Whau ward
# 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 26.82 $km^2$ (10.36 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 84,000 as of June 2022, with a population density of 3,132 people per $km^2.$

Whau ward had a population of 79,356 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6,762 people (9.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 10,185 people (14.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 24,675 households, comprising 39,639 males and 39,717 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 15,000 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 18,480 (23.3%) aged 15 to 29, 36,252 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 9,624 (12.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 40.4% European/Pākehā, 9.9% Māori, 18.7% Pacific peoples, 40.3% Asian, and 3.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 47.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 36.5% had no religion, 36.5% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 10.7% were Hindu, 5.6% were Muslim, 2.3% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18,240 (28.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 9,210 (14.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9,174 people (14.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 32,553 (50.6%) people were employed full-time, 8,247 (12.8%) were part-time, and 2,871 (4.5%) were unemployed.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors elected | Affiliation | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 5853 |

## Election Results

Election Results for the Whau Ward:

### 2022 Election Results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kerrin Leoni | Labour | 8373 |
| | Tracy Mulholland | Communities and Residents | 8011 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 1552 |
| Informal | Informal | Informal | 7 |

### 2019 Election Results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tracy Mulholland | Communities and Residents | 5853 |
| | Ross Clow | Labour | 5663 |
| | Jessamine Fraser | Green | 2241 |
| | Paul Davie | Community Independents | 1774 |
| | Anna Degia-Pala | Independent | 1336 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 1168 |
| Informal | Informal | Informal | 66 |
