Franklin ward

Franklin Ward
ward of Auckland
Location of Franklin Ward
CountryNew Zealand
IslandNorth Island
RegionAuckland Region
Area
[1]
 • Land1,199.75 km2 (463.23 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
88,500

The Franklin Ward is the southernmost ward on the Auckland Council. The Franklin ward has one local board, also called Franklin; the Franklin Local Board has three subdivisions - Wairoa, Pukekohe and Waiuku.[3] Franklin is currently represented by Andy Baker.

Demographics

Franklin ward covers 1,199.75 km2 (463.23 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 88,500 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 74 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200658,605—    
201365,319+1.56%
201874,838+2.76%
202384,357+2.42%
Source: [4][5]
Ethnicities, 2023 Census
Ethnicity Population
New Zealand European
64,986
Māori
14,019
Pasifika
6,129
Asian
10,509
MELAA
969
Other
966
Population density in the 2023 census

Franklin had a population of 84,357 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 9,519 people (12.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 19,038 people (29.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 32,322 dwellings. The median age was 40.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 16,926 people (20.1%) aged under 15 years, 14,274 (16.9%) aged 15 to 29, 39,237 (46.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 13,929 (16.5%) aged 65 or older.[5]

Ethnicities were 77.0% European/Pākehā, 16.6% Māori, 7.3% Pasifika, 12.5% Asian, 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.1% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.[5]

Franklin ward had a population of 74,838 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 25,359 households, comprising 37,155 males and 37,683 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 22.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.9% had no religion, 35.2% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 11,064 (18.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 10,431 (17.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 14,364 people (24.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 31,635 (53.6%) people were employed full-time, 8,706 (14.7%) were part-time, and 1,941 (3.3%) were unemployed.[4]

Councillors

Franklin Ward Councillor of Auckland
Incumbent
Andy Baker
since 2022
Term lengthThree years
Inaugural holderDes Morrison
Formation1 November 2010
Websitewww.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Election Councillor elected Affiliation Votes Notes
2010 Des Morrison C&R Team Franklin 10,651
2013 Bill Cashmore C&R Team Franklin 8,178
2016[6] Bill Cashmore Team Franklin elected unopposed[7] Appointed Deputy Mayor of Auckland by mayor Phil Goff after Goff won the 2016 Auckland mayoral election.
2019 Bill Cashmore Team Franklin elected unopposed[8]
2022 Andy Baker Team Franklin 14,187[9]

Election Results

Election Results for the Franklin Ward:

2022 Election Results

Name Affiliation Votes
1 Andy Baker Team Franklin 14187
Keven Mealamu Independent 9279
Blank 820
Informal 10

[9]


References

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Franklin ward". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Franklin Ward (07613).
  5. ^ a b c "2023 Census national and subnational usually resident population counts and dwelling counts" (Microsoft Excel). Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Local body election nominations close". Radio New Zealand. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Ward councillors – Franklin Ward confirmed" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Auckland local board election results: Some wards too close to call". Stuff.co.nz. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Local Elections 2022 - Official Results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.