Albert-Eden Local Board

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Albert-Eden Local Board
Local board of Auckland Council
Location of Albert-Eden Local Board
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°52′22″S 174°45′07″E / 36.872813°S 174.751810°E / -36.872813; 174.751810Coordinates: 36°52′22″S 174°45′07″E / 36.872813°S 174.751810°E / -36.872813; 174.751810
Political groups
  City Vision (4)
  Communities and Residents (4)
Ward
Albert-Eden-Roskill

The Albert-Eden 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.

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 2020 was 105,300.[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)

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact Albert-Eden Local Board". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Albert-Eden local board and subdivisions map" (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "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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