The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway.[2] This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.
The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term.[citation needed] Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.
Demographics
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)[10] and had an estimated population of 61,200 as of June 2024,[1] with a population density of 3,054 people per km2.
Devonport-Takapuna had a population of 58,005 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (0.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,535 people (4.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 24,093 dwellings. The median age was 40.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,954 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 10,839 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 26,841 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,362 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.[12]
Ethnicities were 66.4% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 2.9% Pasifika, 29.0% Asian, 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.0% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.[12]
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area had a population of 57,975 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 20,760 households, comprising 27,903 males and 30,069 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female.
The percentage of people born overseas was 43.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 18,423 (38.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,798 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12,798 people (26.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,724 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 7,008 (14.7%) were part-time, and 1,431 (3.0%) were unemployed.[11]
