Albert-Eden Local Board

The Albert-Eden 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-Roskill Ward councillors.

Albert-Eden Local Board
Local board of Auckland Council
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardAlbert-Eden-Roskill Ward
Legislated2010
Government
 • ChairMargi Watson (CV)[1]
Albert-Eden Local Board
Local board of Auckland Council
Formation2010
Coordinates36.872813°S 174.751810°E / -36.872813; 174.751810
Political groups
  City Vision (4)
  Communities and Residents (4)
Ward
Albert-Eden-Roskill

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.[2] The total population residing in the Albert-Eden Local Board area as of June 2019 was 101,600.[3]

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).[2] 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 had a total population of 94,695, with an average age of 34. It had a Māori population of 6,108, with an average age of 27.3. The area had a total of 34,134 dwellings. The population was 63.2% European, 6.8% Māori, 7.8% Pacific and 28.2% Asian. 2.1% of the population was Middle Eastern, Latin American and African, and 1.2% were part of other ethnic groups. 38.4% percent of the population was born overseas.[4]

The median income of Albert-Eden residents was $32,800, and 90.2% of the population had formal qualifications. 55.5% of households owned their own home, and 86.1% had access to the internet. The median rent was $370 per household.[4]

Economy

As of 2013, 21% of people were employed in healthcare and social assistance, making it the largest source of employment in the local board area. 13% of people were employed in education and training, 13% were in professional, scientific and technical service roles, and 12% were in the retail trade. 8% of Albert-Eden residents worked in accommodation and food services.[4]

2019–2022 term

The current board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, in election order:[5]

Benjamin Lee, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6223 votes)
Margi Watson, City Vision, (5967 votes)
Rachel Langton, C&R – Communities and Residents, (5910 votes)
Lee Corrick, C&R – Communities and Residents, (5639 votes)
Kendyl Smith, C&R – Communities and Residents, (5439 votes)
Julia Maskill, City Vision, (5166 votes)
Christina Robertson, City Vision, (5116 votes)
Graeme Easte, City Vision, (4653 votes)
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References
  1. "Contact Albert-Eden Local Board". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. "Albert-Eden local board and subdivisions map" (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  3. "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "QuickStats about Albert-Eden Local Board Area" (PDF). New Zealand Census. Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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