	Independent	6211
	Frank Fu		3662
Blank			2212
Informal			36

^[10]

2016 election results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes	%
1	Cathy Casey	City Vision	19,256	23.6%
2	Christine Fletcher	Communities and Residents	16,925	20.7%
	Rob Harris	Auckland Future	10,000	12.2%
	Peter Haynes	City Vision	9,935	12.2%
	Benjamin Lee	Communities and Residents	9,070	11.1%
	Greg McKeown	Independent	8,472	10.4%
	Boris Sokratov	Independent	2,879	3.5%
	Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor	Independent	1,177	1.4%
Blank			3,867	4.7%
Informal			78	0.1%
Turnout			81,659

^[11]