Puketāpapa Local Board Explained

The Puketāpapa Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward councilors.

The Puketāpapa board, named after the Māori name for Mount Roskill, covers the suburbs of Hillsborough, Lynfield, Mount Roskill, Three Kings, Waikowhai, and Wesley.^[1]

The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The first board members were elected by the nationwide local elections, which were held on Saturday 9 October 2010.

Demographics

Puketāpapa Local Board Area covers 18.72km2^[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².

Puketāpapa had a population of 56,949 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 606 people (−1.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 4,011 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 19,701 dwellings. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,549 people (16.8%) aged under 15 years, 13,083 (23.0%) aged 15 to 29, 26,043 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 8,277 (14.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 32.1% European/Pākehā, 6.7% Māori, 15.7% Pasifika, 50.4% Asian, 4.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 0.7% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.^[3]

Puketāpapa Local Board Area had a population of 57,555 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 17,328 households, comprising 28,677 males and 28,878 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 52.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 32.1% had no religion, 36.6% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 14.0% were Hindu, 7.4% were Muslim, 2.4% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 16,167 (34.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 5,763 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 7,668 people (16.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,505 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 6,654 (14.0%) were part-time, and 1,908 (4.0%) were unemployed.

2022–2025 term

The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections, in election order:^[4]

Ella Kumar, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6682 votes)

Roseanne Hay, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6670 votes)

Fiona Lai, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6236 votes)

Jon Turner, Roskill Community Voice, (5421 votes)

Bobby Shen, Roskill Community Voice, (5317 votes)

Mark Pervan, C&R – Communities and Residents, (4882 votes)

2019–2022 term

The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, in election order:^[5]

Ella Kumar, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6528 votes)

Julie Fairey, Roskill Community Voice, (6390 votes)

Jon Turner, Roskill Community Voice, (6157 votes)

Fiona Lai, C&R – Communities and Residents, (5956 votes)

Bobby Shen, Roskill Community Voice, (5693 votes)

Harry Doig, Roskill Community Voice, (5545 votes)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Puketāpapa Local Board map . 27 October 2020.
2. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application. 25 February 2022. statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.
3. Web site: 2023 Census national and subnational usually resident population counts and dwelling counts. Microsoft Excel. Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa. 29 May 2024.
4. Web site: Local elections 2022 – Local board member official results. 15 October 2022. 15 October 2022. Auckland Council.
5. Web site: Local board members. 18 October 2019. 21 October 2019. Auckland Council.