| Puketāpapa Local Board | |
| Native Name: | Maori: Te Poari ā-Rohe o Puketāpapa |
| Type: | Local board of Puketāpapa |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Auckland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
| Subdivision Name2: | Auckland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name3: | Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward |
| Established Title: | Legislated |
| Established Date: | 2010 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.72 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Local Board Members | |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairperson |
| Leader1: | Ella Kumar |
| Party1: | C & R |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy chairperson |
| Leader2: | Fiona Lai |
| Party2: | C & R |
| Political Groups1: | |
| Members: | 6 |
| Term Length: | 3 years |
| Last Election1: | 2022 |
| Next Election1: | 2025 |
| Meeting Place: | 560 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland |
The Puketāpapa 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 Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward councilors.
The Puketāpapa board, named after the Māori name for Mount Roskill, covers the suburbs of Hillsborough, Lynfield, Mount Roskill, Three Kings, Waikowhai, and Wesley.[1]
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The first board members were elected by the nationwide local elections, which were held on Saturday 9 October 2010.
Puketāpapa Local Board Area covers 18.72km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Puketāpapa had a population of 56,949 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 606 people (−1.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 4,011 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 19,701 dwellings. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,549 people (16.8%) aged under 15 years, 13,083 (23.0%) aged 15 to 29, 26,043 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 8,277 (14.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 32.1% European/Pākehā, 6.7% Māori, 15.7% Pasifika, 50.4% Asian, 4.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 0.7% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.[3]
Puketāpapa Local Board Area had a population of 57,555 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 17,328 households, comprising 28,677 males and 28,878 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female.
The percentage of people born overseas was 52.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 32.1% had no religion, 36.6% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 14.0% were Hindu, 7.4% were Muslim, 2.4% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 16,167 (34.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 5,763 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 7,668 people (16.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,505 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 6,654 (14.0%) were part-time, and 1,908 (4.0%) were unemployed.
The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections, in election order:[4]
Ella Kumar, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6682 votes)
Roseanne Hay, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6670 votes)
Fiona Lai, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6236 votes)
Jon Turner, Roskill Community Voice, (5421 votes)
Bobby Shen, Roskill Community Voice, (5317 votes)
Mark Pervan, C&R – Communities and Residents, (4882 votes)
The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, in election order:[5]
Ella Kumar, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6528 votes)
Julie Fairey, Roskill Community Voice, (6390 votes)
Jon Turner, Roskill Community Voice, (6157 votes)
Fiona Lai, C&R – Communities and Residents, (5956 votes)
Bobby Shen, Roskill Community Voice, (5693 votes)
Harry Doig, Roskill Community Voice, (5545 votes)