# Whau ward

Whau Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects one councillor and covers the Whau local board area. The current councillor is Kerrin Leoni.

## Demographics

Whau ward covers 26.85 km$^2$ (10.37 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 91,400 as of June 2024, with a population density of 3,404 people per km$^2$.
Whau ward had a population of 81,273 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,917 people (2.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 8,679 people (12.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 40,752 males, 40,188 females and 336 people of other genders in 26,526 dwellings. 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 15,258 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 16,602 (20.4%) aged 15 to 29, 38,805 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,608 (13.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 37.6% European (Pākehā); 11.0% Māori; 19.7% Pasifika; 42.2% Asian; 3.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.7%, Māori language by 2.4%, Samoan by 5.9%, and other languages by 34.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 47.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.7% Christian, 11.1% Hindu, 6.4% Islam, 0.7% Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 37.6%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 20,430 (30.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 26,292 (39.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 19,290 (29.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6,933 people (10.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 34,935 (52.9%) people were employed full-time, 7,344 (11.1%) were part-time, and 2,433 (3.7%) were unemployed.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors elected | Affiliation | Votes |
| 2010 | Noelene Raffills | Citizens & Ratepayers | 7518 |
| 2013 | Ross Clow | Labour | 6227 |
| 2016 | Ross Clow | Labour | 6895 |
| 2019 | Tracy Mulholland | Communities and Residents | 5853 |
| 2022 | Kerrin Leoni | Labour | 8373 |

## Election Results

Election Results for the Whau Ward:

### 2022 Election Results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
| 1 | Kerrin Leoni | Labour | 8373 |
| | Tracy Mulholland | Communities and Residents | 8011 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 1552 |
| Informal | Informal | Informal | 7 |

### 2019 Election Results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
| 1 | Tracy Mulholland | Communities and Residents | 5853 |
| | Ross Clow | Labour | 5663 |
| | Jessamine Fraser | Green | 2241 |
| | Paul Davie | Community Independents | 1774 |
| | Anna Degia-Pala | Independent | 1336 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 1168 |
| Informal | Informal | Informal | 66 |