Albert-Eden Local Board

Albert-Eden Local Board
Local Board of Auckland Council

Location of Albert-Eden in Auckland
Formation 2010
Chair
Peter Haynes (CV)
Deputy Chair
Glenda Fryer (CV)
Political groups
  City Vision (5)
Ward
Albert-Eden-Roskill
Budget
NZ$32,925,000

The Albert-Eden Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council.

The Albert-Eden board, named after the two volcanic cones in the board area: Mount Albert and Mount Eden, covers the suburbs of Balmoral, Epsom, Greenlane, Kingsland, Morningside, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Owairaka, Point Chevalier, Sandringham, and Waterview.[1] The total population residing in the Albert-Eden Local Board area, as of the June 2016 was 106,600.[2]

The board is governed by eight board members elected from two subdivisions: four from the Owairaka subdivision (western half of the board area), and four from the Maungawhau subdivision (eastern half).[1] The first board members were elected with the nationwide local elections on Saturday 9 October 2010; the local board's second election closed on 12 October 2013.

Population

As of 2013, Albert-Eden has a total population of 94,695, with an average age of 34. It has a Māori population of 6,108, with an average age of 27.3 The area has a total of 34,134 dwellings. The population is 63.2% European, 6.8% Māori, 7.8% Pacific and 28.2% Asian. 2.1% of the population is Middle Eastern, Latin American and African, and 1.2% is part of another ethnic groups. 38.4% percent of the population was born overseas.[3]

The median income of Albert-Eden residents is $32,800, and 90.2% of the population has formal qualifications. 55.5% of households own their own home, and 86.1% have access to the internet. The median rent is $370 per household.[3]

Economy

As of 2013, 21% of people are employed in healthcare and social assistance, making it the largest source of employment in the local board area. 13% of people are employed in education and training, 13% are in professional, scientific and technical service roles, and 12% are in the retail trade. 8% of Albert-Eden residents work in accommodation and food services.[3]

2013 Election

Maungawhau Subdivision

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Communities and Residents Bevan Chuang 4409
Communities and Residents Lee Corrick 5145
City Vision Rohan Evans 3670
City Vision Peter Haynes 4655
Communities and Residents Rachel Langton 5638
City Vision Lisa Loveday 3743
Greg McKeown 3639
City Vision Godfrey Rudolph 3662
Communities and Residents Tim Woolfield 5127

Owairaka Subdivision

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Focus Local - Independent Pauline Anderson 3548
City Vision Helga Arlington 3815
Liveable Communities Sheelah Chalklen 1290
Liveable Communities Phil Chase 3188
Focus Local - Independent Mark Donnelly 1762
City Vision Graeme Easte 3928
Liveable Communities Lisa Er 1987
City Vision Glenda Fryer 4268
Communities and Residents Rodger Jack 2360
Focus Local - Independent Gayatri Jaduram 1572
Conservative Jeffrey Johnson 1823
Liveable Communities Philip Nannestad 1929
Communities and Residents Monique Poirier 2474
Mana Movement Sian Robertson 888
City Vision Margi Watson 4847

References

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