Manurewa - Electorate Profile - New Zealand Parliament

Electorate boundary map

The Manurewa electorate includes Weymouth, Clendon Park, Hill Park and Manurewa in the south of the electorate, and Wiri and Manukau City in the north. It also includes some of southern Papatoetoe. The eastern boundary of the electorate is the Auckland Southern Motorway.

The Manurewa electorate has existed continuously since 1963. No changes were made to the boundaries in 2014. In 2020, Manurewa gained an area south of Papatoetoe and lost areas around Greenmeadows and Redoubt Road to the new electorate of Takanini.

Labour MPs have always held the Manurewa seat with the exception of 1975 to 1978, when it was held by Merv Wellington (National). From 2011 to 2020 the electorate was represented by Louisa Wall (Labour), a former Silver Fern and Black Fern, and the first woman to represent Manurewa. Other prominent Manurewa MPs include Roger Douglas (Labour) who was Minister of Finance during New Zealand’s economic reforms of the 1980s; and George Hawkins (Labour) who was Minister of Police and Minister of Internal Affairs in the early 2000s. At the 2020 general election Manurewa was won by Arena Williams (Labour).

Census 2018 showed strong annual average population growth of 3.3% in the Manurewa electorate since 2013. Manurewa has the highest proportion of under five-year olds in the country (8.7%), the second-highest proportion of people in the 5-9 age group (9.1%) and the second-highest proportion of people in the 10-14 age group (7.9%). It also has among the lowest shares of any general electorate for all age groups above the age of 45.

The largest ethnic group in the electorate is Pacific Peoples (39.3%), followed by the Asian ethnic group (29.4%), the Maori ethnic group (24.5%), and the European ethnic group (23.1%). Nearly 11,000 people speak Samoan (13.5% of the electorate), the third-highest proportion in the country. While Christianity is the largest religious affiliation (45.8%), those affiliated with Hinduism (10.2%) and Islam (3.8%) are the second-highest and fourth-highest shares In New Zealand respectively.

In 2018 Manurewa ranked number one for the share of households using a portable gas heater (11.9%). Over one-third (35.3%) of households stated their house was either always damp or sometimes damp. Manurewa had the highest proportion of people receiving Sole Parent Support (8.5%), and the second-highest unemployment rate (9.4%).

Election results (2020)

The winning candidate in the 2020 election, Arena Williams (Labour Party), captured a majority (73.0%) of the 28,499 valid electorate votes cast for candidates in the Manurewa electorate, with a margin of 17,179. The seat was previously won in 2017 by Louisa Wall (Labour Party) with a margin of 8,374. The Labour Party also captured a majority (73.9%) of the party votes in Manurewa, up 15.1 percentage points on its party vote share in 2017. Turnout (total votes cast as a proportion of enrolled electors) in 2020 was 69.8%.

2020 General election results – electorate candidate votes

Manurewa
Candidate	Valid Votes	Share (%)
WILLIAMS, Arena (LAB)	20,815	73.0
SAMARAKONE, Nuwanthie Tryone (NAT)	3,636	12.8
HALL, John Harold (NZF)	968	3.4
VANO, Lourdes Faith Auhura Parehuia (GP)	963	3.4
PAHULU, Motekiai (CNSP)	814	2.9
LINAKER, Luella Benita (IND)	325	1.1
JACKSON, Houahemotu Linder (ADV)	313	1.1
WILCOX, Sonny (VNZ)	305	1.1
SINGH, Rattan (ONE)	198	0.7
BERNARDO, Wella (TEAP)	134	0.5
VERMUNT, Annalucia Maria (CL)	28	0.1
Valid Total	28,499	100.0
Total Votes Cast	30,668

Winning Candidate: WILLIAMS, Arena - margin: 17179

For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.

2017 General election results – electorate candidate votes

Manurewa
Candidate	Valid Votes	Share (%)
WALL, Louisa (LAB)	15,577	58.78
BUNGARD, Katrina (NAT)	7,203	27.18
HALL, John (NZF)	1,691	6.38
TUIONO, Teanau (GP)	880	3.32
HOHAIA, Tasha (MAOR)	806	3.04
IKILEI, Elliot (CNSP)	342	1.29
Total Valid Votes	26,499	100
Total Votes Cast	27,142	102.43

Winning Candidate: WALL, Louisa - margin 8374

For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.

2014 General election results – electorate candidate votes

Manurewa
Candidate	Valid Votes	Share (%)
WALL, Louisa Hareruia (LAB)	14,038	54.23
BROWN, Simeon (NAT)	7,636	29.5
HALL, John H (NZF)	2,015	7.78
TUPOU, Trish (GP)	1,127	4.35
IKILEI, Elliot Ewen Pasione (CNSP)	562	2.17
DAINTY, Yvonne (MANA)	268	1.04
BHANA, Raewyn (MAOR)	238	0.92
Total Valid Votes	25,884	100
Total Votes Cast	28,736	111.02

Winning Candidate: WALL, Louisa Hareruia - margin 6402

For interpretation of abbreviations, see Glossary.

