Symonds Street

{{Short description|Street in Auckland, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox street | name = Symonds Street | marker_image = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alternate_name = | image = St Paul's Church on Symonds St, Sept 2018.jpg | image_size = 280 | image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=line}} | caption = St Paul's Church and residential apartments on Symonds Street | map_type = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | other_name = | former_names = | part_of = | maint = | length = | length_km = 2.2 | length_ref = | length_notes = | width = | area = | steps = | postal_code = 1010 | addresses = | location = Auckland CBD, New Zealand | coordinates = | direction_a = North | terminus_a = Anzac Avenue, Waterloo Quadrant | direction_b = South | terminus_b = Mount Eden Road, New North Road | junction = | main_contractor = | cost = | references = | commissioning_date = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date =  | demolition_date = | north = | east = | south = | west = | designer = | known_for = | status = | website =  }}

'''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.

==History==

The route of Symonds Street originated as a Tāmaki Māori overland walking track,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mackintosh |first1=Lucy |author-link1=Lucy Mackintosh (historian)|title=Shifting Grounds: Deep Histories of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland |publisher=Bridget Williams Books |date=2021 |isbn=978-1-988587-33-2 |doi=10.7810/9781988587332 |page=68}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kroad.com/heritage/symonds-street-cemetery/|title=Symonds Street Cemetery|publisher=Karangahape Road Business Association|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics== The statistical areas of Auckland-University, Symonds Street North West, Symonds Street West and Symonds Street East encompass the area east of Queen Street and west of Grafton Gully, including the city campuses of the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology. They do not include the part of Symonds Street south of {{NZSH|1}}. They cover {{Convert|0.71|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Auckland-University|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Symonds Street North West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Symonds Street West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Symonds Street East|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Auckland-University|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Symonds Street North West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Symonds Street West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Symonds Street East|y}}|R}})/0.71|0}} people per km2.

{{Historical populations|2006|4,797|2013|7,260|2018|7,863|2023|8,409|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Auckland-University (134800), Symonds Street North West (135100), Symonds Street West (135300) and Symonds Street East (135900)}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}} Auckland-University had a population of 8,409 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 546 people (6.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,149 people (15.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,032 males, 4,260 females and 117 people of other genders in 3,942 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.134800%2B135100%2B135300%2B135900.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 12.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 318 people (3.8%) aged under 15 years, 5,121 (60.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,775 (33.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 195 (2.3%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 30.8% European (Pākehā); 8.1% Māori; 5.0% Pasifika; 58.4% Asian; 6.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.1%, Māori language by 2.2%, Samoan by 0.9%, and other languages by 50.0%. 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 67.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 21.4% Christian, 5.7% Hindu, 4.5% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 4.6% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.0%, and 4.7% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 3,063 (37.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,303 (40.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,734 (21.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 405 people (5.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,003 (37.1%) people were employed full-time, 1,401 (17.3%) were part-time, and 561 (6.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.134800%2B135100%2B135300%2B135900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Auckland-University (134800), Symonds Street North West (135100), Symonds Street West (135300) and Symonds Street East (135900)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |+Individual statistical areas |- !Name !! Area (km2) !! Population !! Density (per km2) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median income |- | Auckland-University || style="text-align:right;"|0.37 || style="text-align:right;"|132 || style="text-align:right;"|357 || style="text-align:right;"|99 || 32.5 years || $40,100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.134800.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Auckland-University}}</ref> |- | Symonds Street North West || style="text-align:right;"|0.09 || style="text-align:right;"|2,907 || style="text-align:right;"|32,300 || style="text-align:right;"|1,515 || 24.6 years || $18,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.135100.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Symonds Street North West}}</ref> |- | Symonds Street West || style="text-align:right;"|0.15 || style="text-align:right;"|3,162 || style="text-align:right;"|21,080 || style="text-align:right;"|1,623 || 28.1 years || $26,300<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.135300.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Symonds Street West}}</ref> |- | Symonds Street East || style="text-align:right;"|0.10 || style="text-align:right;"|2,208 || style="text-align:right;"|22,080 || style="text-align:right;"|705 || 22.7 years || $13,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.135900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Symonds Street East}}</ref> |- ! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 38.1 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $41,500 |}

