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Queen Street, Auckland
Queen Street is the major commercial thoroughfare in the Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The northern end is at Queens Wharf on the Auckland waterfront, adjacent to the Britomart Transport Centre and the Downtown Ferry Terminal. The road is close to straight, the southern end being almost three kilometres away in a south-southwesterly direction on the Karangahape Road ridge, close to the residential suburbs in the interior of the Auckland isthmus.
Named after Queen Victoria, Queen Street was an early development of the new town of Auckland (founded in 1840), although initially the main street was intended to be Shortland Street, running parallel to the shore of Commercial Bay. The early route of Queen Street led up the middle of a gully following the bank of the Waihorotiu Stream (later bounded in as the 'Ligar Canal'). This canal was culverted beneath the street from the 1870s onward, allowing for further development of the street to be undertaken. The course of the stream is still reflected today in the slight bend of lower Queen Street. From north of Shortland Street, Queen Street is built on land reclaimed from the sea in the late 19th century (see Auckland waterfront article).[citation needed]
There are several other 'Queen Streets' in the greater Auckland area, mostly in suburbs that were separate towns before being absorbed by a growing central city. Auckland was also called the "Queen City" since before the turn of the 20th century, though that term is now overshadowed by the nickname "City of Sails".[citation needed]
The statistical areas of Queen Street, which encompasses a full block either side of Queen Street north of Wellesley Street, and Queen Street South West, which includes the area west of Queen Street to Vincent Street and Pitt Street south of Wellesley Street, cover 0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 4,250 as of June 2025, with a population density of 10,625 people per km2.
Queen Street had a population of 3,621 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 186 people (−4.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 453 people (14.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,827 males, 1,725 females and 63 people of other genders in 2,199 dwellings. 13.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 135 people (3.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,467 (40.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,743 (48.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 276 (7.6%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 42.8% European (Pākehā); 8.4% Māori; 4.8% Pasifika; 44.6% Asian; 7.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.8%, Māori language by 2.2%, Samoan by 1.0%, and other languages by 44.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 64.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 23.9% Christian, 6.9% Hindu, 3.0% Islam, 0.7% Māori religious beliefs, 2.9% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 2.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.6%, and 6.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,590 (45.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,131 (32.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 774 (22.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 471 people (13.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,914 (54.9%) people were employed full-time, 471 (13.5%) were part-time, and 180 (5.2%) were unemployed.
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Queen Street, Auckland
Queen Street is the major commercial thoroughfare in the Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The northern end is at Queens Wharf on the Auckland waterfront, adjacent to the Britomart Transport Centre and the Downtown Ferry Terminal. The road is close to straight, the southern end being almost three kilometres away in a south-southwesterly direction on the Karangahape Road ridge, close to the residential suburbs in the interior of the Auckland isthmus.
Named after Queen Victoria, Queen Street was an early development of the new town of Auckland (founded in 1840), although initially the main street was intended to be Shortland Street, running parallel to the shore of Commercial Bay. The early route of Queen Street led up the middle of a gully following the bank of the Waihorotiu Stream (later bounded in as the 'Ligar Canal'). This canal was culverted beneath the street from the 1870s onward, allowing for further development of the street to be undertaken. The course of the stream is still reflected today in the slight bend of lower Queen Street. From north of Shortland Street, Queen Street is built on land reclaimed from the sea in the late 19th century (see Auckland waterfront article).[citation needed]
There are several other 'Queen Streets' in the greater Auckland area, mostly in suburbs that were separate towns before being absorbed by a growing central city. Auckland was also called the "Queen City" since before the turn of the 20th century, though that term is now overshadowed by the nickname "City of Sails".[citation needed]
The statistical areas of Queen Street, which encompasses a full block either side of Queen Street north of Wellesley Street, and Queen Street South West, which includes the area west of Queen Street to Vincent Street and Pitt Street south of Wellesley Street, cover 0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 4,250 as of June 2025, with a population density of 10,625 people per km2.
Queen Street had a population of 3,621 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 186 people (−4.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 453 people (14.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,827 males, 1,725 females and 63 people of other genders in 2,199 dwellings. 13.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 135 people (3.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,467 (40.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,743 (48.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 276 (7.6%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 42.8% European (Pākehā); 8.4% Māori; 4.8% Pasifika; 44.6% Asian; 7.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.8%, Māori language by 2.2%, Samoan by 1.0%, and other languages by 44.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 64.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 23.9% Christian, 6.9% Hindu, 3.0% Islam, 0.7% Māori religious beliefs, 2.9% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 2.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.6%, and 6.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,590 (45.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,131 (32.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 774 (22.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 471 people (13.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,914 (54.9%) people were employed full-time, 471 (13.5%) were part-time, and 180 (5.2%) were unemployed.
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