Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
Location of Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardNorth Shore Ward
Legislated2010
Government
  ChairAidan Bennett
  Deputy ChairGeorge Wood
Area
  Land20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
  Total58,600
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Members
Leadership
Chair
TBC
Deputy Chair
TBC
Ward Councillors
Structure
Heart of the Shore
3 / 6
Team George Wood
1 / 6
A Fresh Approach
2 / 6
Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2025

The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay, and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway.[3] This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.

Demographics

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 58,600 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,924 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200652,653    
201355,470+0.75%
201857,975+0.89%
Source: [4]

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area had a population of 57,975 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,505 people (4.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 5,322 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 20,760 households, comprising 27,903 males and 30,069 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 10,392 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 11,553 (19.9%) aged 15 to 29, 26,604 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 9,426 (16.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 69.3% European/Pākehā, 5.5% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 26.3% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 43.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18,423 (38.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,798 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12,798 people (26.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,724 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 7,008 (14.7%) were part-time, and 1,431 (3.0%) were unemployed.[4]

Board

The local board elects 6 board representatives, the 2019 board were:[5]

Name Party Position
Aidan Bennett A Fresh Approach Chair
Jan O'Connor Heart of the Shore
George Wood Team George Wood
Toni van Tonder A Fresh Approach
Ruth Jackson Heart of the Shore
Trish Deans Heart of the Shore

Election results

2022 results

2019 results

Name Affiliation Votes[6]
Aidan Bennett A Fresh Approach 7258
Jan O'Connor Heart of the Shore 6825
George Wood Team George Wood 6141
Toni van Tonder A Fresh Approach 6088
Ruth Jackson Heart of the Shore 5903
Trish Deans Heart of the Shore 5687
Michael Sheehy Team George Wood 5226
Danny Watson A Fresh Approach 5081
Paul Cornish Keep our Open Spaces 4898
Jenn McKenzie Team George Wood 4564
Iain Rea Heart of the Shore 4370
Ian Revell Team George Wood 4282
Gavin Busch Team George Wood 4275
Donald Horsborugh Independent 2803
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper Independent 2657
John Wood Future Focus 2286
Kevin Brett The Trump New Zealand Party 905
Dorothea Akenese Scanlan The Trump New Zealand Party 643
INFORMAL 74
BLANK 1039

2016 results

Name Affiliation Votes[7][8]
Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper Independent 3,736
Kevin Brett Independent 1,391
Gavin Busch Team George Wood 4,858
Don Campbell none 2,383
Mike Cohen Community Before Council 8,687
Trish Deans Shore Action 5,262
Fay Freeman Auckland Future 4,337
Grant Gillon Shore Action 7,640
John Hill Independent 1,782
Nick Kearney Team George Wood 4,917
Rohan Lord Shore Action 4,560
Jennifer McKenzie Team George Wood 5,375
Jan O'Connor Shore Action 6,688
Ian Revell Team George Wood 4,929
Michael Sheehy Team George Wood 5,642
Bruce Tubb Independent 2,043
Garry Venus Shore Action 4,509
George Wood Team George Wood 8,099
INFORMAL 114
BLANK 1,218

2013 results

Name Affiliation Votes[9] Elected #
Aidan Bennett Shore Future 4,650
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper Independent 2,490
Joseph Bergin Fair Deal For Shore 6,377
Kevin Brett Independent 913
Mike Cohen Community Before Council 7,072 3
Chris Darby Shore Future 9,443 (-)
Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor
Dave Donaldson Shore Future 4,278
Deborah Dougherty Conservative 1,843
Grant Gillon Team of Independents 7,185 2
Dianne Hale Shore Future 6,628 5
Craig Hans Jensen Conservative 1,743
Jan O'Connor Team of Independents 6,774 4
Bill Rayner Shore Community – Shore Seniors 3,322
Allison Roe Shore Future 7,320 1
Michael Sheehy Independent 4,165
Tracy Gwen Talbot Shore Future 4,157
David Thornton NoMoreRates 3,117
Anthony Wareham Independent 2,519
INFORMAL 108
BLANK 523

Board chairs

The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term. Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. "About Devonport-Takapuna". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area (CMB07605). 2018 Census place summary: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area
  5. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. "Auckland Council 2019 Election Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 October 2019.
  7. "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  8. Local elections 2016: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board candidates
  9. "21 October 2013 - Declaration of result of election for Auckland Council 2013 elections". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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