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Manukau ward
Ward of Auckland in New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manukau Ward is an Auckland Council ward that elects two councillors and covers the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Alf Filipaina and Lotu Fuli.
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Manukau ward covers 89.59 km2 (34.59 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 183,800 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,052 people per km2.
Manukau ward had a population of 165,594 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,022 people (1.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 18,975 people (12.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 82,485 males, 82,719 females and 390 people of other genders in 42,012 dwellings.[5] 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 39,207 people (23.7%) aged under 15 years, 40,650 (24.5%) aged 15 to 29, 70,527 (42.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 15,213 (9.2%) aged 65 or older.[4]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 16.4% European (Pākehā); 16.3% Māori; 54.3% Pasifika; 27.9% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 89.4%, Māori language by 4.2%, Samoan by 17.2%, and other languages by 28.7%. No language could be spoken by 3.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 43.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.[4]
Religious affiliations were 51.8% Christian, 8.7% Hindu, 5.4% Islam, 1.6% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 3.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 20.5%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.[4]
Of those at least 15 years old, 18,519 (14.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 59,139 (46.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 48,738 (38.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6,195 people (4.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 63,399 (50.2%) people were employed full-time, 11,250 (8.9%) were part-time, and 6,468 (5.1%) were unemployed.[4]
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Councillors
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Election Results
Election Results for the Manukau Ward:
2022 Election Results
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