Manukau ward


Manukau Ward is an Auckland Council ward that elects two councillors and covers the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Alf Filipaina and Lotu Fuli.

Demographics

Manukau ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Manukau ward had a population of 165,594 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,022 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 18,975 people since the 2013 census. There were 82,485 males, 82,719 females and 390 people of other genders in 42,012 dwellings. 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.0 years. There were 39,207 people aged under 15 years, 40,650 aged 15 to 29, 70,527 aged 30 to 64, and 15,213 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 16.4% European ; 16.3% Māori; 54.3% Pasifika; 27.9% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 0.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 89.4%, Māori language by 4.2%, Samoan by 17.2%, and other languages by 28.7%. No language could be spoken by 3.0%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 43.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 51.8% Christian, 8.7% Hindu, 5.4% Islam, 1.6% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 3.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 20.5%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 18,519 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 59,139 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 48,738 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6,195 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 63,399 people were employed full-time, 11,250 were part-time, and 6,468 were unemployed.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors electedAffiliationVotesNotes
20101Alf FilipainaLabour15235
20102Arthur AnaeIndependent13260
20131Alf FilipainaLabour17441
20132Arthur AnaeIndependent12961
20161Alf FilipainaLabour17327
20162Fa'anana Efeso CollinsLabour16500
20191Fa'anana Efeso CollinsLabour19053Stood down at 2022 Elections to run for Mayor
20192Alf FilipainaLabour18814
20221Alf FilipainaLabour16,734
20222Lotu FuliLabour14,935Won seat formerly held by Efeso Collins

Election results

Election Results for the Manukau Ward: