[3] The local board area extends between Alfriston and Drury, and includes Takanini, Hingaia, Red Hill, Pahurehure and the Papakura town centre.

[3] Papakura Local Board Area covers 40.25 km2 (15.54 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 80,400 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,998 people per km2.

The results were 36.7% European (Pākehā); 24.6% Māori; 20.5% Pasifika; 34.2% Asian; 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

The percentage of people born overseas was 37.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.

[5] Of those at least 15 years old, 12,252 (22.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 25,218 (45.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 17,721 (32.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications.