Manurewa-Papakura ward
Manurewa-Papakura Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects two councillors and covers the Manurewa and Papakura Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Angela Dalton and Daniel Newman.
Demographics
Manurewa-Papakura ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Manurewa-Papakura ward had a population of 171,105 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 17,802 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 43,230 people since the 2013 census. There were 85,398 males, 85,290 females and 417 people of other genders in 47,604 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.6 years. There were 41,130 people aged under 15 years, 39,114 aged 15 to 29, 74,820 aged 30 to 64, and 16,035 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 29.7% European ; 24.9% Māori; 31.7% Pasifika; 30.4% Asian; 2.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.7%, Māori language by 6.0%, Samoan by 9.9%, and other languages by 25.9%. No language could be spoken by 3.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 38.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 39.7% Christian, 8.2% Hindu, 2.9% Islam, 2.4% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 7.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 31.9%, and 6.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 23,970 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 60,903 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 45,099 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 9,921 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 67,923 people were employed full-time, 12,015 were part-time, and 6,411 were unemployed.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors elected | Affiliation | Votes | Notes | |
| 2010 | 1 | John Walker | Independent | 20996 | |
| 2010 | 2 | Calum Penrose | Manurewa-Papakura First Action | 17266 | |
| 2013 | 1 | John Walker | Independent for Manurewa-Papakura | 15577 | |
| 2013 | 2 | Calum Penrose | Independent for Manurewa-Papakura | 13696 | |
| 2016 | 1 | Daniel Newman | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | 15423 | |
| 2016 | 2 | John Walker | Independent | 14794 | Retired at the 2019 elections. |
| 2019 | 1 | Angela Dalton | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | 17362 | |
| 2019 | 2 | Daniel Newman | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | 15904 | |
| 2022 | 1 | Daniel Newman | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | 15,214 | |
| 2022 | 2 | Angela Dalton | 12,055 |