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North Shore Ward is an Auckland Council ward that elects two councillors and covers the Devonport-Takapuna and Kaipātiki Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Richard Hills and Chris Darby.

North Shore Ward
ward of Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Auckland Region
Area [1]
• Land	54.11 km2 (20.89 sq mi)
Population  (June 2022)[2]
• Total	147,600

Demographics

North Shore ward covers 54.11 km² (20.89 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 147,600 as of June 2022, with a population density of 2,728 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	131,784	—
2013	137,961	+0.66%
2018	146,241	+1.17%
Source: [3]

North Shore ward had a population of 146,241 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 8,280 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 14,457 people (11.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 49,671 households, comprising 71,268 males and 74,976 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 36.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 26,838 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 31,644 (21.6%) aged 15 to 29, 68,076 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 19,680 (13.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 62.8% European/Pākehā, 7.4% Māori, 4.7% Pacific peoples, 30.3% Asian, and 4.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 44.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.1% had no religion, 36.3% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.5% were Hindu, 1.5% were Muslim, 1.9% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 42,852 (35.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 11,238 (9.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 27,663 people (23.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 62,802 (52.6%) people were employed full-time, 17,208 (14.4%) were part-time, and 3,942 (3.3%) were unemployed.[3]

Councillors

North Shore Ward councillors of Auckland
Incumbent Richard Hills Chris Darby
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	George Wood Ann Hartley
Formation	1 November 2010
Website	www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Election		Councillors Elected	Affiliation	Votes	Notes
2010	1	George Wood	Citizens & Ratepayers – North Shore	14902
	2	Ann Hartley	Shore Voice	13616
2013	1	Chris Darby	Taking The Shore Forward	14802
	2	George Wood	Fair Deal For the Shore	14086
2016[4]	1	Chris Darby	Taking the Shore Forward	19396[5]
	2	Richard Hills	A Positive Voice for the Shore	12651[5]
2019	1	Richard Hills	A Positive Voice for the Shore	18746[6]
	2	Chris Darby	Taking The Shore Forward	17559[6]
2022	1	Richard Hills	A Positive Voice for the Shore	19269[7]
	2	Chris Darby	For the Shore	17123[7]

Election Results

Election Results for the North Shore Ward:

2022 Election Results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
1	Richard Hills	A Positive Voice for the Shore	19269
2	Chris Darby	For the Shore	17123
	Danielle Grant	Communities and Residents – North Shore	14584
	George Wood	Communities and Residents – North Shore	12009
	Tony Bunting	Independent	4370
	Raymond Tan		3857
	Adrian Tyler		3270
Blank			1182
Informal			55

[7]

2019 Election Results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
1	Richard Hills	A Positive Voice for the Shore	18746
2	Chris Darby	Taking the Shore Forward	17559
	Danielle Grant	More For The Shore	15071
	Grant Gillon	More For The Shore	14300
	Anthony Bunting	Independent	3976
Blank			1462
Informal			38

[6]

References

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