Albany ward (local government)

Albany Ward
ward of Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Auckland Region
Area [1]
• Land	179.74 km2 (69.40 sq mi)
Population  (June 2025) [2]
• Total	205,600
• Density	1,144/km2 (2,963/sq mi)

Albany Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects two councillors and covers the Hibiscus and Bays and Upper Harbour Local Boards. The two councillors are currently John Watson and Victoria Short for the 2025-2028 term. ^[3]

Demographics

Albany ward covers 179.74 km² (69.40 sq mi) ^[1] and had an estimated population of 205,600 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,144 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	124,731	—
2013	143,499	+2.02%
2018	166,854	+3.06%
2023	190,992	+2.74%
Source: [4] [5]

Population density in the 2023 census

Albany ward had a population of 190,992 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 24,138 people (14.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 47,493 people (33.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 93,375 males, 97,008 females and 606 people of other genders in 65,652 dwellings. ^[6] 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 35,697 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 33,342 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 90,375 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 31,578 (16.5%) aged 65 or older. ^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 65.1% European (Pākehā); 6.7% Māori; 2.7% Pasifika; 30.6% Asian; 2.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 92.9%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 31.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 47.0, compared with 28.8% nationally. ^[5]

Religious affiliations were 31.8% Christian, 2.0% Hindu, 1.3% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.4%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question. ^[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 53,556 (34.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 67,665 (43.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 34,080 (21.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 27,738 people (17.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 81,450 (52.4%) people were employed full-time, 21,012 (13.5%) were part-time, and 3,384 (2.2%) were unemployed. ^[5]

Councillors

Albany Ward councillors of Auckland
Incumbent John Watson Wayne Walker
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	Michael Goudie Wayne Walker
Formation	1 November 2010
Website	www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Election		Councillors elected	Affiliation	Votes	Notes
2010	1	Michael Goudie	Independent	9201
	2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	8547
2013	1	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	13918
	2	John Watson	Putting People First	12936
2016 [7]	1	John Watson	Putting People First	19324 [8]
	2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	17938 [8]
2019	1	John Watson	Putting People First	28510 [9]
	2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	24768 [9]
2022	1	John Watson	Putting People First	20575 [10]
	2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	20007 [10]

Election results

Election Results for the Albany Ward:

2022 Election Results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
1	John Watson	Putting People First	20,575
2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	20,007
	Victoria Short	Independent Locals	14,968
	Jake Law	Your Community Future	9,120
	Sylvia Yang	Your Community Future	7,298
	Tony Corbett	Independent	6,529
	Callum Blair	Independent	6,480
	John Davies	Communities First	3,189
	Alezix Heneti	Independent	1,381
Blank			3,073
Informal			87

^[10]

2016 Election Results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes	%
1	John Watson	Putting People First	19,324	24.4%
2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	17,938	22.6%
	Lisa Whyte	Auckland Future	15,926	20.1%
	Graham Lowe	Auckland Future	15,549	19.6%
	John Bensch	Independent	5,126	6.5%
	Alezix Heneti	Independent	1,538	1.9%
Blank			3,852	4.9%
Informal			74	0.1
Turnout			79,327

^[11]

References

1. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Ward 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
2. "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
3. Council, Auckland. "Albany Ward". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 2019-01-24.
4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Albany Ward (07602).
5. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Albany Ward (w_07602). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
6. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
7. "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand . 2016-08-12. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
8. "Ward councillors – Albany Ward confirmed" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
9. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
10. "Local Elections 2022 - Official Results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
11. "Declaration of Results of Election for the Auckland Council 2016 elections" (PDF). Auckland Council. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2025.