Whau ward
Whau Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects one councillor and covers the Whau local board area. The current councillor is Kerrin Leoni.
Demographics
Whau ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Whau ward had a population of 81,273 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,917 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 8,679 people since the 2013 census. There were 40,752 males, 40,188 females and 336 people of other genders in 26,526 dwellings. 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.9 years. There were 15,258 people aged under 15 years, 16,602 aged 15 to 29, 38,805 aged 30 to 64, and 10,608 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 37.6% European ; 11.0% Māori; 19.7% Pasifika; 42.2% Asian; 3.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.7%, Māori language by 2.4%, Samoan by 5.9%, and other languages by 34.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.6%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 47.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.7% Christian, 11.1% Hindu, 6.4% Islam, 0.7% Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 37.6%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 20,430 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 26,292 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 19,290 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6,933 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 34,935 people were employed full-time, 7,344 were part-time, and 2,433 were unemployed.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors elected | Affiliation | Votes | Notes |
| 2010 | Noelene Raffills | Citizens & Ratepayers | 7518 | |
| 2013 | Ross Clow | Labour | 6227 | |
| 2016 | Ross Clow | Labour | 6895 | |
| 2019 | Tracy Mulholland | Communities and Residents | 5853 | |
| 2022 | Kerrin Leoni | Labour | 8373 |