The Upper Harbour 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 Albany Ward councillors.
The board is named for the upper reaches of Auckland's Waitematā Harbour. Its administrative area consists of the suburbs clustered around the upper reaches, and covers much of the north of Auckland's North Shore and part of West Auckland.[3]
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large.
Demographics
Upper Harbour Local Board Area covers 69.73 km2 (26.92 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 74,500 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,068 people per km2.
Upper Harbour Local Board Area had a population of 62,841 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9,171 people (17.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 19,965 people (46.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 19,737 households, comprising 30,900 males and 31,938 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 11,589 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 14,130 (22.5%) aged 15 to 29, 29,520 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 7,602 (12.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 55.3% European/Pākehā, 5.1% Māori, 2.4% Pacific peoples, 39.6% Asian, and 4.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 50.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.1% had no religion, 33.9% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.6% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 2.2% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 16,953 (33.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 4,851 (9.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 11,400 people (22.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 26,145 (51.0%) people were employed full-time, 7,245 (14.1%) were part-time, and 1,662 (3.2%) were unemployed.[4]
2022-2025 term
The current board members elected at the 2022 election, in election order:[5]
Anna Atkinson, Living Upper Harbour, (6744 votes) Chair person
Uzra Casuri Balouch, Independent, (6492 votes) Deputy Chairperson
