CBD facts and figures

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Residents of Auckland's CBD

Auckland's CBD is one of the fastest growing residential areas in the Auckland region and New Zealand, with more than 18% per annum growth between 2001 - 2006 censuses.

A high proportion of its residents are young and single. They are generally employed full time or are students.

Over one quarter of households have low incomes (less than $30,000). This is a higher share than the rest of the city and region, likely reflecting the younger population and high number of students.

At the 2006 Census:

• 17,937 people were living in the CBD - up from 8,977 in 2001 and 1,500 in 1991
• there were 8,289 dwellings in the CBD, up from 3,771 in 2001 and 564 in 1991
• the CBD's residents accounted for 4.43 per cent of Auckland city's population, compared to 2.5 per cent in 2006 and 0.5 per cent in 1991
• 32 per cent were students
• a higher percentage of people from Asian ethnic groups lived in the CBD compared to the New Zealand European dominated population 10 years previously.

Compared to the rest of Auckland, residents of the CBD were:

• younger, with an even higher proportion in the 15 to 24 and 25 to 44 age groups than in 2001
• ethnically different, with a higher proportion of Asians and smaller proportions of New Zealand Europeans, Maori and Pacific peoples
• more likely to have been born overseas than in New Zealand
• likely to have a lower mean personal income
• better qualified with only 4 per cent saying they had no qualifications
• more likely to live alone or with just one other person
• less likely to have children
• more likely to live in a multi-unit attached dwelling than a separate house
• less likely to own a car
• more likely to walk or jog to work.

Updated November 2007