Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board

Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is represented by the council's Waitematā and Gulf Ward councillor.

The board's administrative area covers whole of the Great Barrier Island.

The board is governed by five board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

Demographics
Aotea/Great Barrier local board covers 320.28 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Aotea/Great Barrier had a population of 1,251 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 315 people (33.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 312 people (33.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,320 dwellings. The median age was 51.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 165 people (13.2%) aged under 15 years, 153 (12.2%) aged 15 to 29, 606 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 324 (25.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 22.8% Māori, 2.2% Pasifika, 1.7% Asian, 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.4% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The Local Board Area had a population of 936 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 537 households, comprising 507 males and 429 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.18 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.5% had no religion, 24.7% were Christian, 1.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 144 (18.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 147 (18.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $21,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 48 people (6.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 282 (35.3%) people were employed full-time, 168 (21.1%) were part-time, and 57 (7.1%) were unemployed.

2022-25 term
The board's term currently runs from the 2022 Local Body Elections to the local body elections in 2025. The current board members are:
 * Izzy Fordham (Chair), Independent
 * Patrick O'Shea (Deputy Chair), Independent
 * Neil Sanderson, Independent
 * Chris Ollivier, Independent
 * Laura Caine, None