General election results – party vote 2014-2020

Manurewa
Party	Valid Votes	Share (%)	Valid Votes	Share (%)	Valid Votes	Share (%)
	2014		2017		2020
Labour Party	14,579	53.0	16,592	58.9	22,137	73.9
National Party	7,612	27.7	8,109	28.8	3,904	13.0
Green Party	1,092	4.0	698	2.5	907	3.0
New Zealand First Party	2,609	9.5	1,869	6.6	861	2.9
ACT New Zealand	158	0.6	75	0.3	519	1.7
New Conservative					505	1.7
Advance NZ					250	0.8
Māori Party	191	0.7	313	1.1	245	0.8
Vision New Zealand					196	0.7
The Opportunities Party (TOP)			210	0.7	139	0.5
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party	102	0.4	104	0.4	136	0.5
ONE Party					80	0.3
TEA Party					37	0.1
Sustainable New Zealand Party					14	0.0
NZ Outdoors Party			9	0.0	9	0.0
HeartlandNZ					8	0.0
Social Credit					6	0.0
Conservative	776	2.8	98	0.4
New Zealand People's Party			58	0.2
MANA			22	0.1
United Future	24	0.1	15	0.1
Democrats for Social Credit	6	0.0	12	0.0
Ban1080	15	0.1	7	0.0
Internet Party			4	0.0
Internet MANA	315	1.2
The Civilian Party	10	0.0
Focus New Zealand	1	0.0
NZ Independent Coalition	0	0.0
Total Valid Votes	27,490	100.0	28,195	100.0	29,953	100.0
Total Votes Cast	28,736	104.5	28,413	100.8	30,468	101.7

Voter enrolment and turnout 2017 and 2020

	Manurewa	NZ	Manurewa	NZ
	2017		2020
Voting Age Population (VAP)*	55,430	3,569,830	58,000	3,772,100
Electors on General Roll (EGR)	43,390	3,046,216	43,954	3,273,567
Electors on Māori Roll	8,361	251,793	7,392	276,013
Total Enrolled**	51,751	3,298,009	51,346	3,549,580
Total Votes Cast by EGR (TVC)	29,302	2,462,199	30,668	2,728,333
% VAP Enrolled	93	92	89	94
Turnout (TVC as % EGR)	68	81	70	83

*Estimated population statistics as at: June 2017 and June 2020 (provisional, using 2018 Census data). ** Electoral Enrolment Centre statistics as at September 2017; and Electoral Commission enrolment statistics as at October 2020.

This section has a variety of information about people living in the electorate. Topics include population, ethnicity, religion, language, health, and iwi affiliation. The information comes from the 2018 Census, except for iwi affiliation. Information on iwi affiliation comes from the 2013 Census as this information is not available for 2018.

There is information on both Māori ethnicity and Māori descent as these are different concepts. Māori descent is based on ancestry and Māori ethnicity is based on cultural affiliation.

Graph: Age group (five-year bands) (%)

This graph visually represents the age group data in the Age group and sex, 2018 Census table in this section of the profile. (Source: Parliamentary Library using data from Stats NZ)

Graph: Ethnic group (%)

This graph visually represents the data in the Ethnic group, 2018 Census table in this section of the profile. (Source: Parliamentary Library using data from Stats NZ)

Population, 2018 Census
Manurewa	2006	2013	2018
Usually resident population	63,480	67,962	79,860
Annual average intercensal growth rate (%)	..	1.0	3.3
Growth rate rank	..	24	10
NZ growth rate (%)	..	0.7	2.1

Age group and sex, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Manurewa			NZ
Age group	no.	%	rank	%
0-4 years	6,969	8.7	1	6.3
5-9 years	7,299	9.1	2	6.9
10-14 years	6,303	7.9	2	6.5
15-19 years	6,024	7.5	8	6.4
20-24 years	7,323	9.2	9	6.8
25-29 years	7,830	9.8	9	7.3
30-34 years	6,669	8.4	14	6.7
35-39 years	5,247	6.6	25	6.3
40-44 years	4,461	5.6	56	6.2
45-49 years	4,638	5.8	64	6.8
50-54 years	4,404	5.5	61	6.6
55-59 years	3,750	4.7	65	6.4
60-64 years	3,006	3.8	64	5.6
65-69 years	2,181	2.7	65	4.9
70-74 years	1,536	1.9	65	3.9
75-79 years	999	1.3	65	2.8
80-84 years	621	0.8	64	1.8
85 years and over	597	0.7	62	1.8
Male	40,311	50.5		49.4
Female	39,549	49.5		50.6
Total	79,860	100.0		100.0
Population aged 18 years and over
Total	55,740
Male	27,831
Female	27,909

Ethnic group, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Manurewa			NZ
Ethnic group (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
European	18,471	23.1	63	70.2
Māori	19,551	24.5	10	16.5
Pacific Peoples	31,392	39.3	3	8.1
Asian	23,487	29.4	11	15.1
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	1,455	1.8	24	1.5
Other Ethnicity	528	0.7	63	1.2
– New Zealander	312	0.4	64	1.0
– Other Ethnicity not elsewhere classified	216	0.3	23	0.3
Total stated	79,860	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	79,860

