Shortland Street, Auckland


Shortland Street was the initial commercial street of Auckland and remains a key financial and legal centre for Auckland city. It runs east from Queen Street up to Princes Street, providing a connection from the business district to the Auckland High Court and University of Auckland.
The street was named for Willoughby Shortland, New Zealand's first Colonial Secretary.

Demographics

The statistical area of Shortland Street, which includes Fort Street and the area between Lorne Street and Kitchener Street, had a population of 1,602 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 120 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 786 people since the 2006 census. There were 1,071 households. There were 834 males and 768 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 32.1 years, with 42 people aged under 15 years, 627 aged 15 to 29, 810 aged 30 to 64, and 120 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 50.9% European/Pākehā, 3.7% Māori, 1.9% Pacific peoples, 40.4% Asian, and 8.1% other ethnicities.
The proportion of people born overseas was 68.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.5% had no religion, 24.3% were Christian, and 12.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 819 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 45 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $43,600. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 966 people were employed full-time, 180 were part-time, and 78 were unemployed.

History

Shortland Street, initially called Shortland Crescent, was the initial main street of Auckland, built close to the shoreline of Commercial Bay. It was established and metalled by 1844. Fore Street was built a block north on the shore of Commercial Bay in 1850. Queen Street became the greater commercial centre in the 1860s.

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