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The Franklin Ward is the southernmost ward on the
Franklin ward had a population of 84,357 in the
Council description of Franklin Ward
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin ward Wards of the Auckland Region
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 ...
. The Franklin ward has one local board, also called Franklin; the Franklin Local Board
The Franklin Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Franklin ward councillor.
The Franklin Local Board area spans the full width of the North Island, from the Hauraki Gulf to the Manukau Harbou ...
has three subdivisions - Wairoa, Pukekohe and Waiuku. Franklin is currently represented by Andy Baker.
Demographics
Franklin ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Franklin ward had a population of 84,357 in the 2023 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 9,519 people (12.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 19,038 people (29.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 41,865 males, 42,252 females and 243 people of other genders in 28,884 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+
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. The median age was 40.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 16,929 people (20.1%) aged under 15 years, 14,274 (16.9%) aged 15 to 29, 39,231 (46.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 13,923 (16.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 77.0% European
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(Pākehā
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); 16.6% Māori
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* Māori culture
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; 7.3% Pasifika
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; 12.5% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.2%, Māori language by 2.8%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 14.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language
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was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 25.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.7% Christian
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, 2.4% Hindu
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, 0.9% Islam
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, 1.0% Māori religious beliefs
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
, 0.6% Buddhist
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, 0.3% New Age
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, 0.1% Jewish
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, and 2.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.0%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 14,595 (21.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 36,210 (53.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 16,632 (24.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 11,331 people (16.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 36,495 (54.1%) people were employed full-time, 8,811 (13.1%) were part-time, and 1,698 (2.5%) were unemployed.
Councillors
Election Results
Election Results for the Franklin Ward:References
External links
Council description of Franklin Ward
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin ward Wards of the Auckland Region