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Albert-Eden Local Board

Albert-Eden Local Board
Local Board of Auckland Council
Albert-Eden local board.svg
Location of Albert-Eden in Auckland
Formation 2010
Coordinates 36°52′22″S 174°45′07″E / 36.872813°S 174.751810°E / -36.872813; 174.751810Coordinates: 36°52′22″S 174°45′07″E / 36.872813°S 174.751810°E / -36.872813; 174.751810
Chair
Peter Haynes (CV)
Deputy Chair
Glenda Fryer (CV)
Political groups
  City Vision (5)
Ward
Albert-Eden-Roskill
Budget
NZ$32,925,000

The Albert-Eden Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council.

The Albert-Eden board, named after the two volcanic cones in the board area: Mount Albert and Mount Eden, covers the suburbs of Balmoral, Epsom, Greenlane, Kingsland, Morningside, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Owairaka, Point Chevalier, Sandringham, and Waterview. The total population residing in the Albert-Eden Local Board area, as of the June 2016 was 106,600.

The board is governed by eight board members elected from two subdivisions: four from the Owairaka subdivision (western half of the board area), and four from the Maungawhau subdivision (eastern half). The first board members were elected with the nationwide local elections on Saturday 9 October 2010; the local board's second election closed on 12 October 2013.

As of 2013, Albert-Eden has a total population of 94,695, with an average age of 34. It has a Māori population of 6,108, with an average age of 27.3 The area has a total of 34,134 dwellings. The population is 63.2% European, 6.8% Māori, 7.8% Pacific and 28.2% Asian. 2.1% of the population is Middle Eastern, Latin American and African, and 1.2% is part of another ethnic groups. 38.4% percent of the population was born overseas.

The median income of Albert-Eden residents is $32,800, and 90.2% of the population has formal qualifications. 55.5% of households own their own home, and 86.1% have access to the internet. The median rent is $370 per household.

As of 2013, 21% of people are employed in healthcare and social assistance, making it the largest source of employment in the local board area. 13% of people are employed in education and training, 13% are in professional, scientific and technical service roles, and 12% are in the retail trade. 8% of Albert-Eden residents work in accommodation and food services.


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