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.
The route of Symonds Street originated as a TÃÂmaki MÃÂori overland walking track, linking the Horotiu valley (modern-day Auckland CBD) and the WaitematÃÂ Harbour with other populated areas of the TÃÂmaki 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.
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 . They cover and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
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. 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.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 30.8% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 8.1% MÃÂori; 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%, MÃÂori 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% MÃÂori 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.