Birthplace, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Manurewa			NZ
Birthplace	no.	%	rank	%
NZ born	46,545	59.5	53	72.6
Overseas born	31,620	40.5	13	27.4
Total stated	78,165	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	1,698
Total	79,860

Years since arrival in New Zealand, 2018 Census
for the overseas-born population
	Manurewa			NZ
Years since arrival	no.	%	rank	%
Less than one year	1,185	3.9	53	5.9
1 year	1,452	4.7	43	5.9
2 years	1,626	5.3	25	5.2
3 years	1,488	4.8	20	4.5
4 years	1,002	3.3	36	3.6
5-9 years	6,102	19.9	2	16.2
10-19 years	10,134	33.0	7	27.6
20 years or more	7,728	25.2	56	31.0
Total stated	30,717	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	903
Total	31,620

Languages spoken, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Manurewa			NZ
Languages spoken (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
English	72,735	91.1	60	95.4
Māori	4,797	6.0	11	4.0
Samoan	10,800	13.5	3	2.2
New Zealand Sign Language	357	0.4	41	0.5
Other	20,688	25.9	16	16.3
None (eg too young to talk)	2,535	3.2	1	2.2
Total stated	79,860	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	79,860

Religious affiliations, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Manurewa			NZ
Religious affiliations (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No religion	18,780	23.5	63	48.2
Buddhism	1,239	1.6	18	1.1
Christian	36,585	45.8	3	36.5
Hinduism	8,106	10.2	2	2.6
Islam	3,000	3.8	4	1.3
Judaism	27	0.0	62	0.1
Māori religions, beliefs and philosophies	2,196	2.7	7	1.3
Spiritualism and New Age religions	165	0.2	62	0.4
Other religions, beliefs and philosophies	5,298	6.6	2	1.9
Object to answering	4,764	6.0	43	6.7
Total stated	79,860	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	79,860

Years at usual residence, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Manurewa			NZ
Years at usual residence	no.	%	rank	%
0 years	11,262	20.7	15	20.3
1-4 years	19,464	35.8	12	33.5
5-9 years	9,306	17.1	40	17.4
10-14 years	6,360	11.7	24	11.1
15-29 years	5,943	10.9	54	12.5
30 years or more	1,998	3.7	51	5.1
Total stated	54,336	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	25,527
Total	79,860

Māori descent, 2018 Census
for the total population
	Manurewa			NZ
Status	no.	%	rank	%
Māori descent	20,427	25.6	12	18.5
No Māori descent	57,570	72.1	53	79.0
Don't know	1,863	2.3	40	2.4
Total stated	79,860	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	79,860

Manurewa - these iwi have interests in the electorate.
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki	Ngāti Whanaunga
Ngāti Maru (Hauraki)	Te Ākitai Waiohua
Ngāti Tamaoho	Te Kawerau a Maki
Ngāti Tamaterā	Waikato

Iwi affiliations, 2013 Census
Manurewa
Iwi (total response)	Number of people
Ngāpuhi	5,811
Waikato	1,638
Ngāti Porou	1,245
Ngāti Maniapoto	1,020
Tūhoe	885
Te Rarawa	720
Tainui	585
Ngāti Tūwharetoa	576
Ngāti Whātua	558
Te Arawa	495
Ngāti Awa	480
Ngāti Kahu	432
Te Aupōuri	390
Ngāti Kurī	309
Ngāi Tahu / Kāi Tahu	285
Te Whānau-a-Apanui	267
Ngaiterangi	261
Ngāti Kahungunu, region unspecified	231
Whakatōhea	228
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa	225
Hapū Affiliated to More Than One Iwi	210
Ngāti Raukawa (Waikato)	195
Ngāti Pikiao (Te Arawa)	186
Ngāti Ranginui	165
Ngāti Paoa	159
Ngāti Wai	144
Te Atiawa (Taranaki)	141
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga	126
Ngāti Haua (Waikato)	114
Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi	96
Ngāpuhi ki Whaingaroa-Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa	96

Families, 2018 Census
for families in occupied private dwellings
Manurewa	2006	2013	2018
Total households	15,363	16,722	16,776
Annual average intercensal growth rate (%)	…	1.2	0.1
Growth rate rank	…	23	62
Total households growth rate (%)	…	0.9	1.2

Family type, 2018 Census
for families in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Family type	no.	%	rank	%
Couple without children	3,993	23.8	64	41.2
Couple with child(ren)	8,193	48.8	11	42.4
One parent with child(ren)	4,593	27.4	3	16.4
Total	16,776	100.0		100.0

Legally registered relationship status, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Status	no.	%	rank	%
Married (not separated)	17,946	45.6	49	48.6
Separated/divorced/surviving partner	5,376	13.7	51	16.2
Never married and never in a civil union	16,062	40.8	11	35.2
Total stated	39,384	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	19,908
Total	59,292

Partnership status, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Status	no.	%	rank	%
Partnered	23,058	55.5	56	61.4
Non-partnered	18,465	44.5	10	38.6
Total stated	41,520	100.0		100.0
Not stated	17,772
Total	59,292

