Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the

Auckland Council Auckland Council () is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that also has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to t ...

, and is represented by the council's

Waitematā and Gulf Ward Waitematā and Gulf Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects one councillor and covers the Great Barrier, Waiheke, and Waitematā Local Boards. The current councillor is Mike Lee. Demographics Waitematā and Gulf ward covers with as esti ...

councillor. The board's administrative area covers whole of the

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. The board is governed by five board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

Demographics

Aotea/Great Barrier local board covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Aotea/Great Barrier local board had a population of 1,251 in the

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, an increase of 315 people (33.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 312 people (33.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 669 males, 579 females and 6 people of other genders in 705 dwellings. 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 168 people (13.4%) aged under 15 years, 153 (12.2%) aged 15 to 29, 606 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 324 (25.9%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.7% European (

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); 22.8%

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; 2.2% Pasifika; 1.7% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Māori language by 3.6%, and other languages by 8.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 18.7%

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, 0.2%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.7%

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, 1.2%

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, 0.2%

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, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 67.6%, and 8.9% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 222 (20.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 582 (53.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 273 (25.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $28,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 57 people (5.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 402 (37.1%) people were employed full-time, 222 (20.5%) were part-time, and 33 (3.0%) were unemployed.

2022-25 term

The board's term currently runs from the 2022 Local Body Elections to the local body elections in 2025. The current board members are: :Izzy Fordham (Chair), Independent :Patrick O'Shea (Deputy Chair), Independent :Neil Sanderson, Independent :Chris Ollivier, Independent :Laura Caine, None

References

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