Symonds Street

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Symonds Street
St Paul's Church on Symonds St, Sept 2018.jpg
St Paul's Church and residential apartments on Symonds Street
Symonds Street
Length2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Location Auckland CBD, New Zealand
Postal code1010
North end Anzac Avenue, Waterloo Quadrant
South endMount Eden Road, New North Road

Symonds Street is a street in Auckland, New Zealand's most populous city. The road runs southwest and uphill from the top of Anzac Avenue (originally Jermyn Street), through the City Campus of University of Auckland, over the Northwestern Motorway and Auckland Southern Motorway and to the start of New North Road and Mount Eden Road.

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History

The route of Symonds Street originated as a Tāmaki Māori overland walking track, [1] linking the Horotiu valley (modern-day Auckland CBD) and the Waitematā Harbour with other populated areas of the Tāmaki isthmus to the south.

During the early colonial era of Auckland, it was the main south-bound road. It was named after William Cornwallis Symonds in 1842, soon after his death. [2]

Demographics

The statistical areas of Symonds Street North West, Symonds Street West and Symonds Street East encompass the area east of Queen Street and west of Grafton Gully. They do not include the part of Symonds Street which runs through the University of Auckland, or the part south of SH 1. They cover 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) [3] and had an estimated population of 8,770 as of June 2022, [4] with a population density of 25,794 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20064,701    
20137,149+6.17%
20187,758+1.65%
Source: [5]

Symonds Street had a population of 7,758 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 609 people (8.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,057 people (65.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,147 households, comprising 3,876 males and 3,876 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 213 people (2.7%) aged under 15 years, 5,304 (68.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,109 (27.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 135 (1.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 26.9% European/Pākehā, 4.4% Māori, 3.0% Pacific peoples, 63.1% Asian, and 8.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 77.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.0% had no religion, 22.1% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.1% were Hindu, 7.3% were Muslim, 4.6% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,643 (35.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 273 (3.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 471 people (6.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,484 (32.9%) people were employed full-time, 1,530 (20.3%) were part-time, and 603 (8.0%) were unemployed. [5]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea (km2)PopulationDensity (per km2)HouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Symonds Street North West0.092,92232,4671,40724.7 years$12,500 [6]
Symonds Street West0.152,85619,0401,20926.6 years$15,100 [7]
Symonds Street East0.101,98019,80053123.5 years$9,200 [8]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Notable locations

Terrace Houses Terrace Houses Auckland.jpg
Terrace Houses
Rationalist House Rationalist House On Symonds Street.jpg
Rationalist House

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