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Franklin Ward
ward of Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Auckland Region
Area
• Land	1,199.75 km (463.23 sq mi)
Population
• 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. Franklin is currently represented by Andy Baker.

Demographics

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

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.

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.

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.

Councillors

Election Results

Election Results for the Franklin Ward:

2022 Election Results

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Franklin ward". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Franklin Ward (07613).
5. ^ "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. ^ "Local Elections 2022 - Official Results" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

External links

• Council description of Franklin Ward

• Wards of the Auckland Region