[citation needed] The board consists of eight members elected at large.

The board's area is divided into the Hibiscus Coast subdivision and the East Coast Bays subdivision, the latter of which stretches as far south as Campbells Bay.

The board area also includes Tiritiri Matangi Island, off the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.

The results were 75.9% European (Pākehā); 7.2% Māori; 2.4% Pasifika; 20.6% Asian; 2.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

[6] Of those at least 15 years old, 29,469 (31.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 43,065 (46.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 20,022 (21.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications.