Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board | |
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| Coordinates: 36°59′36″S 174°52′50″E / 36.993336°S 174.880440°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland |
| Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
| Ward | Manukau ward |
| Legislated | 2010 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 37.11 km2 (14.33 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 98,500 |
Local Board Members | |
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| Leadership | |
Chair | Apulu Reece Autagavaia (Labour) |
Deputy Chair | Ofa Dewes (Labour) |
| Structure | |
Labour | 5 / 7 |
INDEPENDENTLY PAPATOETOE | 1 / 7 |
Non-affiliated | 1 / 7 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
The Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Manukau ward councillors.[3]
The local board area includes the suburbs of Ōtara, Papatoetoe, East Tamaki, Puhinui and central Manukau.[3]
Demographics
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area covers 37.11 km2 (14.33 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 98,500 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,654 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72,324 | — |
| 2013 | 75,663 | +0.65% |
| 2018 | 85,122 | +2.38% |
| Source: [4] | ||
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area had a population of 85,122 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9,459 people (12.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12,798 people (17.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 20,412 households, comprising 42,900 males and 42,225 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 29.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 20,610 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 23,328 (27.4%) aged 15 to 29, 34,233 (40.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,951 (8.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 16.6% European/Pākehā, 15.7% Māori, 46.0% Pacific peoples, 35.1% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 45.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 18.2% had no religion, 48.5% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 12.0% were Hindu, 4.7% were Muslim, 2.0% were Buddhist and 7.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 8,895 (13.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 13,035 (20.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 4,560 people (7.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 32,469 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 7,608 (11.8%) were part-time, and 3,735 (5.8%) were unemployed.[4]
2022–2025 term
The current board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections, are:[5]
- Apulu Reece Autagavaia, Labour – (3662 votes)
- Ofa Dewes, Labour – (3267 votes)
- Albert Lim, INDEPENDENTLY PAPATOETOE – (3142 votes)
- Vi Hausia, Labour – (3117 votes)
- Swanie Nelson, Labour – (3106 votes)
- Ashraf Choudhary, Labour – (3079 votes)
- Topou Folau, Non-affiliated – (2152 votes)
2019–2022 term
Board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, are:[6]
- Ross Robertson, Labour – (5443 votes)
- Dawn Trenberth, Labour – (4116 votes)
- Ofa Dewes, Labour – (3913 votes)
- Lotu Fuli, Labour – (3848 votes)
- Ashraf Choudhary, Labour – (3785 votes)
- Swanie Nelson, Labour – (3687 votes)
- Apulu Reece Autagavaia, Labour – (3613 votes)
2016–2019 term
The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 election were:
- Lotu Fuli (Chair)
- Ross Robertson (Deputy Chair)
- Apulu Reece Autagavaia
- Mary Gush
- Donna Lee
- Dawn Trenberth
- Ashraf Choudhary
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "About Local Board". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area (CMB07618). 2018 Census place summary: Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area
- ^ "Local elections 2022 – Local board member official results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.