Papakura Local Board


The Papakura Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor.
The local board area extends between Alfriston and Drury, and includes Takanini, Hingaia, Red Hill, Pahurehure and the Papakura town centre.

Demographics

Papakura Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Papakura Local Board Area had a population of 72,318 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 14,682 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 26,682 people since the 2013 census. There were 36,096 males, 36,057 females and 168 people of other genders in 21,669 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.3 years. There were 17,130 people aged under 15 years, 15,429 aged 15 to 29, 32,829 aged 30 to 64, and 6,933 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 36.7% European ; 24.6% Māori; 20.5% Pasifika; 34.2% Asian; 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.8%, Māori language by 5.5%, Samoan by 5.3%, and other languages by 27.4%. No language could be spoken by 3.3%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 37.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.9% Christian, 8.4% Hindu, 2.5% Islam, 2.1% Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 9.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 35.6%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 12,252 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 25,218 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 17,721 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 5,292 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 30,144 people were employed full-time, 5,229 were part-time, and 2,544 were unemployed.

2022-2025 term

The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:

2019–2022 term

The members of the board, elected at the 2019 local body elections, were:
  • Keven Mealamu, Papakura First –
  • Brent Catchpole, Papakura Action Team –
  • George Hawkins, Papakura Action Team –
  • Jan Robinson, Papakura Action Team –
  • Felicity Auva'a, Papakura First –
  • Sue Smurthwaite, Papakura Action Team –

2016–2019 term

The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were: