Henderson-Massey Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is overseen by the council's Waitākere Ward and Whau Ward councillors.
The board is governed by eight board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.
Demographics
The Auckland Council Henderson Service Centre
Henderson-Massey Local Board Area covers 53.22 km2 (20.55 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 131,400 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,469 people per km2.
Henderson-Massey Local Board Area had a population of 118,422 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 10,737 people (10.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 19,632 people (19.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 35,439 households, comprising 58,425 males and 59,997 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 33.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 26,673 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 26,241 (22.2%) aged 15 to 29, 53,172 (44.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 12,333 (10.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 48.7% European/Pākehā, 17.2% Māori, 20.9% Pacific peoples, 27.5% Asian, and 3.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 37.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.9% had no religion, 40.5% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.9% were Hindu, 2.8% were Muslim, 1.7% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 19,776 (21.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 15,879 (17.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 13,110 people (14.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 47,598 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 11,367 (12.4%) were part-time, and 4,629 (5.0%) were unemployed.[6]
