Ōrākei ward
Ōrākei Ward is one of thirteen wards of Auckland Council in Auckland, New Zealand. It encompasses the neighbourhoods of Saint Heliers, Glendowie, Kohimarama, Mission Bay, Saint Johns and Meadowbank. It elects one councillor to represent the ward on the council. The councillor has oversight over the Orakei Local Board. The current councillor is Desley Simpson.
Demographics
Ōrākei ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Ōrākei ward had a population of 86,151 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 42 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 4,578 people since the 2013 census. There were 41,085 males, 44,763 females and 300 people of other genders in 32,184 dwellings. 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.8 years. There were 13,713 people aged under 15 years, 17,742 aged 15 to 29, 39,255 aged 30 to 64, and 15,438 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.4% European ; 6.1% Māori; 3.1% Pasifika; 27.2% Asian; 3.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.5%, Māori language by 1.3%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 28.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.4%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 40.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 34.9% Christian, 2.1% Hindu, 1.4% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 2.1% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.7% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.6%, and 5.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 36,147 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 25,503 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 10,782 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $57,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 19,896 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 37,545 people were employed full-time, 10,527 were part-time, and 1,698 were unemployed.
Councillors
| Election | Councillor elected | Affiliation | Votes | Notes |
| 2010 | Cameron Brewer | Independent | 18,235 | |
| 2013 | Cameron Brewer | Independent | elected unopposed | |
| 2016 | Desley Simpson | Communities and Residents | 18,255 | |
| 2019 | Desley Simpson | Communities and Residents | 19,618 | |
| 2022 | Desley Simpson | Communities and Residents | 19,618 |