The Manurewa Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor.[3]

Manurewa Local Board
Local board of Auckland Council
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland
Territorial authority	Auckland
Ward	Manurewa-Papakura ward
Legislated	2010
Government
• Board chair	Joseph Allan
Area [1]
• Land	37.12 km2 (14.33 sq mi)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	107,300

The local board area includes the areas of Wiri, Hillpark, Manurewa East, Homai, Weymouth and Wattle Downs.[3]

Demographics

Manurewa Local Board Area covers 37.12 km² (14.33 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 107,300 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 2,891 people per km².

Manurewa Local Board Area had a population of 95,670 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 13,428 people (16.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 18,480 people (23.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 23,562 households, comprising 47,841 males and 47,826 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 29.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24,687 people (25.8%) aged under 15 years, 23,985 (25.1%) aged 15 to 29, 39,021 (40.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 7,977 (8.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 29.2% European/Pākehā, 26.0% Māori, 36.3% Pacific peoples, 25.4% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 36.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 28.1% had no religion, 46.1% were Christian, 2.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.6% were Hindu, 2.7% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 5.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 10,281 (14.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 14,673 (20.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 7,311 people (10.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 35,928 (50.6%) people were employed full-time, 7,569 (10.7%) were part-time, and 4,377 (6.2%) were unemployed.[4]

2019–2022 term

The current board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, are:[5]

• Joseph Allan, Manurewa Action Team – (7027 votes)
• Anne Candy, Manurewa Action Team – (6712 votes)
• Rangi Mclean, Manurewa Action Team – (6695 votes)
• Ken Penney, Manurewa Action Team – (6682 votes)
• Glenn Murphy, Manurewa Action Team – (6041 votes)
• Melissa Atama, Manurewa Action Team – (6030 votes)
• David Pizzini, Manurewa Action Team – (5843 votes)
• Tabetha Gorrie, Manurewa Action Team – (4963 votes)

2016–2019 term

The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were:[6]

• Angela Dalton (Chair)
• Stella Cattle (Deputy chair)
• Joseph Allan
• Rangi McLean
• Sarah Colcord
• Angela Cunningham-Marino
• Ken Penney
• Dave Pizzini

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