Waitākere Ranges Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Waitākere Ward councillors.
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.[7]
Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area covers 305.73km2 (118.04sqmi)[1] and had an estimated population of 55,600 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 182 people per km2.
Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area had a population of 52,095 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3,696 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6,597 people (14.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 17,262 households, comprising 25,887 males and 26,205 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 36.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 11,337 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 9,933 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 25,434 (48.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,388 (10.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 74.5% European/Pākehā, 12.7% Māori, 11.7% Pacific peoples, 14.0% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 29.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 30.8% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.9% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 11,430 (28.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 5,217 (12.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9,354 people (23.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 22,473 (55.1%) people were employed full-time, 6,027 (14.8%) were part-time, and 1,485 (3.6%) were unemployed.[8]
