Albert-Eden Local Board
ward in New Zealand's Auckland region
The Albert-Eden Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward councillors.
The Albert-Eden board, named after the two volcanic cones in the board area: Mount Albert and Mount Eden, covers the suburbs of Balmoral, Epsom, Greenlane, Kingsland, Morningside, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Owairaka, Point Chevalier, Sandringham, and Waterview.
The board is governed by eight board members elected from two subdivisions: four from the Owairaka subdivision (western half of the board area), and four from the Maungawhau subdivision (eastern half). The first board members were elected with the nationwide local elections on Saturday 9 October 2010; the local board's second election closed on 12 October 2013.
Geography
The area include the suburbs of Greenlane, Epsom, Mt Eden, Balmoral, Sandringham, Kingsland, Morningside, Owairaka, Mount Albert, Waterview and Point Chevalier. It is a high density residential area with strong transport connections.
Population
Albert-Eden Local Board Area covers 28.35 km2 (10.95 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 102,900 as of June 2025, with a population density of 3,630 people per km2.
Albert-Eden had a population of 96,630 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 1,992 people (−2.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,935 people (2.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 47,265 males, 48,708 females and 657 people of other genders in 33,300 dwellings. 6.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+.
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