# Albany ward (local government)

Albany Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects two councillors and covers the Hibiscus and Bays and Upper Harbour Local Boards. The two councillors are currently John Watson and Wayne Walker.

## Demographics

Albany ward covers 179.74 km$^2$ (69.40 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 202,200 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,125 people per km$^2$.
Albany ward had a population of 190,992 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 24,138 people (14.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 47,493 people (33.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 93,375 males, 97,008 females and 606 people of other genders in 65,652 dwellings. 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 35,697 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 33,342 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 90,375 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 31,578 (16.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 65.1% European (Pākehā); 6.7% Māori; 2.7% Pasifika; 30.6% Asian; 2.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 92.9%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 31.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 47.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.8% Christian, 2.0% Hindu, 1.3% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.4%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 53,556 (34.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 67,665 (43.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 34,080 (21.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 27,738 people (17.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 81,450 (52.4%) people were employed full-time, 21,012 (13.5%) were part-time, and 3,384 (2.2%) were unemployed.

## Councillors

| Election | | Councillors elected | Affiliation | Votes |
| 2010 | 1 | Michael Goudie | Independent | 9201 |
| 2010 | 2 | Wayne Walker | Putting People First | 8547 |
| 2013 | 1 | Wayne Walker | Putting People First | 13918 |
| 2013 | 2 | John Watson | Putting People First | 12936 |
| 2016 | 1 | John Watson | Putting People First | 19324 |
| 2016 | 2 | Wayne Walker | Putting People First | 17938 |
| 2019 | 1 | John Watson | Putting People First | 28510 |
| 2019 | 2 | Wayne Walker | Putting People First | 24768 |
| 2022 | 1 | John Watson | Putting People First | 20575 |
| 2022 | 2 | Wayne Walker | Putting People First | 20007 |

## Election Results

Election Results for the Albany Ward:

### 2022 Election Results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
| 1 | John Watson | Putting People First | 20575 |
| 2 | Wayne Walker | Putting People First | 20007 |
| | Victoria Short | Independent Locals | 14968 |
| | Jake Law | Your Community Future | 9120 |
| | Sylvia Yang | Your Community Future | 7298 |
| | Tony Corbett | Independent | 6529 |
| | Callum Blair | Independent | 6480 |
| | John Davies | Communities First | 3189 |
| | Alezix Heneti | Independent | 1381 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 3073 |
| Informal | Informal | Informal | 87 |