Ōrākei Ward is one of thirteen wards of Auckland Council in Auckland, New Zealand. It encompasses the neighbourhoods of Saint Heliers, Glendowie, Kohimarama, Mission Bay, Saint Johns and Meadowbank.^[3] It elects one councillor to represent the ward on the council. The councillor has oversight over the Orakei Local Board. The current councillor is Desley Simpson.

Ōrākei ward covers 32.80 km² (12.66 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 89,000 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 2,713 people per km².

Ōrākei ward had a population of 86,151 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 42 people (−0.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 4,578 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 41,085 males, 44,763 females and 300 people of other genders in 32,184 dwellings.^[6] 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 13,713 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 17,742 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 39,255 (45.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 15,438 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.4% European (Pākehā); 6.1% Māori; 3.1% Pasifika; 27.2% Asian; 3.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.5%, Māori language by 1.3%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 28.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 40.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[5]

Religious affiliations were 34.9% Christian, 2.1% Hindu, 1.4% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 2.1% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.7% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.6%, and 5.5% of people did not answer the census question.^[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 36,147 (49.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 25,503 (35.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 10,782 (14.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $57,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 19,896 people (27.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 37,545 (51.8%) people were employed full-time, 10,527 (14.5%) were part-time, and 1,698 (2.3%) were unemployed.^[5]

Election Results for the Ōrākei Ward:

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