The Howick ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects two councillors and covers the same area as the Howick Local Board. Bo Burns and Maurice Williamson are the current councillors.
Demographics Howick ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Howick ward had a population of 153,570 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12,600 people (8.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 26,445 people (20.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 75,996 males, 77,190 females and 381 people of other genders in 47,061 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 29,202 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 29,346 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 73,104 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 21,915 (14.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 38.1% European (Pākehā); 6.3% Māori; 8.0% Pasifika; 52.5% Asian; 2.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 88.6%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 2.1%, and other languages by 43.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 55.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 32.4% Christian, 7.2% Hindu, 3.5% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 3.6% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 4.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 42.6%, and 5.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 39,618 (31.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 49,611 (39.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 35,130 (28.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 17,046 people (13.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 66,246 (53.3%) people were employed full-time, 14,814 (11.9%) were part-time, and 3,156 (2.5%) were unemployed.
Councillors
ElectionCouncillors electedAffiliationVotesNotes 20101 Sharon Stewart Independent 237162 Jami-Lee Ross Citizens & Ratepayers 19289 Resigned on 7 March 2011 after winning election to parliament.Howick councillor Jami-Lee Ross resigns scoop.co.nz, 7 March 2011 2011 by-election Dick Quax Citizens & Ratepayers 11600(a) Elected in May 2011 by-election. 20131 Sharon Stewart Independent – Unopposed2 Dick Quax Independent – Unopposed 20161 Sharon Stewart Independent 179232 Dick Quax Independent 15516Died in office in May 2018. 2018 by-election Paul Young Independent 7624(a) Elected in September 2018 by-election. 20191 Sharon Stewart Independent 195312 Paul Young Independent 16809 20221 Sharon Stewart Independent 160132 Maurice Williamson Independent 14544 20251 Bo Burns Independent2 Maurice Williamson Independent
(a)By-election result.
Election results Election results for the Howick Ward:
2025 election results
2022 election results NameAffiliationVotes1Sharon StewartIndependent160132Maurice WilliamsonIndependent14544Paul Young#Burns&Young11876Bo Burns#Burns&Young11491Damian LightIndependent9825Morgan Xiao3840Blank1202Informal123
2016 election results NameAffiliationVotes%1Sharon StewartIndependent17,92325.4%2Dick QuaxIndependent15,51622.0%Paul YoungIndependent7,04610.0%David HayIndependent5,7578.2%Julie ZhuGreen Party5,7328.1%Matthew Cross5,0347.1%Olivia Montgomery4,4096.3%Gyanandra Kumar Labour Party3,1294.4%Tofik Mamedov Labour Party2,7433.9%Ian Colin Ireland1,1201.6%Blank1,8782.7%Informal1640.2%Turnout70,451
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