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Viaduct Harbour
Viaduct Harbour, formerly known as Viaduct Basin, is a former commercial harbour on the Auckland waterfront that has been turned into a development of mostly upscale apartments, office space and restaurants. It is located on the site of a formerly run-down area of the Freemans Bay / Auckland CBD waterfront in Auckland, New Zealand. As a centre of activity of the 2000 America's Cup hosted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, as well as the 2022 Rally New Zealand, the precinct enjoyed considerable popularity with locals and foreign visitors.
The statistical area of Wynyard-Viaduct, which also includes Wynyard Quarter, covers 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,350 as of June 2025, with a population density of 2,250 people per km2.
Wynyard-Viaduct had a population of 1,242 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 234 people (23.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 267 people (27.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 624 males and 618 females in 843 dwellings. 6.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 36 people (2.9%) aged under 15 years, 240 (19.3%) aged 15 to 29, 708 (57.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 258 (20.8%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 73.2% European (Pākehā); 6.3% Māori; 2.4% Pasifika; 21.3% Asian; 4.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.3%, Māori language by 1.9%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 27.8%. No language could be spoken by 0.5% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 48.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 26.8% Christian, 2.9% Hindu, 0.7% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.5% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.2%, and 5.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 651 (54.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 363 (30.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 195 (16.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $79,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 471 people (39.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 756 (62.7%) people were employed full-time, 123 (10.2%) were part-time, and 30 (2.5%) were unemployed.
Designed along the line of the basins common in London, the Viaduct Basin was so-called because of a failed scheme by the Auckland Harbour Board in the early years of the 20th century. As the size of ships was increasing dramatically, rather than build new wharves or dredge the harbour channels, it was proposed that cargo ships moor out in the Waitematā Harbour channel and be unloaded into "lighters", small barges that would then ferry the goods to shore via the specially built wharves in the new "Viaduct Lighter Basin". The shipping companies refused to co-operate and forced the Harbour Board to engage in dredging and the construction of new wharves.
This left the partially completed lighter basin without a real purpose, so it was used to berth the various fishing boats and thus tidy up the appearance of the Auckland waterfront further east. Next to the Lighter Basin a fish market and various warehouses were constructed, including Turners & Growers Ltd, the city's main produce wholesalers. The far side of the area was connected by a mechanical bridge that was able to be raised to allow passage into the basin to the fishing vessels which used it.
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Viaduct Harbour
Viaduct Harbour, formerly known as Viaduct Basin, is a former commercial harbour on the Auckland waterfront that has been turned into a development of mostly upscale apartments, office space and restaurants. It is located on the site of a formerly run-down area of the Freemans Bay / Auckland CBD waterfront in Auckland, New Zealand. As a centre of activity of the 2000 America's Cup hosted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, as well as the 2022 Rally New Zealand, the precinct enjoyed considerable popularity with locals and foreign visitors.
The statistical area of Wynyard-Viaduct, which also includes Wynyard Quarter, covers 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,350 as of June 2025, with a population density of 2,250 people per km2.
Wynyard-Viaduct had a population of 1,242 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 234 people (23.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 267 people (27.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 624 males and 618 females in 843 dwellings. 6.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 36 people (2.9%) aged under 15 years, 240 (19.3%) aged 15 to 29, 708 (57.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 258 (20.8%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 73.2% European (Pākehā); 6.3% Māori; 2.4% Pasifika; 21.3% Asian; 4.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.3%, Māori language by 1.9%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 27.8%. No language could be spoken by 0.5% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 48.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 26.8% Christian, 2.9% Hindu, 0.7% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.5% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.2%, and 5.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 651 (54.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 363 (30.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 195 (16.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $79,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 471 people (39.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 756 (62.7%) people were employed full-time, 123 (10.2%) were part-time, and 30 (2.5%) were unemployed.
Designed along the line of the basins common in London, the Viaduct Basin was so-called because of a failed scheme by the Auckland Harbour Board in the early years of the 20th century. As the size of ships was increasing dramatically, rather than build new wharves or dredge the harbour channels, it was proposed that cargo ships moor out in the Waitematā Harbour channel and be unloaded into "lighters", small barges that would then ferry the goods to shore via the specially built wharves in the new "Viaduct Lighter Basin". The shipping companies refused to co-operate and forced the Harbour Board to engage in dredging and the construction of new wharves.
This left the partially completed lighter basin without a real purpose, so it was used to berth the various fishing boats and thus tidy up the appearance of the Auckland waterfront further east. Next to the Lighter Basin a fish market and various warehouses were constructed, including Turners & Growers Ltd, the city's main produce wholesalers. The far side of the area was connected by a mechanical bridge that was able to be raised to allow passage into the basin to the fishing vessels which used it.