# Manukau ward

Manukau Ward is an Auckland Council ward that elects two councillors and covers the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Alf Filipaina and Lotu Fuli.

## Demographics

Manukau ward covers 89.59 km$^2$ (34.59 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 186,200 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,078 people per km$^2$.
Manukau ward had a population of 165,594 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,022 people (1.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 18,975 people (12.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 82,485 males, 82,719 females and 390 people of other genders in 42,012 dwellings. 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 39,207 people (23.7%) aged under 15 years, 40,650 (24.5%) aged 15 to 29, 70,527 (42.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 15,213 (9.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 16.4% European (Pākehā); 16.3% Māori; 54.3% Pasifika; 27.9% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 89.4%, Māori language by 4.2%, Samoan by 17.2%, and other languages by 28.7%. No language could be spoken by 3.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 43.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 51.8% Christian, 8.7% Hindu, 5.4% Islam, 1.6% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 3.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 20.5%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 18,519 (14.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 59,139 (46.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 48,738 (38.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6,195 people (4.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 63,399 (50.2%) people were employed full-time, 11,250 (8.9%) were part-time, and 6,468 (5.1%) were unemployed.

## Councillors

| Election | | Councillors elected | Affiliation | Votes | Notes |
| 2010 | 1 | Alf Filipaina | Labour | 15235 | |
| 2010 | 2 | Arthur Anae | Independent | 13260 | |
| 2013 | 1 | Alf Filipaina | Labour | 17441 | |
| 2013 | 2 | Arthur Anae | Independent | 12961 | |
| 2016 | 1 | Alf Filipaina | Labour | 17327 | |
| 2016 | 2 | Fa'anana Efeso Collins | Labour | 16500 | |
| 2019 | 1 | Fa'anana Efeso Collins | Labour | 19053 | Stood down at 2022 Elections to run for Mayor |
| 2019 | 2 | Alf Filipaina | Labour | 18814 | |
| 2022 | 1 | Alf Filipaina | Labour | 16,734 | |
| 2022 | 2 | Lotu Fuli | Labour | 14,935 | Won seat formerly held by Efeso Collins |

## Election Results

Election Results for the Manukau Ward:

### 2022 Election Results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
| 1 | Alf Filipaina | Labour | 16734 |
| 2 | Lotu Fuli | Labour | 14935 |
| | Malcolm Turner | Communities and Residents | 8612 |
| | Hine Afeaki | Outdoors & Freedom | 5699 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 1345 |
| Informal | Informal | Informal | 27 |