North Shore ward

North Shore Ward is an Auckland Council ward that elects two councillors and covers the Devonport-Takapuna and Kaipātiki Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Richard Hills and Chris Darby.

Demographics
North Shore ward covers 54.11 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

North Shore ward had a population of 146,241 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 8,280 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 14,457 people (11.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 49,671 households, comprising 71,268 males and 74,976 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 36.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 26,838 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 31,644 (21.6%) aged 15 to 29, 68,076 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 19,680 (13.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 62.8% European/Pākehā, 7.4% Māori, 4.7% Pacific peoples, 30.3% Asian, and 4.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 44.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.1% had no religion, 36.3% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.5% were Hindu, 1.5% were Muslim, 1.9% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 42,852 (35.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 11,238 (9.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 27,663 people (23.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 62,802 (52.6%) people were employed full-time, 17,208 (14.4%) were part-time, and 3,942 (3.3%) were unemployed.

Election Results
Election Results for the North Shore Ward: