Customs Street is a street in the

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, located between

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and Beach Road. The street is split into two sections at the junction of Queen Street, Customs Street West and Customs Street East.

History

Customs Street was built on reclaimed land. Customs Street East began as a seawall between Point Stanley and

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across

Commercial Bay Commercial Bay ( mi, Onepanea) was a bay on the southern side of the Waitematā Harbour that defined the original extent of the Auckland waterfront in Auckland, New Zealand. It was framed by two substantial headlands, Smale's Point dividing i ...

, a former bay that used to exist on the

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. 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

and 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.

Demographics

The Quay Street-Customs Street statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Quay Street-Customs Street had a population of 2,274 at the

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, an increase of 18 people (0.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,170 people (106.0%) since the

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. 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/

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, 4.4%

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, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 50.0%

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, and 7.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas 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

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, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 9.2% were

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, 6.5% were

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, 4.0% were

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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 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.

Notable locations

*The Aon Centre, also known as the AMP Tower *Australis House *

, a mixed-use office tower and retail development *The former Customhouse, now the location of duty-free shopping centre T Galleria *The Dilworth Building, a historic mixed-use building constructed in the 1920s. *

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, a residential skyscraper currently under construction *Queens Arcade, a historic shopping arcade *The United States Consulate General

Gallery

Dilworth Building (17700756198).jpg, The Dilworth Building Looking west along Customs Street west from Queen Street, 1927.jpg, the Waitemata Hotel on the corner of Queen Street and Customs Street in 1927 File:PWC Tower, Auckland.jpg, The PWC Tower at Commercial Bay File:NZ AK Customs Street East.jpg,

Heritage buldings on Customs Street East

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Excelsior Building, Stanbeth House and Masonic Club

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Australis House and Authur H. Nathan Warehouse

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The former Customhouse

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on Customs Street West

References

External links

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