Albany ward (local government)

Albany Ward councillors of Auckland
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

Albany Ward
Albany Ward
ward of Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Auckland Region
Area
• Land	179.81 km2 (69.43 sq mi)
Population (June 2024)
• Total	202,200

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 Wayne Walker.^[3]

Demographics

Albany ward covers 179.81 km² (69.43 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 202,200 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,125 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	124,731	—
2013	143,499	+2.02%
2018	166,854	+3.06%
Source: ^[4]

Albany ward had a population of 166,854 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 23,355 people (16.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 42,123 people (33.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 56,415 households, comprising 81,522 males and 85,332 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 38.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 31,047 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 32,538 (19.5%) aged 15 to 29, 77,307 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 25,962 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 71.2% European/Pākehā, 6.0% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 24.9% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 44.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.7% had no religion, 36.0% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 40,245 (29.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 14,676 (10.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 31,788 people (23.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 68,169 (50.2%) people were employed full-time, 20,235 (14.9%) were part-time, and 4,149 (3.1%) were unemployed.^[4]

Councillors

Election		Councillors elected	Affiliation	Votes
2010	1	Michael Goudie	Independent	9201
2010	2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	8547
2013	1	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	13918
2013	2	John Watson	Putting People First	12936
2016^[5]	1	John Watson	Putting People First	19324^[6]
2016^[5]	2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	17938^[6]
2019	1	John Watson	Putting People First	28510^[7]
2019	2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	24768^[7]
2022	1	John Watson	Putting People First	20575^[8]
2022	2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	20007^[8]

Election Results

Election Results for the Albany Ward:

2022 Election Results

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
1	John Watson	Putting People First	20575
2	Wayne Walker	Putting People First	20007
	Victoria Short	Independent Locals	14968
	Jake Law	Your Community Future	9120
	Sylvia Yang	Your Community Future	7298
	Tony Corbett	Independent	6529
	Callum Blair	Independent	6480
	John Davies	Communities First	3189
	Alezix Heneti	Independent	1381
Blank			3073
Informal			87

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References

^ ^a ^b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ Council, Auckland. "Albany Ward". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 2019-01-24.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Albany Ward (07602).
^ "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Ward councillors – Albany Ward confirmed" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Local Elections 2022 - Official Results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[Area-1] "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[NZ_population_data_2018-2] "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[3] Council, Auckland. "Albany Ward". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 2019-01-24.

[Census_2018-4] "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Albany Ward (07602).

[:2-5] "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[RESULTS2016-6] "Ward councillors – Albany Ward confirmed" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[RESULTS2019-7] "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[RESULTS2022-8] "Local Elections 2022 - Official Results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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