Number of children born, 2018 Census
for the female population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Number of children born	no.	%	rank	%
No children	7,863	31.5	27	30.8
One child	3,534	14.2	18	12.9
Two children	5,022	20.1	60	26.3
Three children	3,264	13.1	49	16.0
Four children	2,046	8.2	22	6.9
Five children	1,119	4.5	3	2.6
Six or more children	1,290	5.2	3	2.2
Object to answering	792	3.2	2	2.2
Total stated	24,927	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	4,767
Total	29,694

Cigarette smoking behaviour, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Cigarette smoking behaviour	no.	%	rank	%
Regular smoker	11,382	19.2	4	13.2
Ex-smoker	8,016	13.5	62	22.0
Never smoked regularly	39,894	67.3	26	64.8
Total stated	59,292	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	59,292

Difficulty seeing even if wearing glasses, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Manurewa			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	40,113	80.9	44	82.3
Some difficulty	8,001	16.1	34	16.0
A lot of difficulty	978	2.0	6	1.4
Cannot do at all	465	0.9	1	0.2
Total stated	49,554	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	23,340
Total	72,894

Difficulty hearing even if using a hearing aid, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Manurewa			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	43,878	89.0	19	86.5
Some difficulty	4,308	8.7	50	11.8
A lot of difficulty	684	1.4	38	1.5
Cannot do at all	426	0.9	2	0.2
Total stated	49,293	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	23,598
Total	72,894

Difficulty walking or climbing steps, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Manurewa			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	42,258	85.5	40	86.5
Some difficulty	5,199	10.5	34	10.4
A lot of difficulty	1,425	2.9	21	2.5
Cannot do at all	549	1.1	1	0.6
Total stated	49,431	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	23,460
Total	72,894

Difficulty remembering or concentrating, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Manurewa			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	41,517	84.0	28	83.5
Some difficulty	6,519	13.2	44	14.5
A lot of difficulty	951	1.9	26	1.8
Cannot do at all	438	0.9	1	0.3
Total stated	49,428	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	23,466
Total	72,894

Difficulty washing all over or dressing, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Manurewa			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	46,407	93.9	60	95.2
Some difficulty	1,977	4.0	20	3.5
A lot of difficulty	459	0.9	15	0.8
Cannot do at all	594	1.2	1	0.5
Total stated	49,437	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	23,457
Total	72,894

Difficulty communicating using your usual language, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Manurewa			NZ
Difficulty	no.	%	rank	%
No difficulty	45,606	92.0	64	94.7
Some difficulty	3,096	6.2	2	4.3
A lot of difficulty	525	1.1	2	0.7
Cannot do at all	369	0.7	1	0.2
Total stated	49,596	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	23,295
Total	72,894

This section has information about schools and school pupils in the electorate adapted from the Ministry of Education’s schools directory. It also includes information on the highest qualification held by adults from the 2018 Census.

The Parliamentary Library is responsible for the accuracy of allocating schools to the electorate.

Graph: Highest qualification (%)

This graph visually represents the data in the Highest qualification, 2018 Census table in this section of the profile. (Source: Parliamentary Library using data from Stats NZ)

Ethnic group of school pupils, July 2020
Total pupils on school roll
	Manurewa			NZ
Ethnic group (prioritised)	no.	%	rank	%
European	542	3.4	64	47.9
Māori	4,965	31.1	13	23.6
Pacific	7,702	48.3	3	9.6
Asian	2,394	15.0	25	13.9
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	285	1.8	48	2.8
Other	50	0.3	65	0.8
International	11	0.1	64	1.4
Total	15,949	100.0		100.0

Decile of schools in the electorate, July 2020
	Manurewa
School decile	Schools (no.)	Schools (%)	Pupils (no.)	Pupils (%)
One	15	53.6	9,254	58.0
Two	9	32.1	5,428	34.0
Three	3	10.7	804	5.0
Four	1	3.6	463	2.9
Five	0	0.0	0	0.0
Six	0	0.0	0	0.0
Seven	0	0.0	0	0.0
Eight	0	0.0	0	0.0
Nine	0	0.0	0	0.0
Ten	0	0.0	0	0.0
Unallocated	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	28	100.0	15,949	100.0

Highest qualification, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Highest qualification	no.	%	rank	%
No qualification	12,408	24.1	11	18.2
Level 1 certificate	5,154	10.0	41	11.2
Level 2 certificate	4,530	8.8	45	9.9
Level 3 certificate	7,125	13.9	7	11.3
Level 4 certificate	4,566	8.9	36	8.8
Level 5 diploma	2,880	5.6	3	4.9
Level 6 diploma	1,872	3.6	63	5.0
Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification	5,634	11.0	45	14.6
Post-graduate and honours degrees	1,284	2.5	65	5.7
Masters degree	885	1.7	60	3.7
Doctorate degree	78	0.2	65	0.8
Overseas secondary school qualification	4,998	9.7	9	5.9
Total stated	51,414	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	7,878
Total	59,292

Study participation, 2018 Census
for the population aged 5+
	Manurewa			NZ
Study participation	no.	%	rank	%
Full-time study	17,286	23.7	9	21.0
Part-time study	1,776	2.4	41	2.6
Not studying	53,829	73.8	56	76.4
Total stated	72,894	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	72,894

Main means of travel to education, 2018 Census
for the population in education
	Manurewa			NZ
Main means of travel to education	no.	%	rank	%
Study at home	633	2.9	63	5.3
Drive a car, truck or van	2,196	10.2	39	11.1
Passenger in a car, truck or van	9,783	45.5	11	39.1
Bicycle	72	0.3	65	3.6
Walk or jog	4,728	22.0	15	20.5
School bus	945	4.4	51	9.9
Public bus	1,011	4.7	34	7.1
Train	1,773	8.2	3	1.9
Ferry	..	..	..	0.1
Other	363	1.7	8	1.3
Total stated	21,507	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	21,507

This section provides a range of information from the 2018 Census about homes and families in the electorate. It also has information about residential building consents issued.

The census distinguishes between dwellings, households, and families. A dwelling refers to the physical structure. A household is either one person who usually lives alone, or two or more people who usually live together. A family comprises a couple with or without children or one parent and their children.

There are two tables describing homeownership. They differ in measuring ownership at the individual or the household level. A household may own their dwelling but not all people within that household share in the ownership.

Households, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
Manurewa	2006	2013	2018
Total households	17,805	18,474	19,149
Annual average intercensal growth rate (%)	…	0.5	0.7
Growth rate rank	…	52	49
New Zealand growth rate (%)	…	0.9	1.3

Dwelling occupancy status, 2018 Census
for all private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Occupancy status	no.	%	rank	%
Occupied private dwellings	19,203	94.7	12	89.7
Total unoccupied private dwellings	1,080	5.3	54	10.3
– Residents away	657	3.2	45	5.3
– Empty dwellings	423	2.1	59	5.1
Total private dwellings	20,283	100.0		100.0
Private dwellings under construction	99

Number of bedrooms, 2018 Census
for occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Number of bedrooms	no.	%	rank	%
One bedroom	996	5.2	30	6.2
Two bedrooms	3,960	20.6	22	19.1
Three bedrooms	9,162	47.7	11	43.5
Four bedrooms	3,486	18.2	59	23.9
Five or more bedrooms	1,593	8.3	22	7.3
Total stated	19,197	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	19,203

Household composition, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Household composition	Number	Percent	Rank	Percent
One-family household	12,450	69.9	29	68.6
Two-family household	1,845	10.4	2	3.3
Three or more family household	201	1.1	4	0.2
Other multi-person household	912	5.1	20	5.1
One-person household	2,412	13.5	61	22.7
Total stated	17,823	100.0		100.0
Household composition unidentifiable	1,326
Total	19,149

Number of usually residents, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Number of usually residents	no.	%	rank	%
One usual resident	2,412	13.4	62	22.7
Two usual residents	3,582	19.9	64	33.2
Three usual residents	3,306	18.3	15	16.4
Four usual residents	3,306	18.3	18	15.6
Five usual residents	2,244	12.4	2	7.1
Six usual residents	1,398	7.7	2	2.9
Seven usual residents	861	4.8	2	1.1
Eight or more usual residents	933	5.2	2	0.9
Total stated	18,039	100.0		100.0
Number of usual residents unidentifiable	1,110
Total	19,149

Individual home ownership, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Ownership status	no.	%	rank	%
Own or partly own	11,766	27.7	60	40.8
Hold in a family trust	1,686	4.0	65	10.9
Do not own and do not hold in a family trust	29,010	68.3	4	48.2
Total stated	42,465	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	16,827
Total	59,292

Tenure of household, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Tenure	no.	%	rank	%
Dwelling owned or partly owned	7,506	39.2	59	51.3
Dwelling held in a family trust	891	4.7	65	13.3
Dwelling not owned / held in a family trust	10,749	56.1	3	35.5
Total stated	19,146	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	19,149

Sector of landlord, 2018 Census
for households in rented occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Sector of landlord	no.	%	rank	%
Private person, trust, or business	7,071	69.6	61	83.5
Local authority or city council	78	0.8	48	2.1
Housing New Zealand Corporation	2,772	27.3	5	12.0
Iwi, hapū, or Māori land trust	15	0.1	35	0.3
Other community housing provider	159	1.6	14	1.2
Other government	54	0.5	32	0.9
Total stated	10,155	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	9
Total	10,161

Weekly rent paid, 2018 Census
for households in rented occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Weekly rent paid	no.	%	rank	%
Under $100	675	6.7	30	6.5
$100 - $149	1,305	12.9	12	8.9
$150 - $199	396	3.9	41	6.7
$200 - $299	705	7.0	49	17.7
$300 - $399	1,614	16.0	46	22.0
$400 - $499	3,063	30.4	6	17.6
$500 - $599	1,755	17.4	18	10.4
$600 and over	570	5.7	27	10.2
Total stated	10,083	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	78
Total	10,161

Number of motor vehicles, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Number of motor vehicles	no.	%	rank	%
No motor vehicle	1,197	7.4	15	6.6
One motor vehicle	4,773	29.6	49	33.9
Two motor vehicles	5,934	36.7	54	39.4
Three motor vehicles	2,487	15.4	13	12.8
Four motor vehicles	1,146	7.1	8	4.8
Five or more motor vehicles	612	3.8	7	2.4
Total stated	16,152	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,997
Total	19,149

Access to telecommunication systems, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Access to telecommunication systems	Number	Percent	Rank	Percent
No access to telecommunication systems	411	2.5	3	1.1
Access to a cellphone/mobile phone	14,661	90.1	55	91.9
Access to a telephone	9,468	58.2	52	62.5
Access to the internet	13,248	81.5	57	86.1
Total stated	16,263	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,886
Total	19,149

Main types of heating used to heat dwellings, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Heating type (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No heating used	2,601	16.2	4	4.0
Heat pump	5,190	32.3	58	47.3
Electric heater	8,196	51.0	24	44.1
Fixed gas heater	480	3.0	65	11.7
Portable gas heater	1,920	11.9	1	6.3
Wood burner	2,109	13.1	52	32.3
Pellet fire	90	0.6	31	1.0
Coal burner	66	0.4	21	1.2
Other types of heating	123	0.8	65	3.0
Total stated	16,086	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	3,240
Total	19,203

Fuel types used to heat dwellings, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Fuel type (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
Electricity	11,505	71.6	45	75.3
Gas	2,334	14.5	39	18.1
Wood	2,202	13.7	53	33.6
Coal	69	0.4	21	1.3
Home heating oil	..	..	..	0.0
Solar power	..	..	..	0.0
No fuels used in this dwelling	2,601	16.2	4	4.0
Other fuel(s)	12	0.1	50	0.5
Total stated	16,062	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	3,282
Total	19,203

Access to basic amenities, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Access to basic amenities	no.	%	rank	%
None of these	201	1.2	3	0.4
Cooking facilities	15,666	96.7	63	98.9
Tap water that is safe to drink	15,282	94.3	61	96.8
Kitchen sink	15,777	97.4	63	98.9
Refrigerator	15,075	93.0	64	96.8
Bath or shower	15,846	97.8	63	99.0
Toilet	15,831	97.7	63	99.0
Electricity supply	15,468	95.5	63	98.3
Total stated	16,203	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	2,997
Total	19,203

Dwelling dampness indicator, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Dampness indicator	no.	%	rank	%
Always damp	1,224	8.1	3	3.0
Sometimes damp	4,113	27.2	3	18.5
Not damp	9,801	64.7	63	78.5
Total stated	15,138	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	4,062
Total	19,203

Dwelling mould indicator, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Mould indicator	no.	%	rank	%
Mould over A4 size - always	1,632	10.6	3	4.3
Mould over A4 size - sometimes	3,291	21.4	3	12.6
No mould/mould smaller than A4 size	10,455	68.0	63	83.1
Total stated	15,378	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	3,825
Total	19,203

Residential building consents (number of units), 2016-2020 (year to March)
	Manurewa
Residential building type	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total residential buildings	282	344	623	547	606
Houses	197	188	230	255	156
Apartments	6	14	228	90	46
Retirement village units	0	0	0	0	0
Townhouses & other residential	79	142	165	202	404

Areas of deprivation map

This map visually represents areas of deprivation within the electorate. The higher the index of Deprivation (1 - 10), the more socioeconomically deprived an area is considered (see Glossary). Prepared from data published in the New Zealand Indexes of Deprivation – 2018 files here by the University of Otago, Wellington.

This section includes information from the 2018 Census about work and income of people, households, and families. It also includes information about non-residential building consents issued.

Income is the total before-tax income of a person, household, or family in the 12 months ended 31 March 2018. Family and household income is derived by taking the income of all members aged 15 and over of the family or household. Income does not include Working for Families tax credits.

Graph: Total personal income (%)

This graph visually represents the data in the Total personal income, 2018 Census table in this section of the profile. (Source: Parliamentary Library using data from Stats NZ)

Work and labour force status, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Work and labour force status	no.	%	rank	%
Employed Full-time	29,754	50.2	37	50.1
Employed Part-time	6,441	10.9	65	14.7
Unemployed	3,741	6.3	2	4.0
Not in the Labour Force	19,353	32.6	23	31.3
Total stated	59,292	100.0		100.0
Status Unidentifiable	..
Total	59,292
Unemployment rate		9.4	2	5.8
Labour force participation rate		67.4	43	68.7
Employment rate		61.0	56	64.7

Status in employment, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Status in employment	no.	%	rank	%
Paid employee	33,792	93.4	2	82.7
Employer	660	1.8	64	5.6
Self-employed and without employees	1,584	4.4	64	10.2
Unpaid family worker	162	0.4	65	1.5
Total stated	36,198	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	36,198

Occupation, 2018 Census
for the employed population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Occupation	no.	%	rank	%
Managers	3,477	9.6	64	18.0
Professionals	5,049	13.9	62	23.0
Technicians and Trades Workers	4,671	12.9	20	12.1
Community and Personal Service Workers	3,609	10.0	21	9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers	4,299	11.9	19	10.9
Sales Workers	4,062	11.2	3	9.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers	5,568	15.4	2	6.0
Labourers	5,463	15.1	15	11.3
Total stated	36,198	100.0		100.0
Residual Categories	..
Total	36,198

