6-468: Customs Street is a street in the Auckland City Centre , New Zealand , located between Hobson Street and Beach Road. The street is split into two sections at the junction of Queen Street , Customs Street West and Customs Street East . Customs Street was built on reclaimed land. Customs Street East began as a seawall between Point Stanley and Point Britomart across Commercial Bay ,
12-538: A former bay that used to exist on the Auckland waterfront . By 1859, reclamation work on Commercial Bay had begun, and Customs Street was created. Much of the fill used to create the land along Customs Street was taken from Point Britomart, a former peninsula to the east of the street. The street was an important centre for trade in Auckland in the early 20th century due to its proximity to the Auckland waterfront and
18-712: A population of 2,274 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 18 people (0.8%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 1,170 people (106.0%) since the 2006 census . There were 1,107 households, comprising 1,206 males and 1,065 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.13 males per female. The median age was 31.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 180 people (7.9%) aged under 15 years, 795 (35.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,152 (50.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 141 (6.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 39.2% European/ Pākehā , 4.4% Māori , 3.4% Pacific peoples , 50.0% Asian , and 7.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
24-401: The railway station. Customs Street had a mix of warehouses, commercial offices of shipping companies found on the north, with shops and businesses found to the south. The Quay Street-Customs Street statistical area covers 1.22 km (0.47 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,060 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,689 people per km. Quay Street-Customs Street had
30-436: Was $ 37,500, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 510 people (24.4%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,185 (56.6%) people were employed full-time, 288 (13.8%) were part-time, and 87 (4.2%) were unemployed. [REDACTED] Media related to Customs Street, Auckland at Wikimedia Commons Auckland City Centre Too Many Requests If you report this error to
36-465: Was 69.1, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.2% had no religion, 26.1% were Christian , 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs , 9.2% were Hindu , 6.5% were Muslim , 4.0% were Buddhist and 3.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 924 (44.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 93 (4.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income
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