Manukau ward

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.

Manukau Ward
ward of Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Auckland Region
Area [1]
• Land	89.62 km2 (34.60 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	186,200

Demographics

Manukau ward covers 89.62 km² (34.60 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 186,200 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,078 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	140,475	—
2013	146,619	+0.61%
2018	163,572	+2.21%
Source: [3]

Population density in the 2023 census

Manukau ward had a population of 163,572 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 16,953 people (11.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 23,097 people (16.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 38,295 households, comprising 81,888 males and 81,684 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 29.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 41,313 people (25.3%) aged under 15 years, 43,014 (26.3%) aged 15 to 29, 65,655 (40.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 13,596 (8.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 17.8% European/Pākehā, 16.0% Māori, 52.4% Pacific peoples, 27.4% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 42.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 18.5% had no religion, 54.3% were Christian, 1.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 9.0% were Hindu, 4.9% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 4.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 15,849 (13.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 25,782 (21.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9,321 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 60,633 (49.6%) people were employed full-time, 13,902 (11.4%) were part-time, and 7,362 (6.0%) were unemployed.^[3]

Councillors

Manukau Ward councillors of Auckland
Incumbent Alf Filipaina Lotu Fuli
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	Alf Filipaina Arthur Anae
Formation	1 November 2010
Website	www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Election		Councillors elected	Affiliation	Votes	Notes
2010	1	Alf Filipaina	Labour	15235
	2	Arthur Anae	Independent	13260
2013	1	Alf Filipaina	Labour	17441
	2	Arthur Anae	Independent	12961
2016[4]	1	Alf Filipaina	Labour	17327[5]
	2	Fa'anana Efeso Collins	Labour	16500[5]
2019	1	Fa'anana Efeso Collins	Labour	19053[6]	Stood down at 2022 Elections to run for Mayor
	2	Alf Filipaina	Labour	18814[6]
2022	1	Alf Filipaina	Labour	16,734[7]
	2	Lotu Fuli	Labour	14,935[7]	Won seat formerly held by Efeso Collins

Election Results

Election Results for the Manukau Ward:

2022 Election Results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
1	Alf Filipaina	Labour	16734
2	Lotu Fuli	Labour	14935
	Malcolm Turner	Communities and Residents	8612
	Hine Afeaki	Outdoors & Freedom	5699
Blank			1345
Informal			27

^[7]

References

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Manukau Ward (07611).
4. "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
5. "Ward councillors – Manukau Ward confirmed" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
6. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
7. "Local Elections 2022 - Official Results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.