Industry, 2018 Census
for the employed population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Industry	no.	%	rank	%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	345	1.0	41	5.9
Mining	27	0.1	43	0.2
Manufacturing	5,484	15.2	3	9.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	321	0.9	16	0.7
Construction	3,174	8.8	41	9.2
Wholesale Trade	2,529	7.0	11	4.9
Retail Trade	3,246	9.0	35	9.0
Accommodation and Food Services	2,112	5.8	34	6.5
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	3,798	10.5	2	4.3
Information Media and Telecommunications	426	1.2	36	1.6
Financial and Insurance Services	687	1.9	42	2.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	543	1.5	55	2.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	1,977	5.5	58	9.9
Administrative and Support Services	2,793	7.7	3	4.6
Public Administration and Safety	1,740	4.8	23	5.4
Education and Training	2,262	6.2	60	8.1
Health Care and Social Assistance	2,982	8.2	47	9.5
Arts and Recreation Services	414	1.1	63	1.8
Other Services	1,344	3.7	48	3.9
Total stated	36,198	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	36,198

Total hours worked, 2018 Census
for the employed population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Total hours worked	no.	%	rank	%
1-9 hours worked	1,677	4.6	61	5.6
10-19 hours worked	1,872	5.2	64	7.3
20-29 hours worked	2,892	8.0	62	9.7
30-39 hours worked	3,987	11.0	63	14.2
40-49 hours worked	20,811	57.5	1	46.0
50-59 hours worked	3,195	8.8	60	10.9
60 hours or more worked	1,761	4.9	40	6.3
Total stated	36,198	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	36,198

Main means of travel to work, 2018 Census
for the employed population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Main means of travel to work	no.	%	rank	%
Work at home	1,569	4.3	65	11.9
Did not go to work today	..	..	..	..
Drive a private car, truck or van	25,140	69.5	2	57.8
Drive a company car, truck or van	3,051	8.4	55	11.2
Passenger in a car, truck, van or company bus	2,538	7.0	3	4.0
Public bus	1,032	2.9	31	4.2
Train	1,725	4.8	10	2.0
Bicycle	111	0.3	62	2.0
Walk or jog	681	1.9	57	5.2
Ferry	..	..	..	0.2
Other	342	0.9	59	1.4
Total stated	36,198	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	..
Total	36,198

Unpaid activities, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Unpaid activities	no.	%	rank	%
No activities	6,345	16.0	4	11.7
Household work for own household	32,022	80.7	63	85.8
Looking after child from own household	13,236	33.3	6	29.0
Looking after ill/disabled household member	3,939	9.9	4	7.3
Looking after child not from own household	4,791	12.1	50	14.0
Helping ill/disabled non-household member	2,685	6.8	52	8.2
Other helping or voluntary work	4,602	11.6	60	15.2
Total stated	39,699	100.0		100.0
Not elsewhere included	19,590
Total	59,292

Total personal income, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Total personal income	no.	%	rank	%
$5,000 or less	11,151	18.8	2	12.9
$5,001-$10,000	3,381	5.7	8	4.7
$10,001-$20,000	10,392	17.5	28	16.9
$20,001-$30,000	7,356	12.4	41	13.7
$30,001-$50,000	14,049	23.7	2	20.2
$50,001-$70,000	8,436	14.2	36	14.4
$70,001 or more	4,524	7.6	65	17.2
Total stated	59,292	100.0		100.0
Not stated	..
Total	59,292

Sources of personal income, 2018 Census
for the population aged 15+
	Manurewa			NZ
Income sources (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No source of income during that time	5,670	9.6	3	6.3
Wages, salary, etc paid by my employer	37,704	63.9	17	60.6
Self-employment / work in own business	3,693	6.3	64	14.8
Interest, dividends, rent, other investments	2,394	4.1	64	16.8
ACC or a private work accident insurer	903	1.5	41	1.6
NZ Superannuation or Veteran's Pension	4,917	8.3	65	17.3
Other superannuation, pensions, or annuities	687	1.2	65	2.4
Jobseeker Support	6,711	11.4	4	6.2
Sole Parent Support	1,623	2.8	1	1.6
Supported Living Payment	1,278	2.2	13	1.8
Student Allowance	1,599	2.7	16	2.3
Other government support	2,934	5.0	3	3.8
Other sources of income	423	0.7	65	1.5
Total stated	59,007	100.0		100.0
Not stated	285
Total	59,292

Total household income, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Total household income	no.	%	rank	%
$20,000 or less	1,926	11.3	8	8.9
$20,001-$30,000	1,344	7.9	45	9.9
$30,001-$50,000	2,274	13.3	37	14.8
$50,001-$70,000	2,325	13.6	33	13.4
$70,001-$100,000	2,913	17.0	18	15.9
$100,001-$150,000	3,765	22.0	15	19.3
$150,001 or more	2,559	15.0	36	17.8
Total stated	17,106	100.0		100.0
Not stated	2,043
Total	19,149