==Notable locations== thumb|Terrace Houses thumb|Rationalist House *St Andrew's First Presbyterian Church, 2 Symonds St, 1850, oldest surviving church in Auckland.<ref>{{NZHPT|20|St Andrew's Church (Presbyterian)|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Belgrave, 12 Symonds St, 1885, Two-storey Italianate house, now part of the University of Auckland.<ref>{{NZHPT|4488|Belgrave|1 August 2020}}</ref> *House, 14 Symonds St, 1884, Two-storey Italianate house, now part of the University of Auckland.<ref>{{NZHPT|4489|House (former)|1 August 2020}}</ref> *House, 16 Symonds St, 1884, Two-storey Italianate house, now part of the University of Auckland.<ref>{{NZHPT|4490|House (former)|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Old Choral Hall, 5–7 Symonds St, 1872, A concert chamber and public hall, now part of the University of Auckland.<ref>{{NZHPT|4474|Old Choral Hall, University of Auckland|1 August 2020}}</ref> *St Paul's Church, 28 Symonds St, 1895, Anglican church built on the site of the first church in Auckland.<ref>{{NZHPT|650|St Paul's Church (Anglican)|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Terrace Houses, 25–29 Symonds St, c.1897, private dwelling built by John Endean.<ref>{{NZHPT|568|Terrace Houses|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Aickin House, 39 Symonds St, 1920s neo-Georgian house.<ref>{{NZHPT|588|Aickin House|1 August 2020}}</ref> *New Zealand Wars memorial, corner Symonds St and Wakefield St, 1920, memorial to those who fought on the British side in the 19th century wars.<ref>{{NZHPT|4493|New Zealand Wars Memorial|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Cintra Flats, 9–13 Whitaker Place, 1936, apartment complex.<ref>{{NZHPT|564|Cintra Flats|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Rationalist House, 64 Symonds St, purchased in 1960 by the Rationalist Association as a base and library.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Te Ara – Encyclopedia of New Zealand|title=Atheism and secularism – Organised secular groups – Rationalist House, Auckland|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26196/rationalist-house-auckland|first=Carl|last=Walrond|date=4 April 2018}}</ref> *Doctors Residences, 84–86 Symonds St, 1935–1937, residences of two doctors designed by the same architect.<ref>{{NZHPT|2635|Doctors’ Residences (Former)|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Plummer House, 5 City Road, 1909, residence of hat manufacturer and musician Charles Plummer.<ref>{{NZHPT|621|Plummer House (Former)|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Bus Shelter and Toilets, corner Symonds St and Grafton Bridge, 1910, bus shelter and public toilets.<ref>{{NZHPT|561|Bus Shelter and Toilets|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Symonds Street Cemetery, 120 Symonds St, 1841, one of Auckland's oldest cemeteries.<ref>{{NZHPT|7753|Symonds Street Cemetery|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Grafton Bridge, 1910, largest single-span of reinforced concrete in the world at the time of construction.<ref>{{NZHPT|16|Grafton Bridge|1 August 2020}}</ref> *''Karangahape Rocks'', a 1969 sculpture by Greer Twiss at Pigeon Park, on the corner of Symonds Street and Karangahape Road<ref name="PublicArtHeritage">{{cite web|url=https://publicart.nz/artworks/greer-twiss-1968 |title=Karangahape Rocks |publisher=Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> *St Benedict's Church, 1 St Benedicts St, 1888, Gothic church building, possibly the largest in New Zealand at the time of construction.<ref>{{NZHPT|640|St Benedict's Church and Presbytery Complex (Catholic)|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Stables, 32 St Benedicts St, 1883, originally part of a larger complex hosting at least 30 Clydesdale horses.<ref>{{NZHPT|7425|Stables (Former)|1 August 2020}}</ref> *Upper Symonds Street Historic Area, an area covering Symonds Street south of the Southern Motorway, and adjacent parts of Kyhber Pass Road, Newton Road, Mt Eden Road and New North Road.<ref>{{NZHPT|7367|Upper Symonds Street Historic Area}}</ref>

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