North Shore Ward
ward of Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Auckland Region
Area [1]
• Land	54.17 km2 (20.92 sq mi)
Population  (June 2025)[2]
• Total	156,700
• Density	2,893/km2 (7,492/sq mi)

North Shore Ward is anAuckland Council ward that elects two councillors and covers theDevonport-Takapuna andKaipātiki Local Boards. The two councillors are currentlyRichard Hills andChris Darby.

North Shore ward covers 54.17 km² (20.92 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 156,700 as of June 2025, with a population density of 2,893 people per km².

North Shore ward had a population of 146,130 in the2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 111 people (−0.1%) since the2018 census, and an increase of 8,169 people (5.9%) since the2013 census. There were 71,568 males, 74,031 females and 531 people ofother genders in 51,303 dwellings.^[5] 3.7% of people identified asLGBTIQ+. The median age was 37.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 26,082 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 28,626 (19.6%) aged 15 to 29, 69,783 (47.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 21,642 (14.8%) aged 65 or older.^[4]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 60.4%European (Pākehā); 8.2%Māori; 5.2%Pasifika; 32.5%Asian; 3.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 92.8%, Māori language by 1.6%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 31.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk).New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 45.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[4]

Religious affiliations were 32.0%Christian, 2.6%Hindu, 1.7%Islam, 0.3%Māori religious beliefs, 1.8%Buddhist, 0.4%New Age, 0.2%Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they hadno religion were 53.9%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.^[4]

Of those at least 15 years old, 47,664 (39.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 47,730 (39.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 24,657 (20.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 22,005 people (18.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 65,895 (54.9%) people were employed full-time, 15,798 (13.2%) were part-time, and 3,036 (2.5%) were unemployed.^[4]

Election Results for the North Shore Ward:

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• Wards of the Auckland Region

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