Manurewa-Papakura ward

Manurewa-Papakura Ward
ward of Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Auckland Region
Area [1]
• Land	77.35 km2 (29.87 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024) [2]
• Total	189,100

Manurewa-Papakura Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects two councillors and covers the Manurewa and Papakura Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Angela Dalton and Daniel Newman.

Demographics

Manurewa-Papakura ward covers 77.35 km² (29.87 sq mi) ^[1] and had an estimated population of 189,100 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,445 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	118,752	—
2013	127,875	+1.06%
2018	153,303	+3.69%
2023	171,105	+2.22%
Source: [3] [4]

Population density in the 2023 census

Manurewa-Papakura ward had a population of 171,105 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 17,802 people (11.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 43,230 people (33.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 85,398 males, 85,290 females and 417 people of other genders in 47,604 dwellings. ^[5] 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 41,130 people (24.0%) aged under 15 years, 39,114 (22.9%) aged 15 to 29, 74,820 (43.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 16,035 (9.4%) aged 65 or older. ^[4]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 29.7% European (Pākehā); 24.9% Māori; 31.7% Pasifika; 30.4% Asian; 2.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.7%, Māori language by 6.0%, Samoan by 9.9%, and other languages by 25.9%. No language could be spoken by 3.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 38.0, compared with 28.8% nationally. ^[4]

Religious affiliations were 39.7% Christian, 8.2% Hindu, 2.9% Islam, 2.4% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 7.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 31.9%, and 6.4% of people did not answer the census question. ^[4]

Of those at least 15 years old, 23,970 (18.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 60,903 (46.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 45,099 (34.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 9,921 people (7.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 67,923 (52.3%) people were employed full-time, 12,015 (9.2%) were part-time, and 6,411 (4.9%) were unemployed. ^[4]

Councillors

Manurewa-Papakura Ward councillors of Auckland
Incumbent Angela Dalton Daniel Newman
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	John Walker Calum Penrose
Formation	1 November 2010
Website	www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Election		Councillors elected	Affiliation	Votes	Notes
2010	1	John Walker	Independent	20996
	2	Calum Penrose	Manurewa-Papakura First Action	17266
2013	1	John Walker	Independent for Manurewa-Papakura	15577
	2	Calum Penrose	Independent for Manurewa-Papakura	13696
2016 [6]	1	Daniel Newman	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	15423 [7]
	2	John Walker	Independent	14794 [7]	Retired at the 2019 elections. [8]
2019	1	Angela Dalton	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	17362 [9]
	2	Daniel Newman	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	15904 [9]
2022	1	Daniel Newman	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	15,214 [10]
	2	Angela Dalton		12,055 [10]

Election Results

Election Results for the Manurewa-Papakura Ward:

2022 Election Results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
1	Daniel Newman	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	15214
2	Angela Dalton		12055
	Rangi McLean	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	7948
	Sago Feagaiga	Labour	6315
	Ilango Krishnamoorthy	Labour	4049
	Karin Kerr		3046
Blank			924
Informal			42

References

1. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Ward 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Manurewa-Papakura Ward (07612).
4. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Manurewa-Papakura Ward (w_07612). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
5. "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.
6. "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand . 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
7. "Ward councillors – Manurewa-Papakura Ward confirmed" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
8. Truebridge, Nick (26 September 2019). "Olympic gold medalist and Auckland councillor Sir John Walker calls it a day". Stuff . Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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.