# Upper Harbour Local Board

The Upper Harbour 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 Albany Ward councillors.
The board is named for the upper reaches of Auckland's Waitematā Harbour. Its administrative area consists of the suburbs clustered around the upper reaches, and covers much of the north of Auckland's North Shore and part of West Auckland.
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large.

## Demographics

Upper Harbour Local Board Area covers 69.72 km$^2$ (26.92 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 81,800 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,173 people per km$^2$.
Upper Harbour had a population of 76,959 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 14,118 people (22.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 23,289 people (43.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 37,923 males, 38,805 females and 228 people of other genders in 25,224 dwellings. 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 14,217 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 14,994 (19.5%) aged 15 to 29, 37,377 (48.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,365 (13.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 49.1% European (Pākehā); 6.1% Māori; 3.1% Pasifika; 45.5% Asian; 3.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.1%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 40.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 52.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.5% Christian, 3.1% Hindu, 2.1% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.8%, and 5.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 24,090 (38.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 24,591 (39.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 14,058 (22.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $48,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 10,713 people (17.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 34,059 (54.3%) people were employed full-time, 7,818 (12.5%) were part-time, and 1,464 (2.3%) were unemployed.

## 2022-2025 term

The current board members elected at the 2022 election, in election order:
    Anna Atkinson, Living Upper Harbour, (6744 votes) Chair person
    Uzra Casuri Balouch, Independent, (6492 votes) Deputy Chairperson
    Kyle Parker, Living Upper Harbour, (5915 votes)
    John Mclean, Independent, (5677 votes)
    Sylvia Yang, Living Upper Harbour, (5677 votes)
    Callum Blair, Independent, (5349 votes)

## 2019–2022 term

The board members, elected in the 2019 local body elections, in election order:
    Margaret Miles, Independent, (7323 votes)
    Anna Atkinson, Living Upper Harbour, (6398 votes)
    Lisa Whyte, not affiliated, (6071 votes)
    Uzra Casuri Balouch, not affiliated, (5767 votes)
    Nicholas Mayne, Living Upper Harbour, (5663 votes)
    Brian Neeson, Independent, (5012 votes)

## 2016–2019 term

The board members, elected in the 2016 local body elections, in election order:
    Lisa Whyte, Auckland Future, (7826 votes)
    Margaret Miles, Independent, (6533 votes)
    Brian Neeson, Independent, (6097 votes)
    Uzra Casuri Balouch, not affiliated, (5434 votes)
    John MClean, Independent, (5336 votes)
    Nicholas Mayne, not affiliated, (4577 votes)