Sources of household income, 2018 Census
for households in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Income sources (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No source of income during that time	105	0.6	19	0.5
Wages, salary, etc paid by my employer	14,451	80.2	6	71.3
Self-employment / work in own business	2,586	14.3	65	25.0
Interest, dividends, rent, other investments	1,722	9.6	65	26.9
ACC or a private work accident insurer	543	3.0	28	2.9
NZ Superannuation or Veteran's Pension	3,183	17.7	62	26.7
Other superannuation, pensions, or annuities	573	3.2	62	4.7
Jobseeker Support	2,766	15.3	3	7.3
Sole Parent Support	1,500	8.3	1	3.5
Supported Living Payment	963	5.3	3	3.4
Student Allowance	1,188	6.6	8	3.9
Other government support	2,208	12.3	2	7.4
Other sources of income	366	2.0	65	3.1
Total stated	18,021	100.0		100.0
Not stated	1,128
Total	19,149

Total family income, 2018 Census
for families in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Total family income	no.	%	rank	%
$20,000 or less	2,016	12.6	2	5.9
$20,001-$30,000	1,131	7.1	5	5.1
$30,001-$50,000	2,562	16.0	25	14.5
$50,001-$70,000	2,496	15.6	26	14.2
$70,001-$100,000	3,048	19.1	28	18.4
$100,001-$150,000	3,390	21.2	53	23.0
$150,001 or more	1,353	8.5	65	18.9
Total stated	15,996	100.0		100.0
Not stated	780
Total	16,776

Sources of family income, 2018 Census
for families in occupied private dwellings
	Manurewa			NZ
Income sources (total response)	no.	%	rank	%
No source of income during that time	153	0.9	15	0.7
Wages, salary, etc paid by my employer	13,560	81.3	15	77.5
Self-employment / work in own business	2,235	13.4	65	28.1
Interest, dividends, rent, other investments	1,227	7.4	65	26.2
ACC or a private work accident insurer	399	2.4	45	2.8
NZ Superannuation or Veteran's Pension	1,779	10.7	65	19.6
Other superannuation, pensions, or annuities	354	2.1	65	3.9
Jobseeker Support	2,007	12.0	3	5.8
Sole Parent Support	1,422	8.5	1	4.1
Supported Living Payment	714	4.3	2	2.6
Student Allowance	1,014	6.1	4	3.5
Other government support	1,866	11.2	3	7.8
Other sources of income	300	1.8	65	2.9
Total stated	16,683	100.0		100.0
Not stated	93
Total	16,776

Non-residential building consents (value, $000s), 2016-2020 (year to March)
	Manurewa
Non-residential building type	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total non-residential buildings	83,802	108,861	59,937	109,286	171,684
Hotels, motels, boarding houses & prisons	11,879	7,019	3,450	6,000	890
Hospitals & other health buildings	0	0	0	99	0
Education buildings	8,235	22,660	2,090	22,727	44,198
Social, cultural & religious buildings	1,750	180	300	5	0
Commercial buildings	874	44,835	2,867	13,550	23,841
Factories, industrial & storage buildings	61,054	33,789	51,230	66,812	102,743
Farm buildings	10	378	0	93	13

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Iwi affiliations, 2013 Census

Families, 2018 Census

Family type, 2018 Census

Legally registered relationship status, 2018 Census

Partnership status, 2018 Census

Number of children born, 2018 Census

Cigarette smoking behaviour, 2018 Census

Difficulty seeing even if wearing glasses, 2018 Census

Difficulty hearing even if using a hearing aid, 2018 Census

Difficulty walking or climbing steps, 2018 Census

Difficulty remembering or concentrating, 2018 Census

Difficulty washing all over or dressing, 2018 Census

Difficulty communicating using your usual language, 2018 Census

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Ethnic group of school pupils, July 2020

Decile of schools in the electorate, July 2020

Highest qualification, 2018 Census

Study participation, 2018 Census

Main means of travel to education, 2018 Census

Households, 2018 Census

Dwelling occupancy status, 2018 Census

Number of bedrooms, 2018 Census

Household composition, 2018 Census

Number of usually residents, 2018 Census

Individual home ownership, 2018 Census

Tenure of household, 2018 Census

Sector of landlord, 2018 Census

Weekly rent paid, 2018 Census

Number of motor vehicles, 2018 Census

Access to telecommunication systems, 2018 Census

Main types of heating used to heat dwellings, 2018 Census

Fuel types used to heat dwellings, 2018 Census

Access to basic amenities, 2018 Census

Dwelling dampness indicator, 2018 Census

Dwelling mould indicator, 2018 Census

Residential building consents (number of units), 2016-2020 (year to March)

Areas of deprivation map

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Work and labour force status, 2018 Census

Status in employment, 2018 Census

Occupation, 2018 Census

Industry, 2018 Census

Total hours worked, 2018 Census

Main means of travel to work, 2018 Census

Unpaid activities, 2018 Census

Total personal income, 2018 Census

Sources of personal income, 2018 Census

Total household income, 2018 Census

Sources of household income, 2018 Census

Total family income, 2018 Census

Sources of family income, 2018 Census

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