Henderson-Massey Local Board


The Henderson-Massey Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council.
The board's administrative area includes the suburbs of Glendene, Henderson, Massey, Rānui, Sunnyvale, Te Atatū Peninsula, Te Atatū South, Westgate and West Harbour, and covers from the foothills of the Waitākere Ranges in the west and the Waitematā Harbour in the east.
The board is governed by eight 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

Henderson-Massey Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Henderson-Massey had a population of 124,779 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6,357 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 17,094 people since the 2013 census. There were 61,803 males, 62,574 females and 399 people of other genders in 39,114 dwellings. 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.3 years. There were 26,208 people aged under 15 years, 26,142 aged 15 to 29, 58,566 aged 30 to 64, and 13,863 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 43.6% European ; 18.1% Māori; 22.2% Pasifika; 31.7% Asian; 2.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 91.5%, Māori language by 4.1%, Samoan by 6.2%, and other languages by 28.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.9%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 40.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 37.2% Christian, 5.8% Hindu, 3.3% Islam, 1.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 42.5%, and 6.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 24,441 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 44,448 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 29,679 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 9,648 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 52,782 people were employed full-time, 10,701 were part-time, and 3,972 were unemployed.

Board members

2016–2019

  • Shane Henderson
  • Peter Chan
  • Paula Bold-Wilson
  • Brenda Brady
  • Warren Flaunty
  • Will Flavell
  • Matt Grey
  • Vanessa Neeson

2019–2022

  • Chris Carter
  • Will Flavell
  • Brooke Loader
  • Brenda Brady
  • Peter Chan
  • Ingrid Papau
  • Matt Grey
  • Vanessa Neeson

2022–2025

2025–2028